Photo by Maya Lewis “I rock with FAMU. It’s FAMU, man,” said K Camp, an Atlanta-based rapper. Tuesday, hundreds of Florida A&M University students crowded Gaither Gymnasium waiting for him to perform.. Screams filled the gym as Camp swaggered into the building. He wasted no time, breaking into hits such […]
Author: Maya Lewis
FAMU Seeks Recognition From CDC
The Florida A&M University Center for Health Equity is seeking recognition from the Center of Disease Control for the Diabetes Intervention Project. The project is modeled after the National Diabetes Prevention Program. NDPP is based off a national diabetes prevention study. The study showed that with moderate changes in lifestyle […]
Florida House Bill Could Be Detrimental to Homeless Students in the State
The HB 4031 proposes to eliminate payment of tuition and fees at school districts that provide workforce training programs and public post-secondary educational institutions for students who do not have a regular nighttime residence or sleeping accommodations. Kevin Priest, CEO and president of Capital City Youth in Tallahassee, Fla. is […]
Florida Public Sector Attorneys Could Receive Assistance With Student Loans
Senate bill 150 will require the Office of the Attorney General and the justice Administrative Commission to create a ‘student loan assistance program,’ which will help assistant public defenders, assistant state attorneys, assistant attorney generals and assistant statewide prosecutors pay off eligible student loans. The goal of the bill is […]
MLK Day celebrated with community service
Service never takes a holiday. Jan. 19 marks a day of celebration and community relief in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The Corporation for the National and Community Service and The King Center partnered together to promote the biggest civic engagement to date. The CNCS considers itself to be […]
Gov. Rick Scott Creates New Abortion Ban
Gov. Rick Scott’s abortion ban will stand in Florida, due to his recent re-election as governor. Under the new all abortions will be illegal in Florida at any point in a woman's pregnancy if her doctor determines that the fetus could survive outside the womb, according to the The Big […]