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FAMU Way continues to expand

Driving to Florida A&M’s campus could be much different by the year 2013. The FAMU Way road extension project would invest in the south side community, with both residents and students possibly benefi ting. The project is currently in the planning phase. The City of Tallahassee is busy giving tours […]

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Arrests put early stop to spring break

Bikinis, beaches, martinis and wait-handcuffs? Imagine walking down the Panama City Beach strip and a police offi cer asks for your ID-but you left it in the car. “Click” is the sound of handcuffs and an early end to spring break. This year Panama City Beach police have curtailed a […]

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Sunshine Week stresses rights

Last week was full of sunshine, minus the weatherman. This past week was nationally recognized as Sunshine Week. According to sunshineweek.org, Sunshine Week is a national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Led by the American Society of News Editors, Sunshine […]

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College of Engineering Sciences Technology and Agriculture receives horses

Veterinary students have a better way to prepare them for their animalscience careers. Two racehorses have found a new home at the Animal Complex and Facility at the university’s Research and Development Center in Quincy, Fla. New York stallion, Smooth Jazz, and Florida stallion, Alysweep, were donated to the FAMU […]

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Florida State University offers low cost health coverage

Florida State University offi cials are encouraging other universities to join them in make healthcare insurance mandatory and affordable for uninsured college students. “We insure our cars because it’s mandatory,” said Lesley Sacher, director of FSU’s Healthcare Department. “Why not look at our bodies the same way?” FSU has been […]

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FAMU employee dies after car crash

Tallahassee police are investigating a case in which a Florida A&M employee was involved in a fatal car accident.Curtis J. Wallace, 20, a student research assistant at FAMU vineyards, died March 10, police said, a day after he and another man sped away from the scene of a reported burglary. […]

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President Ammons awards $3.6 million in scholarships

Florida A & M President James Ammons awarded nearly $3.6 million in scholarships to potential students during the third annual “Up Close and Personal” tour. Jacksonville, Orlando, Tallahassee and Tampa, Fla., and Thomasville, Ga., were the five cities Ammons on this year’s tour. Ammons travels across Florida and parts of […]

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Sex tape scandal mystery is unveilled

University attorney’s Richard Mitchell and Avery McKnight produced legal documents holding RK Netmedia, Inc. responsible for placing misleading descriptions of FAMU in a sex tape. The 19-page document states the video titled “BigRattler77,” contained visual portrayal and spoken references to FAMU, as well as suggesting the actors were FAMU students. […]

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Calhoun selected for military post

The selection of Col. Michael A. Calhoun, a Florida A&M graduate, to command the 50th Area Support Group of the Florida National guard, comes after many years of striving for excellence.Calhoun graduated from the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1976 with a bachelor of science in pharmacy. He […]

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The Farmers & Merchants Bank on W. Tennessee Street robbed

The Farmers & Merchants Bank on W. Tennessee Street was robbed at about 9:30 a.m. The suspect walked into the bank and claimed that he had a bomb. He was given an undisclosed amount of money and then fled the scene. The suspect left the package that he said was […]