You wake up at 8:30 a.m., eat a light breakfast and plan to hit the gym before class. As you walk to the gym, you notice no cars are outside. Maybe you’re ahead of the curve, or maybe the campus rec center has unreasonable hours. The gym membership paid […]
Author: Ching Bryant
City cracks down on underage drinking
The Tallahassee Police Department is cracking down on underage drinking with the help of a partner grant. A $7,380 grant from the Responsible Decision Making Coalition at a Sept. 19 city commission meeting will go toward enhancing underage drinking enforcement and fund overtime for Tallahassee law enforcement officials. The […]
Musicians remain loyal to program
The music department, now referred to as FAMUSIC, is trying to establish a new brand. “It signals a fresh new start for the department. It’s really a rebirth,” said Kawachi Clemmons, Florida A&M music department chair. “We wanted to reestablish our presence through branding. We hope to use the […]
Search committee narrows field
The discussion about the search for Florida A&M’s president Monday focused primarily on the process of selecting a firm to conduct a national search for the new president. When the conference began, Stephanie Fall, procurement officer for FAMU, was asked to explain the evaluation scores from members of the […]
Impressions of FAMU
I had the pleasure of being a part of the National Association of Black Journalists Multimedia Short Course at Florida A&M University Oct. 4 – Oct.6, and I must say that it was an incredible experience. NABJ and FAMU did a fantastic job in both, selecting students and mentors […]
Making History From The Court
Cheikh Salif Kante, a senior public relations student originally from Dakar, Senegal, has made history at Florida A&M University. He’s the only African from a HBCU to win a round in the qualifiers of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men’s All- American Tennis Championships. Kante transferred to FAMU from […]
Hispanics may be less inclined to vote
Hispanics are the least likely group in the country to be eligible to vote due to age and citizenship issues, but the numbers are on the rise. A record number of 23.4 million Hispanics are registered to vote in the upcoming primary election, according to the Pew Research Center. […]
Reports show campus crime declining
Crime on campus has seen a slight decrease from last year. According to Florida Department of Law Enforcement statistics from January 2012-June 2012, there were 108 total offenses compared to the 112 total offenses that occurred from January 2011-June 2012. Although the total crime index revealed 108 offenses, there […]
Senate votes to pay for health conference expenses
The senate voted unanimously to pass the bill to fund lodging , travel and other expenses for a student health organization conference trip. The bill was one of three senate bills proposed at Monday’s senate meeting. Representing the Future Public Health Professionals was Vice President Brittny Wells, a second-year […]
Shopping sheets simplify financial aid
Students across the country are now assuming a sense of financial control for their academic futures as the new version of the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet was released Sept. 25. The Shopping Sheet will allow college applicants to understand their costs and compare financial aid packages from different universities, […]