Since the age of six, Jason Ray knew he wanted to own a company overseas, and he did. “The only way I was going to accomplish anything in life was not to be a follower,” said Ray. Ray recalled telling his mother his dream of being a successful international […]
Author: McQuisha Smith
Young scholar excels
Ralph Jones, a 16-year-old engineering student from Atlanta, isn’t your ordinary college freshman. He has dedicated himself to his education, allowing him to excel academically. Jones’ family placed a high value on education throughout his childhood. Jones’ mother, a teacher, prepared Jones for a rigorous school curriculum at a young […]
Sisters promote natural hair
Valencia and Denise Jones, owners of Mandisa Ngozi Art and Braiding Gallery, are celebrating their 20th anniversary as business women. Valencia Jones opened the salon in 1990 at Florida A&M while she was a student, and used her skills to help pay her way through college. Denise Jones graduated with […]
FAMU PD investigating iRattler hacks
With the highest incoming class size in Florida A&M history comes the news that countless students could be victim to financial aid theft through their iRattler accounts. FAMU Police Department is investigating several student’s complaints that personal information and money is being stolen from them via iRattler, a university online […]
TPD traffic homicide crash at Orange and Adams intersection
Drivers headed toward Orange Avenue and Adams Street intersection, might be held up by traffic. Tallahassee Police Department’s homicide investigators are at the scene of a crash near the main post office location. It is not yet known how many vehicles were involved in the crash. Visit later for an […]
FAMU Offers New Language Courses
In response to a competitive job market and a more global environment, Florida A&M is now offering four new language courses to prepare students to become multi-dimensional in the workplace. Languages being offered include Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Hausa and Portuguese. The enrollment period is now open and applicants can […]
Kashif Smiley becomes the 39th FAMU Chief Justice
Finally, the 39th Student Senate confirmed Kashif Smiley on Aug. 30 as the new Chief Justice. According to Iman Sandifer, who is the 40th Student Senate President, the vote was 15 yes, one no and two senators obtained from voting. For the past year and a half, the Supreme Court […]
Katrina: five years later
Just a little over five years ago what started off as a formation over the Bahamas and crossed over the state of Fla. What started as a category one hurricane turned into the sixth strongest hurricane (according to Atlantic Hurricanes) and caused catastrophic damage to 80 percent of New Orleans. […]
Conference sheds light on goat meat industry
Florida A&M will host the nations first National Goat Conference, Sept. 12-15 at the Leon County Civic Center. The conference will provide a forum for goat producers, students, professionals and organizations to address all aspects of one the fastest growing areas in the livestock industry. The conference theme, “Strengthening the […]
Panel studies black psyche
Florida A&M’s Department of Psychology held its first national conference Sept. 10-11. The conference highlighted the study of African and black psychology and recognized the contributions of Kobi Kambon, who has dedicated the past 30years at FAMU as a psychology professor and department chair of FAMU’s Psychology Graduate Program. […]