What seemed like a typical house party turned violent Sunday morning when shots were fired. Tallahassee Police Department responded to a call in reference to a shooting at 2024 Broad Street. Initial investigation revealed the shooting stemmed from a verbal argument that worsened at a house party. The shooting […]
Author: Alexis Frazier
State attorney takes on Champion investigation
The investigation of the death of Robert Champion changed hands on Monday. The State Attorney’s Office will join the investigation of the drum major’s death alongside the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The State Attorney’s Office will make a “determination of […]
State employees face mandatory drug-testing
State employees will have to face random drug testing after Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill passed during session into law. HB1205 allows, but does not require, state agencies to randomly test state workers for drugs in the workplace. Heads of state agencies will randomly test 10 percent of […]
Union negotiates raises for FAMU faculty
Faculty members will receive a 3 percent pay increase pending a ratification vote April 4 and 5. This agreement also calls for back pay for all faculty members retroactive to July 1, 2011. The Florida A&M chapter of the United Faculty of Florida and the university administration agreed […]
Students’ success should not be limited to their high grades
Many people believe that Florida A&M’s minimum grade point average requirement may be too low for students to attend the university. According to FAMU’s website, a GPA of at least a 2.55 is required. Although GPA is held as a marker of excellence, the number doesn’t always define the student. […]
SGA is a reflection of FAMU Administration
More than a month has passed since students at Florida A&M voted for student government positions. As of now, there are still no winners for the positions of president or vice president. FAMU’s Office of Student Activities had decided recently to host a run-off election, but our question is why […]
NOAA promotes STEM among minorities
The new pharmacy building was filled to capacity with faculty, students and representatives on Monday for environmental purposes discussing a new grant. Florida A&M is hosting a national conference sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The sixth annual educational partnership program’s education and science forum, “Developing […]
Mercer Bears Polish Off Lady Rattlers in Softball Double-Header
The Mercer Bears swept the Lady Rattlers softball team during a double-header Saturday at The Lady Rattler Complex. The Lady Rattlers held an advantage the majority of game one, but a three-run homerun by the Lady Bears sealed the 4-3 defeat. “The first game we hung in there,” assistant coach […]
Rally attracts Civil Rights activists
SANFORD FLA. – “Make room for the elite and the V.I.P!” is what one woman screamed in outrage after not being allowed inside the “ticket-only” town hall meeting Monday in Sanford, Fla. Civil rights leaders the Reverends Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Jamal Bryant and memebers of Congress Rep. […]
Lady Rattlers Claim 21-Win Season
An overpowering 51-43 defeat against the Howard University Bison during the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament semi-finals was not how the Lady Rattlers basketball team envisioned the end to its season. But head coach LeDawn Gibson and Lady Rattlers are still holding their heads high as the loss concluded Florida A&M’s […]