Before turning the lights down, gang expert Carter Hickman warned the scattering of young men in the room: “The things that I am going to show you tonight I do not want you to let go to your head like you can beat the system.” He assured the audience that […]
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Bringing Tradition to the States, Chinese Residents Introduce Asian Art, Music to Tallahassee
With a few strokes of a calligraphy brush, Florida A&M art professor Nan Liu brought the ancient Chinese art to life in front of an eager crowd of observers. In one quick motion, he dipped the brush in a dish of black ink, slashed the sheet of thin paper and […]
Foster-Tanner Hosts Chinese Art Exhibition
Close to 100 people attended the formal reception Friday for the first Chinese Art Exhibition held at Florida A&M’s Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Complex. Curator and art professor Nan Liu told The Famuan that he hopes to make it an annual event for the local community. […More Photos, Words and […]
Rick Givens is New VP of Audit and Compliance
Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointment of Richard “Rick” Given as the new Vice President of Audit and Compliance. FAMU President James H. Ammons had recommended his appointment at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting at Al Lawson Center. He had been interim vice president for a few […]
FAMU Trustees Give Ammons ‘No Confidence’ Vote
TALLAHASSEE–All but four of Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees present Thursday expressed their disapproval of President James H. Ammons’s handling of the “crisis” that followed Robert Champion’s hazing death in November. Ammons said he hear the board “loudly and clearly” and that he would work to repair the university’s image. Trustee William […]
Bye-Bye, College of Arts & Sciences
Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees agreed to change the name of the university’s restructured College of Arts & Sciences. Trustees voted unanimously on the names College of Science & Technology and College of Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities. COST will house science departments — chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics — and […]
Live: Trustee William Jennings Calls for No-Confidence Vote in Ammons
Florida A&M Trustee WIlliam Jennings called for a vote of “no-confidence” in FAMU President James H. Ammons in the fallout from the hazing death of Robert Champion and seven months of scrutiny to the university. The Board of Trustees is now discussing the motion. Update 1:40pm: All but four […]
FAMU Pitches Costly Plan to Fix University in Fallout from Robert Champion’s Hazing Death
Florida A&M administrators want to invest more than $1 million more to restore the university’s tattered image following the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. President James H. Ammons and members of his management team Wednesday pitched to the Board of Trustees a costly plan to revamp the university […]
Rare Venus Transit Reminds Viewers of Size of Solar System
HONOLULU (AP) – Filtering the sun’s light to a minuscule fraction of its true power allowed sky-gazers over the world to watch a silhouetted Venus travel across Earth’s closest star, an extremely rare spectacle that served as a reminder of how tiny our planet really is. After all, the next […]
Thunderstorm Watch for Leon County
Thunderstorms are extremely likely for the rest of this week, according to the National Weather Service. Florida A&M PD announced midday Tuesday a severe thunderstorm watch for Leon County until later this evening. Residents can expect thunderstorms in the afternoon and into the evening. NWS also predicts thunderstorms after […]