Friday, November 1, 2024
Is it possible that Florida’s state Capitol could become a mini-version of what took place last week in Washington? The storming of the United States’ Capitol on Jan. 6 by Trump supporters caught the nation off guard. In an attempt to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential defeat, thousands of Trump […]
Florida A&M University and Florida State University have advised their students to take extra safety precautions in the event of violent protests on Sunday. The precautions come after an internal FBI bulletin was obtained and first reported by ABC News on Monday warning of violence at all 50 state capitals […]
Florida A&M University’s academic coaching unit is rolling out workshops to help students during the pandemic. The coaches say the workshops have been an effective method used to enhance students’ educational experience. Education as we knew it changed significantly when COVID hit. The academic coaching unit wanted to find creative […]
Bobby Powell Jr., a proud graduate of Florida A&M University, believes in many of the ideals articulated by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “A life of service is a life that counts,” Powell said this morning as he addressed FAMU in this year’s MLK Convocation. Amid COVID-19, FAMU’s […]
Leon County’s Commission on the Status of Women and Girls held a Safety and Violence meeting Thursday geared towards members of the LGBTQ+ community. Members from the committee of CSWG welcomed Capital Tea members, a support group for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Different policy ideas were brought up in […]
It’s a new semester with the same pandemic looming over our every waking moment at Florida A&M University. As FAMU prepares to begin hyflex classes — or FAMU fFlex — President Larry Robinson and the senior leadership team held a virtual town hall on Thursday to address how the spring […]
Rudy Hubbard earlier this week become only the fourth Rattler coach to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Hubbard had his most successful seasons as a Rattler in 1977-79. He accumulated a record of 83-48-3 in his career at FAMU. Hubbard grew up in a small town […]
FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication produces creatives of all trades like journalists, graphic designers, public relation specialists–– and in this case, actresses. Ahmarie Holmes, a fall 2015 graduate of SJGC, recently landed a lead role in Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne.” Holmes’ time and experience in SJGC helped […]
Higher education was not spared from the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Last fall Florida A&M University transitioned to full online instruction due to COVID-19. In the midst of the pandemic, a number of colleges were forced to shut down their on-campus housing and change in-person classes to online courses. […]
The announcement of a second stimulus came as exciting news as most Americans were eligible to receive one. Except for a demographic of people who need it most: college students. Now that another round of stimulus checks are going out, dependent college students are faced with the harsh reality that […]