Students and faculty members shared thoughts and in-depth conversations on Thursday afternoon in the Meek-Eaton Black Archives at the Afro Cuban Diaspora Dialogue hosted by political science professor, Kwasi Densu. Diaspora Dialogues is a series that takes place every month and discusses issues dealing with race and culture faced by […]
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United Way helps spread VITA Program across Tallahassee
Photo cred: heartlineoklahoma.org The Partnership between Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and United Way gives Florida A&M University students the opportunity to learn how to file their own taxes. Now located on FAMU's campus, students have easier access to the services. United Way joined VITA about 10 years ago […]
Weekend Recap: Lady Rattlers Dominate in Double Header
Courtesy of Vaughn Wilson/Rattler Productions The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers capped off an impressive Saturday of softball by routing South Carolina State in both games of their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference doubleheader. With the Lady Rattlers wearing camouflaged uniforms in unison with the team commemorating Military Appreciation day, they were unstoppable all […]
FAMU Gospel on the Hill
Grammy-award winning artist Tasha Cobbs, is scheduled to grace the stage for the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Gospel Fest Saturday, April 2 at the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center at noon. Other performances include: the FAMU Gospel Choir, Omega Forbes, 5th Quarter, United Voices of Tabernacle and many more. Damon […]
Bernard Says Farewell
Malcolm Bernard led the team in points, rebounds and assists in the 2015 – 2016 season Photo credit: Vaughn Wilson/ Rattler Productions Florida A&M’s forward Malcolm Bernard has decided that he will no longer attend Florida A&M University for his final season of basketball. This is the redshirt senior’s second […]
FAMU Installs Filtered Water Units
Photo Credit: Wikipedia Florida A&M University students, faculty and staff can now access filtered water on campus without having to buy it. The FAMU Office of Facilities Planning and Construction is working to improve student accessibility to pure water through the installation of filtered water stations around campus. Since the […]
SGA welcomes new member to the Student Senate
Florida A&M’s Student Government Association held their senate meeting in the Multi Purpose room Monday evening. Students gathered to witness their peers get sworn into office along with two other candidates. SGA unanimously voted in third-year Doctoral student in the Institute of Public Health from Sarasota, Tomia Austin. Austin expressed […]
Travelling Blues
Photo credit: Capital Outlook For many Florida A&M University students, traveling to and from Tallahassee can be a two-or three-part journey. Travelling students face several inconveniences such as transportation options, costs and travel time. The closet major airport is Jacksonville International Airport, which is about a two-and a half-hour drive, […]
FACES Receives SGA funding for Spring Fashion Show
Florida A&M University Family Attitude Creativity Endurance and Style modeling troupe received $7,120 from the student senate Monday for funds to assist with them in their upcoming fashion show. Pernell Mitchell, fourth-year Public Relation student and judicial and Rules committee chair of the senate, from Leesburg represented FACES modeling […]
Cassidy Holds off on Accepting New Position
Former Vice president for Finance & Administration Dale Cassidy Photo Credit famu.edu Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum created the new position, chief ethics of compliance officer, assigned to former Vice President for Finance and Administration Dale Cassidy. Cassidy has yet to accept the position, where he will be making […]