Friday, November 15, 2024
Courtesy of fcsw.net The third annual Florida Women's Day at the Capitol was held Thursday, on the 22nd floor of the House building at the State Capitol. Florida Women's Day at the Capitol is an initiative catered to educating and engaging women across the state of Florida about the legislative […]
Construction has begun downtown to improve accessibility for residents with disabilities so they are not limited or put at risk around the city. With the lack of sidewalks, the city is playing catch up and has to install sidewalks in locations that do not have them. Much development where sidewalks […]
Courtesy of Ashley Brown Florida A&M University’s chapter of Sistuhs Incorporated, hosted their first ever “No Boys Allowed” event Thursday evening. The national community service organization, decided to have an all girls event at FAMU’s Villages dormitory. The event consisted of interactive stations like sex education, fashion design tips, pillow […]
Photo Courtesy of DeVante Webb/Famuan Florida A&M’s head baseball Coach Jamey Shouppe has spent the last three years rebuilding the team, but there was still one thing missing – a clubhouse. FAMU President Elmira Mangum declared that all portable units be removed to beautify the campus, but Shouppe had something […]
House calls were made to Lincoln middle and high school parents and students following a shooting threat Monday morning. There were multiple cops in uniform and there were also cops undercover as substitute teachers for the ones that didn't come, and there were even cops hiding throughout the school. According […]
The Florida Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy met Wednesday for the final stages of Senate Bill 716 and SB 380. Committee Chairman, Sen. Anitere Flores, began by inviting Sen. Eleanor Sobel to explain her bill, SB 716: Florida Holocaust Memorial. “This bill would establish that stature framework necessary to create […]
Courtesy of Chronicle Over the past couple of weeks several companies have issued out statements to ban hover boards on their property and the campus of Florida A&M University just added to the list. FAMU has banned hoverboards as of Jan. 22, and are no longer allowed to be ridden […]
Malcolm Bernard is one of three players to be recognized for leading the team in five categories. Courtesy of Vaughn Wilson/Rattler Productions After sitting out last season and watching his team finish with a rather disappointing record, Malcolm Bernard entered the 2015-2016 basketball season with the personal goal of changing […]
Florida A&M’s Student Government Association Senate passed “The Late Nite STRIKE” Monday evening. This bill will allow buses to run late during the week and the weekends for on and off campus students. The buses run until 10:30 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters, but that time is cut […]
Originally filed back in October 2015 by Senator Don Gaetz and Senator Kelli Stargel, Senate Bill 684: Choice in Sports, was reported favorable with no debate by the Florida Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on Monday, January 25th. Senator Gaetz, Chairman and sponsor of SB 684, began with a synopsis […]