Neither the chief justice nor the associate chief has been chosen for the student supreme court even though applications have been ready since the summer. The vacant positions mean that the Supreme Court could not rule in election appeal cases if a candidate has a discrepancy. Campaigning begins Wednesday. According […]
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New bus routes for engineering students
StarMetro officials decided to split the previously shared Florida A&M University and Florida State University engineering shuttle into two different routes. Engineering students were not satisfied with the previous shuttle route, which only arrived at each campus once an hour. Marline Daceus, 20, a third-year civil engineering student from Haiti, […]
Escort team requests money
The 39th Student Senate met Monday to discuss Student Supreme Court appointments and the reinstatement of FAMU’s S.A.F.E. Team. Crime Prevention Officer Sherri Luke told the senate funding is need for Students Available For Escort Team. The organization is a student-run escort service that is responsible for making sure students […]
Simms mourned by family and friends
Seth Williams repeatedly called his girlfriend Courtney Simms on Monday morning to make sure she was feeling better. The call kept going to voice mail.Around 1:30 p.m., Simms finally answered her cell phone.“She said, ‘Baby, I feel horrible…I can’t feel my arms or legs and I’m cold,”‘ he recalled nearly […]
OSA enforces rules for student groups
The Office of Student Union and Activities enforces procedures for student organizations to use campus facilities. Organizations have complete facility request forms, attend anti-hazing workshops and complete an organization checklist. Although some organizations have always been required to follow these procedures, some have not. Janeen Talbott, 20, a third-year magazine […]
Courtney Simms’ memorial is scheduled for 1 p.m. tomorrow, Sept. 17, in Lee Hall.
The memorial service for Courtney Simms is scheduled for 1 p.m. tomorrow, Sept. 17.
UPDATE: Cause of death may be found
A rare blood infection is the suspected cause of death of FAMU broadcast student Courtney Simms. Simms, 22, a fourth-year student from Gary, Ind. fell ill Monday and was taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital by her boyfriend Seth Williams.Dr. Marjorie Kirsch, medical director of the Leon County Health Department, said […]
State drivers’ fees increase
On September 1, fees for an original or renewal Florida driver’s license, annual motor vehicle registration, license tags and other fees increased in an attempt by the Florida Legislature to fill an $8 billion budget deficit. In the Legislative session earlier this year, lawmakers proposed an $800 million increase from […]
Students pay for Grand Ballroom
Florida A&M University’s new fee to rent the Grand Ballroom has students wondering, “Is the Grand Ballroom really that grand?” The rate that students and on-campus organizations are being charged to use the space is now $150 including set up according to the 2009-2010 Office of Student Union and Activities […]
FAMU hosts 9/11 memorial
#8220;Death can’t separate love or take away memories…Life is stronger than death,” said Florida A&M University’s Provost Cynthia Hughes-Harris. The tragedy of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001 was memorialized Friday at FAMU’s eternal flame. Students and faculty gave honor to lives […]