Author: Cassandra Jean | Staff writer

Lifestyles

Event aims to bridge gender gap

Florida A&M University’s peer mentors hosted a heated discussion regarding double-standards and  issues such as the meaning of relationships in college. The event, called “Girl Code vs. Guy Code,” took place Wednesday at Perry-Paige Auditorium. From stating what love means to self-worth and what body counts mean, each student expressed […]

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SGA allocates $10,000 to campus rec

Florida A&M University’s Student Government Associationheld their weekly meeting in the senate chambers on Monday for confirmations and to discuss special allocations. The SGA jumped right into the evening’s first confirmation. Denied in the last meeting, second year law student, Natalie Alfonso, was finally appointed the position of associate circuit […]

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Traffic safety emphasized at FAMU

Florida A&M University recently introduced multiple reflective crosswalk signs around campus. These signs are placed where traffic is prominent. This past fall semester these signs appeared at every crosswalk on FAMU’s main roads. The signs are placed to improve campus safety by lowering the risk of students and visitors being […]

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Odds stacked against many young Black men

Research done by two social work PhD candidates at Washington university at St. Louis, points to some disturbing trends. Robert Motley and Andrae Banks examined barriers and facilitators to professional mental health service use for Black male trauma survivors ages 18 and older.  Their research involving trauma and mental health […]

Sports

FAMU starts preparation for spring game

Photo Courtesy of Austin Dixon The Florida A&M University football team kicked off its spring practice in Bragg Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Head coach Willie Simmons and the rest of the coaching staff stressed how important their seven F’s were, as they progressed through workouts and drills. “That’s our philosophy,” […]