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FAMU Prepares to Fight Cancer with Relay for Life

Students and Faculty in B.L. Perry Room 101 Photo by JhaRonte James Students and faculty gathered in B.L. Perry to make teams and walk cancer down for the annual Relay for Life at FAMU Robert Pete Griffin Track April 17, 6 p.m.- 6 a.m.. Several students, who represented the various […]

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SBI Offers Real Estate Licenses at Reduced Price

The School of Business and Industry along and the Real Estate and Leadership Club (Club R.E.A.L.) of Florida A&M University, offers  students a chance to get a real estate license at a reduced cost.    FAMU is the first Historically Black College and University to offer a Real Estate Program. […]

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FAMU Presents ‘Her Story Beyond the Lens’

President Elmira Mangum will lead sessions every Tuesday of the month. The activities will be aimed at highlighting the contributions of extraordinary women throughout history. The “Her Story Beyond the Lens” event was held today, Tuesday evening in Lee Hall. The guest speaker for this event was Arian Simone, a […]

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FAMU Stem Students host Career Workshops for Local High School Students

The Florida Information Technology Career Alliance, Student Ambassadors of Florida A&M University, held events on Career Development for youth at the Palmer Munroe Teen Center. While Leon County students enjoyed their spring break, productivity didn’t cease. Student Ambassadors of the FITC Alliance at FAMU hosted a week of events catered […]

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Man and Officer Involved in Lake Ella Shooting Identified

The Tallahassee Police Department Officer involved in Wednesday's shooting at Lake Ella Park was identified as Zackari Jones who has been with the department since June 2012 and the deceased as 64-year-old Garland Lee Wingo. Tallahassee Police Department spokesman David Northway said, “At approximately 6:55 p.m. Wednesday evening, TPD received […]

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On The Run Reading Tour Comes to an End

Photo by Mary Chestang As spring break approaches, Miss Florida A&M University, Dominique James, a fourth-year public relations student from Orlando, Fla., and her royal court attendants ended the “On the Run Reading Tour” Friday at FAMU’s New Beginnings Educational Research Center for Child Development. The royal court visited […]

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CRA Approves funds for Springtime Tallahassee Festival

Leon County’s Community Redevelopment Agency has motioned to grant Springtime Tallahassee Inc. $25,000 for the expansion of the Springtime Festival. Springtime Tallahassee plans to expand the event to the night before. The money will go toward artist’s fees. Roxanne Manning, CRA Executive Director, presented the approval of the Special Grant […]

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FAMU Police Department gets Accredited

From Left: Lieutenant William Evers, Lieutenant Norman Rollins, Deputy Chief Donald Frost, Chief Terence Calloway Vicki Cutcliffe, Acreditation Manager Dr. William Hudson Jr., VP Student Affairs Executive Secretary Tonya Harris, Investigator Audrey Alexander (Photo by Devita Dean)     Florida A&M University Police Department was awarded accreditation by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc. […]

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K Camp performs at 5,000 Voters Strike

Photo by Maya Lewis “I rock with FAMU. It’s FAMU, man,” said K Camp, an Atlanta-based rapper. Tuesday, hundreds of Florida A&M University students crowded Gaither Gymnasium waiting for him to perform.. Screams filled the gym as Camp swaggered into the building. He wasted no time, breaking into hits such […]