The FAMU Way project has been under construction since April 2014, and now there are updates that first phase of the project will be completed by 2016. The overall project will have three phases in total; featuring a five acre storm water pond, bike lanes, sidewalks on each side of […]
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Law Students Exceed Expectations
For the second time within two years, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law received the best overall average for the Florida Bar Exam. The school achieved a about 73 percent passing rate on the July 2014 Florida Bar Exam. FAMU’s passage rate was higher than the state’s overall […]
St. Louis Activists Host Ferguson October
Thousands of protesters from different states in the country converged in Ferguson on October 10 and will be there until October 13 to show their solidarity with the people of St. Louis. St. Louis activists organized four days of activities. This weekend event has been named Ferguson October. Many of the events that […]
Writing Resource Center host weekly writing workshops
Proper structure and content was the topic of discussion at the Writing Resource Center’s weekly workshop. The workshop caters to students who request help in improving their language, oratory and writing skills. The workshop were facilitated by Florida A&M University professors Matthew Grey and Veronica Yon. The workshop focused on […]
FAMU to hold Fifth Annual African/Black Psychology Conference
The fifth annual African/Black Psychology Conference will be held on Friday, October 24 through Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, in the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Auditorium located in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences building. This conference will be honoring psychiatrist Frances Cress Welsing, M.D., on her achievements in black psychology. […]
Crimes On FAMU’s Campus Threaten the Safety of Students
The sun was still up on a Tuesday evening in September when a Florida A&M University senior, Ursual Ible, was walking to her car that was parked in a campus parking lot at the end of a long day of classes as she always does. When Ible sat down in […]
SGA Hosts Special Allocation Workshop
On Wednesday the members of the Student Government Association and the Organization & Finances Committee came out to Perry Paige auditorium to inform students about how to apply for a special allocation, a process of asking SGA for money that is not already apart of their annual budget. Many students […]
City Commission Awards Tallahassee Non-Profit Dedicated to Aiding Animals
Tallahassee Non-Profit Dedicated to Helping Animals and Pet Owners awarded Over 60 Thousand Dollars Be The Solution (BTS), a Tallahassee non-profit organization, has provided assistance for more than 10,000 spay and neuter surgeries in the last seven years. On September 22, BTS was granted $65,000 by the city and county […]
Leon County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls host Public Hearing
Monday, residents filled the A&B Program Room at the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library and delivered their concerns about the problems hindering them from economic security to Tallahassee/Leon County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. The commission was in attendance with two goals in mind: convey policy […]
Leon County Celebrates Local Heroes
Volunteer firefighters took a bow while citizens gathered together in appreciation of their tireless efforts at the 17th Annual Fire Truck Roundup on Saturday. This event highlighted the works of individuals who volunteer their time to be first responders. County Commission Chairman, Kristen Dozier, shared words of appreciation to thank […]