Friday, April 19, 2024
Standing six-stories, the 244,722 square-foot building, Florida A&M University Village is the newest addition to campus. The new dormitory houses 800 single-occupancy bedrooms, the largest offering at the university. Students say the Village, as it is commonly known, is a step up from past on-campus accommodations. Workers continue landscaping and […]
University officials opened Florida A&M Village Thursday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Florida A&M’s president Thursday touted the university’s new dorms as another major addition to a campus trying to be more student centered. Elmira Mangum was speaking at a ribbon-cutting ceremony where she and other university officials welcomed students to […]
Owusu-Ansah Agyapong Owusu-Ansah Agyapong was the heart and soul to the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Kirshner Saintil, a graduate assistant from Miami, described his former professor as "a guy who loved life and a man who encouraged his students to love life as well." He was "always happy, […]
Tallahassee residents sought out hair care advice, learned about Latin culture and took a trip through the Caribbean and South America in three separate events on Saturday. Check back soon for full stories on the Third Annual Natural Health and Hair Expo, Tally Fiesta 2014 and the annual African-Caribbean Concert […]
City officials launched a new drivers’ awareness campaign Tuesday to coincide with new features that are being added to Tallahassee roads. DRVN 850 teaches residents to use back-in angle parking spaces, roundabouts, mid-block pedestrian crossing signals and bike boxes. Mayor John Marks walked alongside nearly one dozen kindergarteners as they […]
The Florida A&M Student Government Association hosted an emergency meeting Monday concerning the recent proposal to split the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. The purpose of this open forum was to better inform students of the Florida Senate budget amendment within the General Appropriations Act for 2014-15 fiscal year. Nearly 70 […]
On your mark, get set, go. North Florida Christian School is presenting the City of Tallahassee with the Meridian Run this Saturday. The event will be held at 3000 North Meridian Road at 8 a.m. The run is a fundraiser focused on lowering tuition costs and competitive education for children. […]
The U.S. News & World Report named Florida A&M as the historically black college or university with the fourth highest freshman retention rate. In the list of “Historically Black Colleges and Universities Where Freshmen Return,” FAMU made the list with a 79.5 percent freshman retention rate, which is behind Spelman […]
The Teach for America organization is rooted in the concept, “Poverty is not your destiny.” And Florida A&M students are increasing the presence of HBCU graduates in the program. According to TeachforAmerica.org, 16 million American children are challenged with poverty. However, it is proven that low-income students can achieve at […]
In observation of Earth Day, the city of Tallahassee’s annual leadership team planted a rain garden outside Primitive Baptist Church on Tuesday. Volunteers said rain gardens minimize storm water pollution and improve water quality. City officials said the South City area is their main focus, and recent projects were created […]