Attendees of all ages wandered through downtown Tallahassee with excitement in their eyes during the Tallahassee Winter Festival on Saturday. Sponsors ranged from health food to radio stations to bathroom renovators. Kiersten Stewart, master stylist at So Pure Salon, explained the salon’s cause. “We want to get our name […]

  Florida A&M’s cardiopulmonary science program, located in the School of Allied Health Sciences (SOAHS), has been removed from probationary accreditation.  The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) voted to reinstate its Bachelor of Science respiratory care program’s accreditation in November. The program’s compliance was recognized nationally with the […]

  Members of Florida A&M’s Marching “100” got a sample of what potential band directors had to offer last week. The Search Committee for Marching Director and Pep Bands interviewed four possible replacements for former band director Julian White, who stepped down earlier this year after the band’s hazing incident. […]

  Tallahassee community organizations aimed to educate citizens on AIDS  on Saturday.  Several community centers, including Bond Community Health Center Inc., Florida A&M Women’s Center, Student Health Services, Counseling Center and the Institute of Public Health, partnered up to host the World AIDS Day Luncheon and “The Arts” on Saturday […]

  The Student Supreme Court went into session to discuss the constitutionality of ensuring that certified student organizations receive funding in an efficient manner.  The session is a result of a memo sent by Sen. Evan Bailey, who serves as the senate’s judicial and rules chair and parliamentarian. The memo […]

  The John G. Riley House and Museum hosted its 13th Annual “Culture to Culture” Rock-a-Thon event in conjunction with the City of Tallahassee’s Winter Festival and Celebration of Lights. The Riley House’s “rock” was the highlight of the Rock-a-Thon, where several community, civic and church organizations participated in the […]

More than one hundred Florida A&M students gathered around the Eternal Flame for a candlelight vigil ceremony last night to acknowledge World AIDS Day. FAMU students took the time to give their condolences to those who lost their battles to AIDS. The purpose of the event was to acknowledge those […]

  FAMU Striking to Zero HIV Infection seminar, an event that took place this week during the annual World Aids Day Week 2012, proved to be a learning experience for all in attendance.  Students were educated on the increasing epidemic of HIV/Aids, in which over 34 million people are currently […]

Laughter echoed throughout the Grand Ballroom on Tuesday night as Rattlers and visitors listened to actress and activist Sheryl Lee Ralph as she discussed her new book, “Redefining DIVA,” and her supportive family. Ralph also touched on a more serious issue – AIDS prevention and awareness. “The No. 1 reason […]

Hundreds of students filled Lee Hall Auditorium on Wednesday for the “Ethics in Everyday Life” seminar. Attendance was mandatory for freshmen. The seminar, hosted by the Quality Enhancement Plan, the Office of Student Affairs and the Office of University Retention, was geared toward the freshman class in hopes that students […]