Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Tuesday afternoon, Florida State University Board of Trustee's named Sen. John Thrasher the school's new president. This decision has created a major uproar with students and faculty members of Florida State. Students and faculty are concerned with his lack of academic criteria and his stance on political issues, justifying him […]
By Gary Fineout/AP Florida State University on Tuesday chose powerful state Sen. John Thrasher as its next president despite significant opposition from people on campus who contended he isn't qualified for the post. The FSU board voted 11-2 Tuesday to hire Thrasher over three academics, pushing aside objections from FSU […]
Student leaders of Florida A&M University talked with Charlie Crist, former governor of Florida, Tuesday about education. Crist, who is a Florida gubernatorial candidate, will face off against Gov. Rick Scott in November’s general election. He was pitching his plans for education to students and vying for their votes. D.A. […]
Florida A&M's Young Hall, recognized as a male-only dorm, has now become an all-woman dorm to house the large numbers of women students to campus. The university closed four women's dorms closed the Palmetto North Apartment Complex in the last 12 months. The university traded more than 300 beds between […]
Florida A&M's Anti-Hazing Week will bring discussions and a symposium to the campus aimed at ending the practice. National Hazing Prevention Week, which is celebrated by thousands of colleges and universities throughout the U.S., ends on Friday. The university will host a forum on Wednesday and a symposium about Greek […]
Florida parents may want to cash in on the Florida Prepaid College Program. House Bill 851, effective July 1, 2014, allows for families who use the plan to reap new rate reduction benefits. Parents will see a 40 to 50 percent decrease in monthly payment rates. Shannon Colvecchio, public relations […]
Florida A&M's food management company is preparing to bring a Chick-Fil-A-branded restaurant to campus. Students are anxiously awaiting its arrival, and some are already planning how they will spend their lunch money. The restaurant is scheduled to open in the second week of October. Director of Business and Auxiliary at […]
A new app is changing how people visit each other at Tallahassee apartment complexes. At West 10 and The Pointe on Adams Street, visitor parking will require registration and may even cost a fee. The complexes have begun using a new app, called Park N Pay, that allows visitors to […]
Photo By: D.A. Robin/The Famuan Florida A&M President Elmira Mangum delivers the Rattler's charge at the first home football game of the 2014 season at Bragg Stadium. Florida A&M is ready to make history by welcoming its first woman president, Elmira Mangum. She is the university’s 11th president. William Hudson, […]
Florida A&M President Elmira Mangum on Friday urged students to recommit themselves to education and help the university retain its position among top-rated HBCUs. In her first State of the University address, Mangum called on the campus population to do well and strive for better. “Rattlers, this morning I ask […]