The Board of Trustees has accepted $37.8 million as a bid from J. Kokolakis Construction Company to continue work on Polkinghorne. In September, trustees terminated Premier Construction Company because of an increase in the building contract. The company originally began the reconstruction of Polkinghorne Village.  Once Polkinghorne is completed, renovations […]

  Friday, former President Bill Clinton traveled to Tallahassee to support President Barack Obama’s pursuit of re-election for four more years.  More than 4,000 people gathered on the campus of Florida State University, anxiously awaiting the arrival of Clinton. Many waved their banners in the air, chanting and yelling at […]

  Alcohol, illegal drug use, curfew,  and co-ed visitation are some of the common dorm violations students try to get away with, especially during homecoming. The consequence of violating rules such as alcohol possession, using illegal drugs, having guests stay after curfew and allowing the opposite sex into restricted areas […]

  A group of Florida A&M students and Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Angela Coleman recently made it back safely to Tallahassee after being stranded in New York after the effects of hurricane Sandy left local airports under water and millions without power. Victor Manuel, a third-year accounting student, […]

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  With election season coming to a close in less than a week, Organize for America has taken residence at Florida A&M to give students no reason not to vote. As part of its border state initiative, volunteers from outside of Florida have been dispatched to assist students in following […]

  Closing out the month-long breast cancer awareness efforts was the Pink Tie Ball, an event that raised over $1,000 Saturday. Although there was a lack of guests, the event served its purpose. There was a musical performance by a fairly new band organization M.E.I.S.A; two breast cancer survivors also […]

  Walking through Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights, the streets are filled with zombies, ghosts and goblins. There are legions of evil ninjas, death reapers, witches, asylum escapees and zombies based on the TV show “The Walking Dead.”  Halloween Horror Nights is an annual Halloween event with locations in both […]

  The annual University Health and Safety Day will offer an array of free health screenings for students, faculty and the general public on Nov. 6. The health screenings, which will take place in the Hansel E. Tookes Sr. Recreation Center, include substance abuse screenings, stroke screenings and blood glucose […]

  The mounds of candy that come with Halloween may brighten the eyes of kids, both big and fun-sized, but the health affects of candy both on the body and the teeth make those charged with keeping people healthy cringe. In 2010, $1.9 billion worth of candy was sold in […]