The Tallahassee tax code is keeping many students from finding a short-term place to live. Students are generally required to sign a one-year lease in August, although some students graduate in December. Why is there a lack in short-term leases, despite the number of students who find themselves in […]
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Collapse leaves student shaken, bruised
Lorrin Rucker is left with stitches, bruises and recollections of a drastic event she will never forget. What began as a college apartment party ended in turmoil for Rucker as she found herself acting quickly to protect her life. Saturday night, Rucker, along with approximately 100 other people, was […]
Community event challenges black stereotypes
Students, teachers and professionals gathered on Friday at the Southside Arts Complex for the first event in the weekend-long initiative termed “Community Healing Days.” About 60 people comprised the audience, and they arrived at the store-front building with a common goal: to confront the cultural misinformation that they believed […]
Senate divided on new bills
Monday night’s 42nd student senate meeting got intense as senators discussed issues such as residence hall maintenance, Strikers’ special allocation request, homecoming and Royal Court male attendants. While living on campus may be a dream for some students, others complain that the dorms are outdated badly maintained. Some students […]
FAMU music association travels to hip-hop festival
All Three Coasts came together in Atlanta for the three-day hip-hop festival, A3C. A group of students from the FAMU Music Entertainment and Industries Student Association (M.E.I.S.A.) traveled to the event seeking to further their knowledge of the music industry as well as build their contacts via networking. Carissa Redmon, […]
1st defendant sentenced in hazing case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The first of a dozen defendants to be sentenced in last year’s hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major avoided jail time when he received his punishment Monday, but he will spend more than two years under close supervision. Brian Jones was given six […]
First defendant in hazing case sentenced to 2 years probation
Brian Jones has been sentenced to two years probation and six months community service for his role in the hazing-related death of drum major Robert Champion. Judge Marc Lubet said that Jones’ role in the death was minimal and Jones did not hit or beat Champion. On Oct. 9 Jones entered […]
Representatives encourage voter research
Florida’s congressional candidate Alfred Lawson visited Florida A&M to encourage students to get involved in the political process Friday afternoon. Lawson is running for Congress in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District. Along with congressmen Gregory Meeks and Hank Johnson, Lawson wanted to stress that all decisions in the election […]
Family matters at FAMU
Sonya and Chawlie Robinson were among the parents in town for the weekend’s festivities. “We’ve looked forward to this visit since the beginning of the semester,” Sonya said. “It’s our oldest daughter’s first semester of college, and we’ve been looking forward [to] seeing what her experience is like here […]
Party plans fall through
A night that began with a college house party ended in panic, pain and paramedics on the scene Saturday night. Approximately 100 people were packed inside a Seminole Grand apartment when the floor collapsed. “It was terrifying,” said second-year Florida A&M student AJ Nelson, describing the collapse. After the […]