Leon County saw hours of nonstop rain from Tropical Storm Debby this weekend. Portions of Interstate 10 were closed early Tuesday due to flooding, as Debby continues to move slowly across Apalachee Bay towards the eastern Big Bend. The National Hurricane Center said Debby was about 85 miles west of […]
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Jerry Sandusky Guilty
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – For years, the children Jerry Sandusky had preyed upon kept quiet about what the former Penn State assistant football coach did to them in echoing shower stalls, empty hotel rooms and the muffled confines of his basement bedroom. Late Friday, after a swift trial and less […]
Board of Governors Picks Cleve Warren for New FAMU Trustee
Florida’s Board of Governors this week appointed financial executive Cleve Warren as the newest member of Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees. Warren earned his bachelor’s at the University of North Florida and his MBA at Jacksonville University. Trustee William Jennings will longer be a trustee later this year. “The Board of […]
Now That FAMU is Short ‘100,’ Do Freshmen Care?
#8220;Someone died, so I don’t care about the band’s absence,” Gionni Crawford, an incoming freshmen student said. Robert Champion’s death had a huge impact on the 2011-2012 school year. Media reports were filled with hazing analyses, listing of Champion’s injuries, and then the arrests of 13 Marching “100” members. Graduating […]
Florida Board of Governors Agrees to Tuition Hikes for State Universities
Students at Florida’s public universities will face tuition increases of 9 percent to 15 percent – the highest allowed by law – after a sharply divided Board of Governors approved the requests Thursday over Gov. Rick Scott’s objections. The panel considered the increases on a school-by-school basis, often taking multiple […]
Southern Baptists Elect First Black President
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – At the end of the day Wednesday, the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention will pass to an African-American pastor for the first time. The nation’s largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday to elect the Rev. Fred Luter Jr. to lead them, an important step for a […]
Calls: George Zimmerman told Wife to Wear Bulletproof Vest
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The former neighborhood watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin told his wife to buy bulletproof vests for them and for his attorney, according to jailhouse calls released Monday. “As uncomfortable as it is, I want you wearing one,” George Zimmerman told his wife. Zimmerman was wearing […]
Long-time Administrator Promises to Remain Accessible to Pharmacy Students as New Dean
Florida A&M’s Michael Thompson wants to increase research and community service opportunities for pharmacy students. And he has the authority to make these changes: Thompson is the newly appointed dean of FAMU’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Thompson, who has been an employee at FAMU since 1981, is quick […]
L.A. Beating Victim, Rodney King, Dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Just a few months ago, Rodney King was once again the center of attention as the world checked back in on the man whose videotaped beating by police sparked one of the nation’s worst race riots. King had left Los Angeles behind, moving an hour east […]
Ammons to NPR: FAMU Had No Idea Hazing Happened to ‘Elite of the Elite’ in Marching Band
Florida A&M President James Ammons said before the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion, the university did not know that ritualistic beatings and mistreatment were common for the “elite of the elite” at FAMU’s revered Marching “100” band. He was talking to National Public Radio’s Michelle Martin on her daily talk show “Tell […]