The Dream Defenders, the group that marched to Sanford over the Easter holiday in support of Trayvon Martin, is holding a conference call Wednesday at 9 p.m. The call-in number is (213) 493-0700 and the access number is 372129#.   Check back with The Famuan for more on this story.

Marissa West and Michael Jefferson are the student body president and vice president elects for the 2012-2013 school year. The West/Jefferson ticket defeated Justin McCorvey and Ariana Williams 729 – 610 in Tuesday’s run-off elections. Jefferson, 19, a third-year environmental science student from Indianapolis, Ind, celebrated with his running mate […]

Proving someone’s innocence is more than just saying, “I’m innocent” and a DNA test. The Innocence Project of Florida helps to unlock the truth. Thirteen men in Florida have served wrongful convictions ranging five months to 35 years. As of March 19, there were 289 exonerees throughout the United States. […]

Tallahassee has transitioned from an unusually warm winter to the second hottest spring on record. This March was the second in a row to start with higher than normal temperatures. This year’s temperatures are competing with last year’s highs and lows. Temperatures peaked in mid-March, reaching the upper 80s and […]

The Florida A&M Board of Trustees Student Affairs Committee agreed Friday to add new language to university anti-hazing regulations. Included are penalties for anyone who fails to report a hazing incident within 24 hours to the FAMU Department of Public Safety. It also prohibits retaliation against anyone who comes forward […]

Across the nation, college students are becoming addicted to a popular prescription drug used to help them excel in school. Florida A&M and surrounding colleges are not exempt from this list as students have easy access to, and often misuse, Adderall, a drug designed to help individuals with Attention Deficit […]

Eleven public universities in Florida, including Florida A&M and Florida State University, are expected to lose $300 million for the upcoming year, leaving students to make up the difference. Universities owe more than $500 million to the State University System. Students have rallied to get petition signatures in an effort […]

  A bill passed during the 2012 legislative session now allows the sale and artificial coloring of animals and fowl in the state of Florida. House Bill 1197 repealed a prior law that banned the artificial dyeing or coloring of any animal. It also banned the selling of baby chickens, […]

  FAMU’s audit committee held a meeting Wednesday to address internal and external issues the university is facing, including allegations against the use of student activity funds.  “The audit committee’s biggest issues is addressing the concerns that were raised with the investigations in and out since we’ve had the accretive […]

  Tuition increases are expected to roll into another school year while undergraduate students face a 15 percent tuition increase in 2012-2013, if the budget is passed.   “In many cases it’s not understood that we’re sent a requirement in order to keep up,” said Budget and Finance Committee Chairman […]