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 […]
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FAMU students shuttled for early voting
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 […]
Defending dreams leads to arrest
The steps taken to make a difference by 15 Dream Defenders were the same steps that led them to jail. A week ago in Boca Raton, 120 to 140 students and Dream Defenders of Florida A&M, Florida State University, the University of Miami, Miami Dade College and the University […]
Greek step show cancelled
Rick Ross and Uncle Luke may be performing at Florida A&M, but there is one act that will be missing from this year’s homecoming. The Greek Homecoming Step Show, initially slated to take place Nov. 7, is cancelled. The Greek Homecoming Step Show has become a staple in the […]
Rattlers get prepared to study aboard
Teaching a class at 5 p.m. to a group of college students may sound like one is describing the life of a professor. However, it is the life of foreign exchange students at Florida A&M. A handful of Brazilian exchange students have volunteered to help the next batch of […]
Major move for Kelly
Since elementary school, Joseph Kelly knew he wanted to be in the military. He grew up in a family deeply rooted in serving in the armed forces with a lineage leading back to World War I. His father served as a lieutenant colonel, his uncle was a full colonel and […]
University to be accredited for new degree program
The program is the only accredited facilities management degree program in the state of Florida and historically black college or university. The Facilities Management degree program had an accreditation cite visit from the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Foundation. This new major has been created, planned and developed with the […]
Nation’s leading law schools inform, recruit students
Hundreds of students filled the Grand Ballroom Wednesday to get a glimpse of more than 100 of the nation’s most elite law schools. Florida A&M’s 22nd Annual Law Day, hosted by the FAMU Pre-Professional Law Program and the Hatchet Pre-Law Society, was designed to help develop interest and present […]
Frenchtown celebrates Caribbean culture
The Frenchtown Community Development Corporation will celebrate and honor Caribbean ethnicities and cultures with its monthly event, Last Friday’s: The Culture Club – A Celebration of Ethnicity. The event, held in conjunction with the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency, is Friday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Tish Byrd Community Gardens […]
TMH to begin offering new heart surgery
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital is in the beginning stages of offering a new heart surgery for inoperable and high-risk patients of aortic stenosis. Aortic stenosis occurs when the aortic valve becomes too narrow to allow proper blood flow to the heart. This new procedure corrects the narrowing by putting in […]