By: Andrew Skerritt

President James H. Ammons is wrapping up his annual president’s tour as he tries to attract top high school students to Florida A& M. At each stop he awards scholarships to students who meet presidential scholarship requirements. Ammons started ...

By: Andrew Skerritt

Miss FAMU Demetria Henderson has won the 2010 Miss MEAC. She will be crowned by Terrance J & Rosci, hosts of BET's 106 & Park, on 
Friday, March 12, during halftime of the 8 p.m. game of the 
MEAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament at Joel Co...

By: Cecilia Aikens

Like a scene from a movie, glass litter the ground, and a car metal frame crushed turned up side down. This “mock wreck” scene shows the brutal reality of what happens when some students travel for Spring Break. This whole situation can be avo...

By: Matthew Richardson

Student body presidents from twelve universities in Florida learned more about the New Florida initiative in a meeting with Gov. Charlie Crist after the Capitol’s rally. Crist informed the student leaders in the hour-long meeting about the initiativ...

By: Kwamae Simpkins

Although some Florida Toyota owners say the company’s recent recalls initially left them confused and upset, Toyota’s customer service and rapid response has eased their stress. “Toyota has really been on top of reaching out to all custo...

By: Samara Ferraz

“We gonna incinerate our way to the future,” James Maloy, the president of Concerned Citizens of Gadsden County, said in yesterday’s Florida A& M Green Coalition meeting. Dr. Edward Holifield, Cardiology and Internal Medicine, pointe...

By: Marcus Joseph

Florida A&M established a Haiti Relief program for residents affected by the island's devastating earthquake on Jan.12, 2010. There has been much effort made by FAMU to assist Haiti during their time of misfortune and adversity. After the quake FAMU q...

By: Kristen Swilley

On Thursday, the Florida Students Association sponsored an event to promote the New Florida Initiative, which is designed to increase university funding. FSA is requesting the appropriation of $100 million for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. This is designed t...

By: Jamesha Moore

In response to rising energy costs along with Florida A&M’s need for energy efficiency, the university is partnering with Siemens Industry to complete a “going green” project. The idea came after many long meetings and a competitive ...

By: Marquaila Bradley

President Ammons met with members of the Student Senate Tuesday night to give a state of the university address. Called by the student body president Gallop Franklin, Ammons discussed Florida A&M's budget. Ammons notified students that they would come...

By: Randy Grice

Nationally syndicated radio host Michael Baisden urged a packed audience at Lee Hall Auditorium Tuesday night to step forward and become more involved in mentoring children as an investment in future generations. Baisden stopped on the Florida A&M cam...

By: Victor Young

Plans for the Haiti Relief concert are still underway, but the lineup of potential artist has changed. Drake may no longer be in the artist line up for the Haiti relief concert. As of Monday’s meeting, the concert—which will potentially be hel...

By: Brandon McCaskill

As the housing application process begins, long lines, confusion and frustration were issues students had to deal with Monday. According to Florida A&M’s Director of University Housing Oscar Crumity, the line started long before the 7 a.m. open ...

By: Caryn Wilson

I lost Wednesday. Well, not completely. Essentially, I was chasing the sun for 15 hours and when I finally caught it, the day was more than half over. I’m sitting in room 2205 at the Ibis Hotel near North Point Ferry Station in downtown Hong Kong. F...

By: News team

On Tuesday at 7 p.m.nationally syndicated radio host Michael Baisden will host a town hall meeting in Lee Hall Auditorium. Doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Baisden (pictured above) will broadcast his show live...

By: Clarece Polk

Jennifer Paulson, a 30-year-old special education teacher at Birney Elementary School was shot and killed Friday morning in Tacoma, Wash. She was a very kind, merciful, loving person, her father, Ken Paulson, said. That's probably why she was a special ed...

By: Kristen Swilley

Florida's unemployment rate is expected to hit 12 percent, the highest ever recorded, with more than one million out of work in the state. This is the first time in Gov. Charlie Crist's tenure as governor that state economists project state tax revenues t...

By: Clarece Polk

The seventh-strongest earthquake ever recorded struck Chile this past Saturday. A resulting tsunami threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean. The quake was felt as far as 1,800 miles away from the epicenter in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The earthquake had...

By: Matthew Richardson

When some students came back from winter break, it would be hard for them to not notice Florida A&M’s newest recruitment tool parked by Bragg stadium. Large enough to block the sun when standing nearby, student, parents and pretty much anyone on...