Saturday, June 28, 2025
After FAMU broke ground on a new 700-bed residence hall in March, the building process quickly began a month later. The residence hall, which is planned to be completed by fall 2020, has already affected other aspects on campus. The new building took away a large area of the gravel […]
Dosomething.com reports that 42 percent of people who are LGBT say they are living in an unwelcoming environment. The new LGBTQ Club Spectrum wants to aid in changing this statistic. Spectrum is a group created in 2017 on the campus of FAMU. It was made specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]
Homophobia in the black community is always a trending topic. The black community seems to be torn between supporting individuals in the LGBTQ community or scorning them for their lifestyles. Hyper masculinity and religious beliefs rooted in the black church plays a major role in stimulating disdain toward black individuals […]
With one month left in Tallahassee’s e-scooter pilot program, residents have been taking their last few rides around the city to enjoy the popular motorized scooters. The new, innovative way of transportation was presented to the City of Tallahassee this summer, which led to the start of the three-month pilot […]
Campus life for people of color who attend PWIs like Florida State University comes with its fair share of pros and cons. “Some pros that I would say that I believe FSU have over FAMU is that FSU receive lots of money from the state for our resources, campus improvements […]
Tabatha Fields, director of the “Redd Diamondz” of Pensacola and self-proclaimed “honorary Rattler,” is bringing a group of 32 girls to the Florida A&M University vs. Southern University game on Saturday. She says she wants to expose them to the “HBCU experience.” “I want them to be able to witness […]
It’s National Campus Safety Week and various groups have come together to provide safety seminars for Florida A&M University students. The week kicked off with an Active Shooter workshop and will end with a special seminar on The Set. During the week, alcohol safety, interpersonal violence and physical safety will […]
The Office of Counseling Service is starting off the semester with a bang. This fall, the counseling center will be hosting several programs on a weekly basis. These programs include Between Sista, Wind Down Wednesday, Rattlers Against Depression, Adulting Workshop and Healing Safely. According to the American College Health Assessment, […]
In 2016 and 2017, Florida A&M was ranked No. 1 among the nation’s public HBCUs by U.S. News & World Report. In 2018 it was toppled by North Carolina A&T State University in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2019 guidebook. Students at Florida A&M have been living […]
Every year the students at Florida A&M University complain about the lack of parking spaces on campus. With the student body growing, available parking is becoming extremely limited. However, FAMU’s parking services are addressing these complaints one lot at a time. The requests for more parking lots comes up every […]