Internships are often a requirement in a college student’s curriculum, and at Florida A&M the university offers them to students. These internships serve as gateways for students to get a feel for what it is like to work in their future career field. They also help students create mutually beneficial […]
Author: Arianna Reamey | Staff writer
Student organizations can take away from academics
Extra-curricular actives are a normal part of the college experience, but they have become too demanding for many Florida A&M students. Students are saying that their extra-curricular activities are too frequent and require too much time away from their studies. Second year doctorate of pharmacy candidate Deashia Crayton said that […]
Student senator pushes for free on-campus laundry services
Sophomore student senator Maurice Gilbert is creating a student referendum to get free laundry services at Florida A&M University. The idea came to Gilbert over the summer as he conducted research about mental and emotional health and how they correlated to “simple needs.” He discovered that the pleasure that humans […]
Classroom etiquette becomes topic of discussion
Classroom etiquette has become a distant memory in some Florida A&M University classrooms. Respect for professors has decreased while cell phone use in the classroom has increased. Rules like raising your hand, showing up on time for class, and staying off your cell phone is far from common across campus. […]
Recent graduates share their post-grad experiences
Post-graduation can be a joyous time. Or it can be the start of a struggling period, according to recent graduates of Florida A&M. In 2018, the four-year graduation rate at the university was at 22.5 percent. Out of that small percentage who graduated in four years or less, Ivana Ford […]
King of Orange and Green redefines what it means to reign
Living up to peers’ expectations may be more complicated than it may seem for current King of Orange and Green Sidney Fleeks. “Same titles, similar crowns, but different reigns,” Fleeks said. The 2019-2020 King of Orange and Green is serving up school spirit but in a new and fun fashion. […]
FAMU engineering students feel underrepresented
Florida A&M University and Florida State University established a joint engineering program more than 35 years ago, but many FAMU students don’t believe it’s an even playing field at the college in Innovation Park. According to the 2018 FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Annual Report, 19.4 percent of undergraduate students in […]
T-shirt salutes President Robinson
The end of summer 2019 was a rough time for Florida A&M University’s president, Larry Robinson. Weeks before heading into the fall semester, a petition was formed by alumni in efforts to get Robinson and members of the FAMU Board of Trustees to resign. The concerns of the alumni arose […]
Students focus on four-year graduation rate
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 […]
FAMU Connection a key recruiting team
Florida A&M has the “juice” right now and The FAMU Connection is the reason why. The FAMU Connection is an organization comprised of students and staff members who put together a production in order to recruit new students to the university. The production requires the cast to be able to […]