Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli announced a change of heart shifting the overhaul of the Florida Retirement System, after new actuarial studies has shown his plan to be defective. Back in 2013, he proposed a bill where all new hires would go into a 401k-type investment plan rather than the […]
Author: Davita Dean
Coalition Petitions for Backpacks, Not Bullets for Florida Schools
Everytown for Gun Safety and the Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action, along with a coalition of gun violence survivors, educators, students, law enforcement, and the Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus met on the steps of the Capitol March 9 for an anti-gun rally wanting their voices to be […]
Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce Expands Support
The Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce held their annual legislative ‘Welcome Back’ reception at the Doubletree Hotel, Wednesday, March 4. Since the Big Bend’s establishment, the Black Caucus has been a major supporter. This year they announced that they have merged along with the Women’s Caucus and the Hispanic […]
Undergraduate Student Success Center Revamps Retention Plan
Since Florida A&M University has invested $7.2 million in new performance funding, the Undergraduate Student Success Center has been developing many new initiatives to raise graduation and retention rates. Their new innovative ideas are being constructed around building self-awareness and unity amongst the classes. The Office of Student Retention, renamed […]
FAMU Police Department gets Accredited
From Left: Lieutenant William Evers, Lieutenant Norman Rollins, Deputy Chief Donald Frost, Chief Terence Calloway Vicki Cutcliffe, Acreditation Manager Dr. William Hudson Jr., VP Student Affairs Executive Secretary Tonya Harris, Investigator Audrey Alexander (Photo by Devita Dean) Florida A&M University Police Department was awarded accreditation by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc. […]
OSA Introduces Dorothy Dandridge
The Office of Student Activities premiered “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge,” in Jones Hall as part of their I Am Beautiful Campaign for Black History Month. Based off of a book by Earl Mills, the film illustrates the life of Dorothy Dandridge played by Halle Berry. Dandridge is an actress, singer and […]
Michael Brown’s Stepfather Faced With Possible Charges
Outrage and tension generated the streets of Ferguson by the grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. The jury decided that no probable cause existed to file charges against Wilson. As a result, businesses were looted, buildings engulfed in flames […]
Grads Are Back: Reloaded
Grammy award winning and Oscar nominated Florida A&M University graduate spoke at the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication annual “Grads are Back.” The alumnus enlighten students on being professionally prepared after graduation. During homecoming week, the SJGC featured the new and improved “Grads Are Back: Reloaded,” with workshops, seminars and […]
Lady Rattlers outperform Lady Dolphins
The Lady Rattlers improved to 15-21 with a solid mid-week win over the Jacksonville University Lady Dolphins, 7-3, at the JU Softball Complex. The Lady Rattlers stormed out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first when freshman catcher Denise Anderson got an RBI single. The Lady Rattlers scoring would continue in the second […]