Author: Kayla Lawson | Staff Reporter

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FAMU: No cost increase for on-campus housing

Dorm demolition is underway near The Set. Photo Submitted by Kayla Lawson. Florida A&M University Housing hosted a meeting on Feb. 19 for students, residents and staff to discuss the 2019-2020 rental rates for on-campus residence halls. There are approximately 2,547 students living on campus, a .61 percent increase from […]

Lifestyles

Scholarships can make studying abroad affordable

FAMU students engaging with various program representatives at the annual study abroad fair hosted by the Office of International Education and Development. Photo Submitted by Kayla Lawson. The annual study abroad fair hosted by the Office of International Education was held Thursday, Feb. 7, and featured representatives from various companies […]

Lifestyles

Spotlight on suicide prevention, awareness

The president of the Jason Foundation addresses FAMU students. Photo Submitted by Kayla Lawson. Clark Flatt, president and creator of the Jason Foundation, held a seminar in FAMU’s Grand Ballroom on Thursday, Jan. 31, to bring attention to the rising number of youth suicides. “We’re not here to make you […]

Lifestyles

A look at Roe v. Wade 46 years later

Sydney Byrd, a second-year pre-nursing student at Florida A&M University receiving a prize from collegiate Planned Parenthood volunteers.  Photo Submitted by Kayla Lawson. The landmark decision in the Roe v. Wade case has dramatically changed the United States’ reproductive health care system by making abortion legal. The Supreme Court ruled […]