Sunday, April 28, 2024
As the spring 2023 semester comes to a close, students and housing staff at Florida A&M University are preparing for move-out. According to the university’s residence hall closing letter, all dorms will close at midnight on Sunday, May 7. However, students registered for summer A or C will be allowed […]
Set Friday is one of Florida A&M University’s most cherished traditions. Students come together to dance, dress to impress, support Black vendors, represent their organizations and celebrate all things FAMU. This week’s Set Friday was all about the campus’s neophytes, typically referred to as neos, or newly inducted members of […]
Da Loc Princess is a loc services business run by Kai Jackson, a first-year nursing student at Florida A&M. Her services include retwists and styles, washes and starter locs. Jackson said she started styling locs at the end of October 2022. She needed a way to make money that would […]
I constantly hear discussions and see Twitter banter about how annoying “TikTok music” is. Only acknowledging these viral hits as “TikTok songs” or artists as “TikTok artists” dismisses the hard work artists put into making their music. Although I believe the songs on TikTok can be redundant and annoying at […]
Sometimes I want a bit of chaos in my life without having to live through it, so I watch a show so chaotic it’s entertaining. My most recent chaotic comfort show is Netflix’s new series “Perfect Match.” The show was ironically released on Valentine’s Day and brings together reality stars […]
Florida A&M University expanded its housing options in October with the purchase of 118-bed Light House at Brooklyn Yard, named Rattler Pointe by junior Ashona Graves. That expansion continued earlier this month when the university announced that it had purchased the 116-bed Citivue complex for $12.7 million. It is located […]
In honor of Black History Month, Florida A&M student leaders Jasmine Daniels and YuKwon Toney are collaborating with local Black-owned businesses for their “Black and Business-Minded” initiative. For the month of February, students with a FAMU ID can benefit from 10-20% discounts at select businesses. All students have to do […]
Even in a world full of fleeting TikTok trends and Twitter trolls, social media has become an essential part of everyday life. It is used for entertainment, education and brand-building in the professional world. Social media has become so popular that 54% of Gen-Zers, according to a Morning Consult study, […]
Around 63 million Americans are active volunteers in their community, according to data from a non-profit clearinghouse, and students at Florida A&M University are no strangers to volunteering. FAMU boasts more than 300 registered student organizations and GroupMe chats dedicated to volunteer opportunities, and it is clear that FAMU students […]