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SBI’s Campbell wins $10,000 scholarship

Teavana Tea’s “More Than Tea Tour” has found a winner on FAMU’s campus. First-year business administration student Sha’Riauna Campbell used her creativity, faith and passion for her goals to secure a $10,000 scholarship. The More Than Tea Tour was presented by Live to Aspire and sponsored by Teavana Tea. The […]

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Alsint a serial entrepreneur

From the moment he stepped on Florida A&M University’s campus, Pierre Alsint has been working to support his family and himself. He’s known as a serial entrepreneur, someone who continuously comes up with new business ideas. So far, Alsint, a second-year business administration student from Tampa, has started two business ventures […]

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Educators embrace remote learning

On April 3, a letter was issued from the office of Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson to the FAMU community regarding university business operations during the coronavirus pandemic in compliance with directives from Gov. Ron DeSantis. Temporary restrictions were put in place for continuing on-campus operations. Antonio Witherspoon, a […]

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Local homeless feel neglected amid pandemic

Staying “safer at home” is impossible to do when you don’t have a home. For the homeless, finding something as essential as a clean bathroom has become even harder. Shelters have closed, fewer people are showing up with meals, places they were used to stopping for a quick hygiene break […]

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Trump’s poll numbers sag, and families want help

Americans are three weeks into social distancing at home while day-dreaming about going outside, partying and possibly a new president. FAMU student Melissa Lavoile says she isn’t confident President Donald Trump is doing enough to combat the financial, burdens felt by many families like her own. “My dad got temporarily […]