Monday, April 29, 2024
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. […]
“It is important for me to work here with our students because I represented a lot of parents like theirs in bankruptcy during the recession and I felt like that was far too limited a scope of reach,” said Jon Perdue, director of Florida A&M’s Legal Scholars program. Perdue is […]
Community leaders flocked to R. Frank Nims Middle School to provide mentorship at gentleman’s tie day, to youth that has faced severe difficulties in their communities. Guest speakers included Florida State University President John Thrasher, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey and Superintendent of Leon County Rocky Hanna among others. Their goal […]
In Sunday afternoon’s contest between Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) rivals, The Rattlers of Florida A&M University defeated the North Carolina A&T State Aggies, by a score of 34-31. This game served as the epitome of a pound for pound game, as both teams were vying to show who deserves […]
The status of Florida A&M Athletic Director John Eason remained unclear as of Tuesday evening. Eason told media on Sunday following the Rattlers’ 34-31 win over North Carolina A&T that he had submitted his letter of resignation to FAMU President Larry Robinson. Robinson refused to accept the letter, according to […]
A rally against an anti-abortion proposal took place before noon Tuesday on the fourth floor of the Capitol building. Planned Parenthood organized the rally along with youth advocates and lawmakers who wanted to say why they are opposed to House Bill 265, which forces parental consent for abortion. This brief […]
WFSU Public Media has partnered with PBS to produce a film titled “Retro Local” as part of the “Retro Report” series. The film depicts and analyzes the Smokey Hollow neighborhood of Tallahassee and what FAMU currently knows as Foote Hilyer. JacqueLynn Hatter, a 2007 graduate of FAMU who is the […]
In this crazy challenge called life, DJ Dap is a true example of what it means to tenaciously find your purpose. Dap, officially named Larry Dunlap, was born and raised in Panama City, where his upbringing was slightly troubling and unorthodox. He grew up poor and didn’t have much. Despite […]
Florida A&M University graduate and Tallahassee Police Department Officer Damon Miller continues to give back to his university while his law enforcement career continues to thrive. Miller graduated from FAMU in December 2004 with a criminal justice degree. He also played football for the Rattlers from 2000-2004, while maintaining work-study […]
Born on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, 27-year-old Tyus Williams is a force to be reckoned with. First opening a restaurant on Apalachee Street in May 2012, by his cousin Rashad Bailey, he worked as an associate while pursuing his degree in pre-law and criminology. “Being two men from […]