Monday, July 7, 2025
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced last month that the Florida Prepaid College Board would lower its college-prepaid prices by $1.3 billion, with remaining plans having lower monthly payments. Florida Prepaid calls itself the “largest running and most successful prepaid plan,” assisting with the high cost of college before students actually […]
Florida A&M University students honor their black heritage year-round, but February is special – it is Black. History Month, four weeks in which black achievements and culture are celebrated. A significant change took place in 1976, when it went from Negro History Week to an entire month nationally designated to […]
Ten committee members met at FAMU’s New Pharmacy building Tuesday to start the search for a new dean for the School of Nursing. Eight members gathered around the table while two others joined the meeting via Zoom conference call. Although the meeting was delayed due to the late arrival of […]
Growing up, my parents had a rule, I wasn’t allowed to wear color nail polish. During that time, I just thought my parents were being strict. How could something that all my friends were doing could be so bad? When I asked parents about it, they said one thing “it […]
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University alumnus, LaDray Gilbert, has been awarded the 2020 Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award. To receive the award, you must be an outstanding attorney for one of the state’s 20 judicial circuits. The award was started in 1982. Gilbert had to be nominated. “I […]
Cascade Park is becoming more aesthetically pleasing for the city of Tallahassee with a brand new state of the art developments. An AC Hotel by Marriott is set to debut late 2020 or 2021. Hotels are essential to college life during 4 main seasons: Move-in Day, Homecoming, Move-Out day, and […]
Alumni are pulling together for Thursday’s FAMU Day at the Capitol in hopes of moving the university forward with more funding. Hosted by the FAMU National Alumni Association, alumni, students, faculty, and advocates of the university will gather at the state Capitol to address the needs of the university. […]
Senate Bill 1794 is making its way through the 2020 legislative session. Its aim is to place more restrictions on citizen initiatives. After the successful passage of several controversial amendments to the state Constitution, legislators appear poised to make it more difficult to place initiatives on the ballot. Republican Senator […]
Imagine working 40 hours every week of the year, and still not having enough money to provide your family with the basic essentials. Florida’s minimum wage has been an issue for workers for years with high hopes for higher pay. On Jan. 1, the new minimum wage in Florida went […]
In early January, The Famuan received a copy of now former SGA Vice President Natalie Antenor’s resignation letter before it was released to the public. Senate Pro-Tempore Corrie Watts’ resignation letter was attached. SGA leaders faced criticism throughout the previous semester, and the resignation letters prompted more speculation. Antenor, a […]