Saturday, July 5, 2025
Specialist Damani Rickenbacker, 21, is an enlisted member of the U.S. Army. The days that he spends as a motor transportation officer in the 196th Transportation Company unit are also spent being a college student. Specialist Rickenbacker is also a sophomore business student at Florida A&M University. Born in Brooklyn, […]
The Venom shuttle is designed to support students at Florida A&M University. The Venom is a transport service that drops off and picks up students from around the campus and student off-campus living facilities such as Palmetto, North, South and Phase 111. But some students believe the service could be […]
In an effort to chip away at a multi-million dollar deficit in the athletics department, FAMU has cut two of its most promising intercollegiate programs. These cuts were made hoping to help offset a budget deficit of $2.4 million in athletics for the current fiscal year, and an overall deficit […]
Imagine how inconvenient it would be for a female student whose menstrual cycle just started, she didn’t have any products on hand, and the only place to get free products was the student health center – and she’s across campus, or the health center was closed? Well, this was the […]
Florida A&M University’s housing department has been adjusting to unexpected changes within the program that occurred last fall. These changes have affected students who work as resident assistants (RA). Student staff members were notified in March of 2019 of the regulation for the 2019-2020 academic year. Kiera Mitchell, a junior […]
If you enjoy indulging in any activities that include tobacco and you are under the age of 21, chances are, your fun may be short-lived. The Tobacco 21 law was approved last year after legislation was passed that raised the age limit on the purchase of tobacco and e-cigarettes. It […]
Students at Florida A&M University expressed excitement, optimism and even outrage over the unmasking of FAMU’s mascot, Venom. It happened during the winter break when the student who has been wearing the Venom costume for more than two years asked to be interviewed “unmasked” in a documentary produced by two […]
Committees in both the Florida Senate and House of Representatives approved bills Wednesday to amend the state’s guardianship statutes in light of last year’s accounts of guardians engaging in financial exploitation. The Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs voted favorably on SB 994. Then, the accompanying HB 706 […]
Florida A&M held a grand opening Wednesday for its Student Legal Services. Student Legal Services educates and assists students with legal issues, aiming to resolve or minimize existing legal problems and provide students with easy access to legal information, advice, appropriate referrals and representation. And it’s all at no cost […]
A professional headshot that could typically cost $100 or more became free with a follow of two of three social media accounts and a yellow ticket. Florida State University’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) held a free headshot event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Innovation […]