Author: Jair Wright | Staff Reporter

Lifestyles

Graduate school is next for Franklin

Picture of Onyx posing. Photo Submitted by KDB Photography. Students often try to project a picture-perfect persona. But for one Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University student, Onyx Franklin, keeping up with those appearances nearly ended her college career. Franklin, who is a graduating as a pre-occupational therapy major, came to […]

Opinions

We live in a social media world

Courtesy of Google Images. Social media has grown drastically over the past two decades with thousands of outlets to cater to different types of people. The first social media site was called six degrees’ and lasted from 1999-2001. After its demise, the era of blogging and instant messaging was developed. […]

Lifestyles

BSLS completes donation drive

Big Sister Little Sister recently concluded a collection drive for homeless women in Leon County. Photo submitted by Breyanna Homes Big Sister Little Sister held an “We Matter Period” donation drive for homeless women in the region. The “We Matter Period” drop-off boxes were at several places on campus for […]

News

Three FAMU students to receive sustainability awards

Dow Chemical Company has funded awards up to $2,500 to three FAMU students in order to fund new or advance existing campus-based sustainability projects. Engineering students Mikela Pryor, Zion Hayes and Furé Muhammad have created sustainability initiatives that can help better FAMU’s campus and environment. “The thing that we should […]

Sports

FAMU’s Hollins selected for MEAC Hall of Fame

Alvin Hollins jr., FAMU's director of sports information. Photo courtesy of Alvin Hollin's Facebook page. On Nov. 13, 2018, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced its hall of fame class for 2019, and it included Florida A&M sports information director Alvin Hollins Jr. “I would like to congratulate the 2019 Hall […]