It’s not a secret, if you want to pledge a Greek organization on a college campus, there’s a chance that a student may be hazed physically and mentally during the new member process. Many colleges’ organizations may force a student to drink dangerous amounts of alcohol or be physically […]
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Want to run for office at FAMU? Get out your wallet
Have you ever thought about running for a position on FAMUs campus? Well, you might want to first see if you can afford it. There is a great deal of cost associated with running a successful campaign. Serenity Roscoe, the current Miss Senior Attendant, knows all too well the […]
Book signing honoring Jake Gaither in celebration of MLK Day
Book signing of newly released "Agile, Mobile, Hostile: The Biography of Alonzo S. Jake Gaither" Photo credit: FAMU INFO In celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, a book signing for the recently published "Agile, Mobile, Hostile: The Biography of Alonzo S. Jake Gaither” by Roosevelt Wilson, former athletics […]
Florida’s families are invited to an event highlighting the wellbeing of children
Artwork made by children across the state hanging in the Florida State Capitol rotunda. Photo credit: childrensweek.org Florida’s children and families will have the opportunity to enjoy a free event while coming face-to-face with legislators, advocates and organizations whose primary focus is on bettering the lives of children. United Way of […]
Man Up Against Bullying host rally at The Moon
Deep Week | Anti-Bully Rally Photo credit: @djdemp via Instagram Man Up Against Bullying (MUAB) hosted their 4th annual anti-bullying rally at The Moon nightclub on Saturday, Jan. 13 during the 21st Demp Week. Demp Week serves as a 7-day birthday celebration of DJ Demp, who is a music personality and […]
MLK Festival inspires the community to Dare to Dream
Handcrafted dream board reminding the community to "Dare to Dream" at this year's festival. | Photo credit: Joy Williams Through a weekend of service and honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the Tallahassee community kicked off his special birthday on a joyous occasion. […]
FAMU grad Dawkins making a mark in Atlanta
Georgia Dawkins is living her dream. Dawkins, a 2010 graduate of FAMU’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, is a segment producer who helped develop the talk show “Sister Circle” in Atlanta that is getting more buzz every week. “It means that God sees our dreams and He makes them […]
New exhibit “The Secret Paintings” comes to Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery
Students gathering around “Endless War,” a two-panel oil on canvas diptych that depicts a struggle between the male and female principles. | Photo credit: Thaddaeus Watkins Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University students occupied both levels of the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery Thursday as they witnessed the nationally acclaimed exhibit of figurative […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a day of service, not a day off
2018 marks the 50th year since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, yet through the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday his legacy lives on. The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in January of each year in honor of celebrating the life and legacy […]
Marching 100 taking part in St. Petersburg MLK event
Florida A&M’s famed Marching 100 is traveling to St. Petersburg on Sunday for that city’s annual Martin Luther King Day Parade and Festival celebration on Monday. The band, arguably the university’s most visible ambassador, has been a regular feature in St. Petersburg for this national holiday. DuBois Colon, a third-year […]