The Florida Board of Governors held an in-person meeting this week on the campus of Florida A&M University. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, board members were socially distanced while other members and the public joined the meeting via Zoom. The Florida State University System of has requested that all faculty […]

The First Amendment assures us that as American citizens we have the right to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. As true as this may be, there are certain boundaries that cannot be easily crossed when it comes to the world of the internet. Social media platforms such […]

Sex education is at the heart of House Bill 545, which is making its way through the Legislature. The bill, which was recently  heard by the Secondary Education and Career Development Subcommittee, would require parents to sign off for their children to be taught sex education in the state’s public […]

Almost a month ago, The Fairness in Female Sports Act was filed by the state House of Representatives’ Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee requiring that certain educational institutions’ athletic teams or sports be classified based on students biological sex. If approved, this would prohibit athletic teams or sports appointed […]

Elder Care Services is collaborating with FAMU’s COVID site in order to provide vaccination shots to seniors ages 60 and over. Elder Care Services is working to provide transportation for seniors to this vaccination site at then Lawson Center with the help of volunteers and a desire to help seniors […]

Florida A&M University College of Agriculture and Food Science professor Lambert H. B. Kanga has developed a strategy for the most harmful honeybee pest, the Varroa mite that threatens the honeybee population. He received  the 2021 Integrated Pest Management  “Bright Idea” award from the Friends of Southern Region Integrated Pest […]

After long-awaited promises of another round of stimulus checks, President Joe Biden delivered on his promise with $1,400 checks being sent out to millions of Americans over the past week. For many, this was a lifesaving gesture that has lightened the burden of COVID-19’s financial impact. President Biden took about […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable panel discussion Thursday concerning revoking the lockdowns and mask-wearing mandates some Florida communities have imposed. Exactly what does that mean for college students who will potentially be returning to campus next semester? Imagine sitting in a room full of unmasked students, and an […]

Florida A&M University was trending on Twitter Friday after some students noticed a monetary disbursement posted to their iRattler accounts marked as a “Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.” The combination of FAMU students thanking their school for the money and FAMU students expressing their disappointment resulted in the university trending […]

La Florida Coffee and Wine, located in the space of the former Starbucks on Kleman Plaza, officially opened to customers on March 8. Throughout the early hours of the day, anyone can purchase baked goods such as breads, muffins, pastries and cinnamon rolls. “It’s a coffee shop by day and […]