Wednesday, July 16, 2025
“It is important for me to work here with our students because I represented a lot of parents like theirs in bankruptcy during the recession and I felt like that was far too limited a scope of reach,” said Jon Perdue, director of Florida A&M’s Legal Scholars program. Perdue is […]
The status of Florida A&M Athletic Director John Eason remained unclear as of Tuesday evening. Eason told media on Sunday following the Rattlers’ 34-31 win over North Carolina A&T that he had submitted his letter of resignation to FAMU President Larry Robinson. Robinson refused to accept the letter, according to […]
A rally against an anti-abortion proposal took place before noon Tuesday on the fourth floor of the Capitol building. Planned Parenthood organized the rally along with youth advocates and lawmakers who wanted to say why they are opposed to House Bill 265, which forces parental consent for abortion. This brief […]
WFSU Public Media has partnered with PBS to produce a film titled “Retro Local” as part of the “Retro Report” series. The film depicts and analyzes the Smokey Hollow neighborhood of Tallahassee and what FAMU currently knows as Foote Hilyer. JacqueLynn Hatter, a 2007 graduate of FAMU who is the […]
Florida A&M University graduate and Tallahassee Police Department Officer Damon Miller continues to give back to his university while his law enforcement career continues to thrive. Miller graduated from FAMU in December 2004 with a criminal justice degree. He also played football for the Rattlers from 2000-2004, while maintaining work-study […]
Leon County’s September unemployment rate is one of the top 20 lowest unemployment rates in the state of Florida. With an unemployment rate of 2.8%, Leon County tied with eight other Florida counties for No. 11 in the state. This is the lowest unemployment rate for the county since 2006. […]
Florida A&M’s Student Health Center offered free breast exams last Tuesday and Thursday. Many female students came to check their status. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During this month individuals take the time to honor the victims and promote an increase in awareness of this disease. According to the […]
Roughly every 2 minutes a woman in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a nationally known organization that has been hosting walk-a-thons throughout the country for over 25 years to raise money and awareness about breast cancer. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer […]
Tropical Storm Nestor is expected to hit Tallahassee and other areas of the Northern Gulf Coast later today and last through the weekend. The initial tropical storm warning was upgraded this morning to a tropical storm watch for Leon and surrounding counties by the National Weather Service. Nestor is labeled […]
Florida A&M University’s student government held a pep rally inside Gaither gym Thursday for what was dubbed a “North Carolina A&T x Breast Cancer Awareness” event accompanied by the hashtag, #PinkOutFAMU. The doors opened at around 7:30 p.m. with the cheerleaders doing their usual aerobics on the padded floors to […]