President Trump signed an executive order regarding artificial intelligence last month. Photo Courtesy of Google Images. President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month to advance American leadership in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Artificial intelligence allows quick advancements for everyday technology, the economy, U.S. military, health and […]
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Experts: HIV breakthrough unlikely to help those who need it most
For the second time in 12 years medical experts have cured a patient with HIV. Photo Courtesy of Medical News Today. For just the second time since the worldwide epidemic began more than three decades ago, a patient in London appears to have been cured of an HIV infection, […]
Florida’s ‘First Step Act’ Initiative
Speaker Paul Ryan signing First Step Act. Photo Courtesy of Google. The United States Congress passed and President Trump signed into law, the “Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act” or the “FIRST STEP Act” in November of 2018. This law provides several significant changes to the […]
SBI senior snags internship with world’s No. 1 real estate firm
FAMU senior Nelani KelleyMarsh will be spending 10 weeks at CBRE in Miami. Photo Submitted by Nelani KellyMarsh. Nalani KelleyMarsh, a senior business admiration major, is making FAMU history by becoming the first African American accepted into CBRE’s internship program. KelleyMarsh came across this internship opportunity through a conference with the […]
Bill would require schools to teach CPR
Lexi Sima, Senator Perry E. Thurston and Shawn Sima after discussing Senate Bill 366. Photo Submitted by Marie Rattigan. Imagine getting a phone call that your child is laying lifeless on the floor. You drop everything in a panic and begin to run to her rescue. The paramedics arrive, and you […]
Railroad Square Art Park prepares for new Hyatt House Hotel
The new Hyatt House hotel that will take place in Railroad Square Art Park. Photo Courtesy of Mountain Shore Properties. Railroad Square Art Park and Mountain Shore Properties announced plans to build a new Hyatt House hotel and new retail building. Many businesses, shops, and restaurants that are located near […]
FAMU hopes to improve graduation rates with new initiative
Photo of Graduates. Photo Courtesy of famu.edu Florida A & M University has implemented a coordinated new initiative designed to improve four-year graduation rates for first-time college students. The new program, Finish in Four, expands upon a previous effort that improved the institution’s six-year graduation rates over the past several […]
More than 25 students forced out of Gibbs Hall
A portion of Gibbs Hall is expected to remain closed until fall 2020. Photo Submitted by Alychia Cole. Maintenance workers went to Gibbs Hall on Thursday to assess a leak in the north wing of the ground floor. It turned out to be more than a leak. They found signs of […]
Online protest erupts over parking woes
Parking enforcement does not end at 6 p.m. on weekdays, contrary to what many students believe. Photo Courtesy of Adrienne Robinson. A ceremonial ground-breaking for the new 700-bed residence hall on FAMU’s campus took place Wednesday afternoon. And almost immediately afterward, some students took to social media to voice their […]
Budgets and spending broken down at BOT meeting
The FAMU Board of Trustees held committee meetings on Wednesday prior to Thursday's board meeting. Photo Submitted by Sa'Vanna D. Smith. The director of budgets at Florida A&M University, Ronica O. Mathis, gave a presentation during Wednesday’s Board of Trustees committee meetings that involved the term “carry-forward funding.” The university […]