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FAMU professor: Artificial intelligence brings high risks

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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]