Saturday, July 19, 2025
Campaign week is in full swing on FAMU's campus. Photo Submitted by D'Shai Wilkerson. Wednesday marked the first day of spring elections at Florida A&M University. Students are vying for positions such as student body president and vice-president, Mister and Miss FAMU, king and queen of Orange and Green, junior […]
Students gather for the live taping of "The Real." Photo courtesy of the @famu_1887 instagram page. Students and faculty filled the seats of FAMU's Lee Hall Wednesday morning for the filming of “The Real” daytime talk show. The show has been doing a tour of Historically Black Colleges and Universities […]
Legislatures are looking to redefine the term “harm” in relations to child protection policies. Currently, the definition broadly states “to a child’s health or welfare; can occur when any person sets out to harm a child resulting in injury or death,” according to the senate bill 128 (SB128). At the tail end of […]
New Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed the largest budget in state history. Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released a proposed $91.3 billion spending plan in advance of the upcoming legislative session. The spending plan would be the largest in state history. The […]
Campaign season is underway. Photo by D'Shai Wilkerson. Student Government Association student body president candidates are gearing up for a week of campaigning to hopefully become the next leader of some 10,000 students at FAMU. The three candidates, all seasoned members of SGA, are Jabari Knox, Rochard Moricette and Robyn […]
Image of Dentist Utensils. Photo Courtesy of lanphierdental.com Florida is facing a shortage in dental care and to fill the gap, coalitions are asking lawmakers to support two competing bills for this upcoming legislative session. SB 1498, sponsored by Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, plans to authorize licenses for a dental […]
Tuesday was the 25th annual Space Day at the Capitol. Photo Submitted by Chris Johnson. Tuesday marked the 25th annual Florida Space Day at the Capitol, as aerospace companies and officials talked to lawmakers and lobbyists about the future of space commercialization and Florida’s role in the aerospace industry for […]
Arming teachers in Florida. Photo Courtesy of avvo stories. In the aftermath of the massacre at a Parkland high school that took the lives of 17 students and teachers one year ago, a state Senate panel advanced a plan on Tuesday that would arm teachers at public schools in Florida. […]
Listed are the organizations that are active to be a part of the 3 active councils this semester, the NPHC, the CIO, and the PFC. Photo Courtesy of Chazmen Geames. When people hear the words fraternity and sorority they usually think of the “Divine 9.” These organizations are collectively known as […]
Members in the Progressive Black Men. Photo Courtesy of pictame.com. If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it’s probably a duck. This, however, is not the case for the Florida A&M University chapter of Progressive Black Men, an organization on campus whose intake process resembles that […]