Photo Courtesy of Safetysigns.com.  A bill was filed Monday in response to the laws put in place due to the tragic school shooting in Parkland, that killed 17 people last Feb. 14. State Rep. Mike Hill, who was elected in November and is a Republican, filed the bill that would […]

Miss FAMU, Imani Cooper and Miss Bennett College, Brooke Kane together at royal conference. Photo Submitted by Imani Cooper. The reigning Miss Florida A&M University, Imani Copper, announced on social media on Wednesday that she and several other HBCU kings and queens had decided to forfeit this year’s Ebony Magazine […]

The FAMU Campus Recreational Center sits at the west end of campus, across from the softball field.  Photo Courtesy of Rattler Nation. On Jan. 7, Florida A&M resumed classes for the spring semester and students made their way to campus to utilize FAMU’s facilities like any other normal day. Around […]

Students at the Anti-Hazing Seminar walking up to student organizations getting to know them and waiting for the seminar to begin. Photo Submitted by Christopher Miller. After the 2011 hazing tragedy that claimed the life of a Marching 100 drum major, Florida A&M University has taken extra precautions to ensure […]

Photo courtesy of Google Images.  The ongoing partial government shutdown is the longest in history, at 24 days and counting. Politicians are saying there is no end in sight. More than 38 million people are on food stamps. The government shutdown could hit them hard. If the government doesn’t reopen […]

Contractor are beginning to create vertical structure for the the CASS building.  Photo Submitted by Sherneka Streater. Florida A&M University is hoping to improve the retention and graduation rates of its students with the completion of the Center for Access and Student Success building. Located northeast of Gaither Gym near […]

Students attend class in TCC Communications & Humanities Building. Photo Submkitted by Karlyn Sykes. In a tweet last week, Tallahassee Community College announced its latest move in a strategic plan to enhance student success by reducing class sizes beginning this spring 2019 semester. In an official statement, the college said, […]

Students wait to be advised at the One-Stop shop. Photo Submitted by Cori Bostic. After experiencing a plethora of obstacles, students at FAMU were upset and frustrated with the advising procedures at last week’s One-Stop Shop.    The One-Stop Shop is an academic event that takes place during the first […]

Shelby Chipman, a FAMU grad, is best known as director of the Marching 100. Photo Submitted by Mitchell, B. Shelby Chipman, director of FAMU’s acclaimed March 100, has been named president-elect of the Florida Music Educators Association. Chipman is the second FAMU alumnus and the third FAMU professor to be named […]

Federal Workers rallying together in efforts to protest the government shutdown.  Cierra Richardson | The Famuan As Congress and President Donald Trump continue a partial government shutdown over funding for a proposed border wall, federal workers are raising their own concerns. This week marked the first two-week pay period where many […]