Photo Courtesy of FAMU NOW After announcing a partnership with America’s Healthier Campus Initiative this summer, FAMU will be presenting a week of events called “Healthy Campus Week.” This week will focus on improving the lifestyles of FAMU’s students through food, fitness, and fun. The slogan that is being used […]
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Hurricane Florence wreaking havoc in the Carolinas
The city of New Bern in North Carolina after Hurricane Florence Photo Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo – EPA/MAXPPP What started out as a Category 1 hurricane is now a tropical depression. Hurricane Florence has left 42 people dead, thousands without power and has caused tremendous floods in its wake. The […]
Provost search committee has final meeting to discuss candidates for FAMU’s permanent Provost
Current FAMU Interim Provost Rodner Wright Photo Cred: FAMU Office of the Provost Florida A&M University’s President Larry Robinson announced in late July that a search was underway for a permanent provost. Rodner Wright, dean of the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology since 1996, has been serving as interim […]
FAMU DRS student makes royal court history
Miss FAMU DRS & Miss May Queen, Kennede Sapp Photo credit: Roger Walker Every queen wants her fairytale, Kennede Sapp’s reality became more exciting than she could have ever imagined. A senior at Florida A&M University (FAMU) Development Research School (DRS), Sapp was elected to serve as the 2018-19 Miss FAMU […]
FAMU alumna makes history
FAMU alumna Star Manning. Photo submitted by Yayri Hazell FAMU alumna Star Manning recently became the first female commander of the American Legion Sammy Davis, Jr. Post 784 in Inglewood, California. After being named the first female commander, Manning, 37, said she was astonished at how far her journey took her. […]
Rattlers, ’Noles come together
Photo submitted by Kalen L. Johnson Gaither Gym’s bleachers were full and rocking Friday night as students from Florida A&M and Florida State unified for the annual Bridge the Gap Pep Rally. The event is hosted by FSU’s Black Student Union. Krystine Auguste, a senior hospitality and tourism management major […]
FAMU slips one spot in national rankings
Florida A&M was knocked from its coveted perch as the No. 1 public HBCU when U.S. News & World Report released its annul Best Colleges 2019 guidebook earlier this month. FAMU, still ranked among the top 10 HBCUs in a list dominated by elite, private institutions, now sits behind No. […]
FAMU freshman turns to social media to address housing crisis
Tajae Jones | The FAMUAN Markia Patrick, a pre-nursing freshman at Florida A&M University, posted a detailed video of a leak in her FAMU Village dorm room on Saturday. The almost two-minute twitter post showed water marks around the leak, water pockets in the wall, and water drops from the […]
Turn the Strikes into Votes on the “Hill”
The Student Body in the Senate Chambers Photo submitted by: Kayla Carter Students, faculty and staff crowded the Senate Chambers on Monday night to express the importance of exercising your right to vote. A table was set up inside for unregistered students to register themselves so they can be a […]
Fresh 4 Less a new option for groceries
Fresh 4 Less entrance Brielle Crooms | The FAMUAN Fresh 4 Less is the newest addition to the grocery options in town. The grand opening weekend for the discount grocery store was Sept. 8-9, where they made their first sales at the crack of dawn on Saturday, Sept. 8. After […]