Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum stunned the political establishment last month when he received the Democratic Party’s nomination to run against Trump endorsed Ron DeSantis in November’s Florida Governor race. There was no doubt that Gillum, a graduate of Florida A&M, had the support of his alma mater’s student body as […]

On Monday, the 48th student senate held its weekly meeting in the Senate Chambers to discuss upcoming events that deal with sickle cell awareness, as well as confirm the new chief justice on the student supreme court. The initial topic of the meeting covered the importance of being aware of […]

Photo Courtesy of talgov.com Even with a 15 percent decrease in crime from last year, Leon County continues to have the highest per capita crime rate in the state, according to data compiled by eh Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Yes, the state capital is a college town, and […]

Maurice Edington, a vice president at FAMU and the only internal candidate to be the university’s next provost, sat down among faculty on Friday for a virtual discussion about his qualifications for the position. Faculty gathered via video call with Edington to ask questions about the wellbeing of both the […]

Briefing Bomb Squad and Law Enforcement before the search. Photo Credit: Kayla Carter QUINCY — Gadsden County authorities responded to a bomb threat at a chicken farm at approximately 10:55 a.m. Monday. The Cal-Maine Foods Chicken Farm, located at 763 Shade Farm Road, sits on acres of land in the […]

Four male FAMU students went to visit a friend at Stadium Centre Friday evening. What was supposed to be a friendly meetup turned horrific very quickly.  A resident of Stadium Centre, later identified by the students  as Don Crandall, refused to let the students enter the upscale Gaines Street complex. The […]

Members of the Delta Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma  Photo Credit: Dr. Nelly Mateeva The Delta Omicron chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma becomes the first Chemistry Fraternity on Florida A&M University’s campus, which makes FAMU the second historically black college university to have a chapter in the organization. The […]

The message was very clear when FAMU hosted a hazing prevention seminar earlier this week.   “FAMU has zero tolerance for any type of hazing being done,” Bryan Smith, who oversees FAMU’s anti-hazing efforts, said. This was one of his opening statements, setting the tone for the seriousness of the […]

Senator Christopher Miller addresses his colleagues. (Photo by Albert Hayes) Senators discussed and approved the four necessary election documents to ensure the seamless execution of student elections for the aspiring candidates.  Senator Christopher Miller, elections and appointments chairman presented the documents earlier this week for approval. Senator Miller presented […]

The moment Andrew Gillum won the Democratic primary for Florida governor on Aug. 28 was a reminder of Barack Obama’s historic presidential win. His message was very progressive and Gillum was forced to face white candidates who were well established politically and financially.  This is simply a small win in […]