Shawnta Friday-Stroud served as dean of SBI since 2010 Photo credit:Knight Creative Communities Institute    In the midst of yet another controversy on the campus of Florida A&M University, a new vice president of university advancement has been named. George Cotton resigned from his position as vice president of […]

On Jan.  8, the day before the 2018 legislative session officially began, HB 1335 was introduced. The proposal was submitted by Rep. Bill Hager R-Delray Beach. Hager’s bill would create a task force that would assist in considering options for relocating the state capitol building, as well as the legislative […]

Architectural drawing of future Center for Access and Student Success building Finding a parking spot may be more difficult on the campus of Florida A&M University, but the reward will be greater in the end. Designs have been drawn and ground broken on FAMU’s new undertaking; 2019 will be the […]

Photo credit: monroecountyem.com   Earlier this month it snowed in Tallahassee for the first time since 1989. Schools and universities were closed for the rare event but were reopened the following day when it became a little warmer. This past week the temperatures in Tallahassee have reached the lower 20s and […]

As a college student, it is hard to imagine that information could be prevented from reaching the masses due to the greed of major corporations. Save the Internet is a website that informs the public about net neutrality. According to the website, on Dec. 14, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission’s […]

The search committee at Florida A&M’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences held a meeting Wednesday night for students and faculty about selecting the next dean for the school. The meeting was held in the New Pharmacy Building with a few students and members of the committee there to inform […]

As a college student in Tallahassee; access to fresh, healthy groceries is limited. Students who live on campus with no vehicles are forced to travel several miles to the nearest Publix or shop somewhere close where basic groceries cost more and fresh vegetables are often unavailable. However, this may no […]

Keith Miles poses for the Thelma Thurston Gorham  Distinguished Alumnus Award. (FAMU SJGC) The athletic department at Florida A&M recently added a new deputy director – Keith Miles. But the athletics’ gain represents a loss for FAMU’s flagship radio station, WANM 90.5 FM, the “Flava” station. Miles had served as […]

Photo credit: Jaclyn Harold  Students and faculty gathered Thursday evening for a candlelight vigil to commemorate the lives of two fallen Rattlers. Alfred Motlow III, 19, and Aniya Brown, 20, both sophomores a part of the college of engineering – died in a fatal car crash while traveling back from […]

Photo credit: MGN Online As 2018 begins, the State of Florida is unleashing a new set of laws. One new law increases the Sunshine State’s minimum wage rate by 15 cents, changing the salary from $8.10 an hour to $8.25 an hour. Florida’s minimum wage rate of $8.25 is higher […]