Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Photo Credit | Aldernico Brioch It was on Monday, Oct. 3, 129 years ago that an act funded Florida’s first land grant institution for colored students among the rattlesnakes and rich green agriculture of Leon County. Since then, Florida A&M University has gone from 15 students and two teachers to […]
Photo Credit | Larry Butler For a category one, Hurricane Hermine sure walloped Tallahassee. It has been 27 days since Hermine and major work crews are still out cutting up fallen trees, removing debris and repairing major damage. Although Florida A&M University did not lose power from the storm, the […]
Photo Courtesy of Rashad Christie As a part of the final phase of the construction of the FAMU Villages, gates have officially been installed. The first phase of the FAMU Villages was completed when the 800 bed, suite-style residence hall officially opened for the Fall semester of 2014. Past leadership […]
Hosted by the Asian Coalition of Tallahassee and co-sponsored by the city of Tallahassee, the Experience Asia Festival has taken over downtown Tallahassee for the 12th year. The festival’s main goal and theme is centered around “Embracing Differences” and merging communities within the Tallahassee area. Located […]
Florida A&M athletes are giving back to the community. The students of Hartsfield Elementary School anticipate the weekly arrival of Thursday to have a chance to meet and eat with student athletes from FAMU. FAMU Athletics Lunch Buddies program was designed to give student athletes an opportunity to give […]
Leon County School Board members listened to concerns of the local Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Education Coalition, assembled by the Florida State University College of Medicine, to discuss students who are at risk for adult obesity. Allison Wiman, a former Leon County nurse believes the current weight of many children is […]
Photo Credit Sierra Brown As Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University continues to make changes, interim President Dr. Larry Robinson has yet to let those changes affect his growing relationships with the student body. On Saturday, the Rattlers football team took home their first win at Bragg Stadium against Savannah State […]
As student leaders flooded the Grand Ballroom for Rattler Round-Up in efforts to certify their respective organizations for the 2016-2017 academic school year, they were introduced to iStrike. iStrike, a program run through OrgSync, is Florida A&M University’s first glimpse at the Office of Student Activities’ (OSA) move to go […]
Former FAMU presidents James Ammons and Frederick Humphries join interim President Larry Robinson and former President Walter Smith. FAMU's royal court sits front and center during the Founder's Day festivities. FAMU President Larry Robinson served as keynote speaker during the Founder's Day convocation. (Photos by FAMUAN Photo Editor Adlernico Brioche) […]
Woodville Volunteer Fire Department recognized Tom Mihalich as the most influential firefighter. Leon County hosted its 19th Annual Fire Truck Roundup on Saturday, at the Growing Room Child Development Center. This years Jack Harron Volunteer Firefighter of the year recipient was Tom Mihalich of the Woodville Volunteer Fire […]