Brownsville Preparatory Institute will call on the help of the community, parents and others to support its initiative to raise funds on Friday.   “Celebrating African-American STEM Scientists” is the theme for BPI’s eighth annual Black History Program. Every year, the school picks a different segment of African-American achievement to focus […]

Florida A&M announced that it received an in-kind software grant from Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software that is commercially valued at more than $85 million at a press conference Wednesday morning. Interim president Larry Robinson was first to make the grant announcement. He discussed FAMU’s long and fruitful partnership with […]

The Florida A&M University Foundation Inc. scholarship process is expected conclude Friday, according to the foundation’s computer research specialist. Recipients of the scholarship are still being notified after applying last year. However, Quanitra Thurston said the awarded students are going through a long process. “The scholarship committees started reviewing applications […]

The University Housing Rental Rate Review Committee discussed major issues concerning housing changes Tuesday.   Due to the increased daily operational costs, facilities upgrades and the university securing additional mortgage for the renovations of Sampson and Young halls, the committee proposed a 4 percent increase on the rental rate. “It […]

Neleen Leslie was declared the winner of Florida State University’s first Three-Minute Thesis Competition on Tuesday. The doctoral candidate in mass communication from Jamaica was one of 12 finalists who presented their 80,000-word thesis in three minutes or less. Contestants were only allowed to use a single, static slide to […]

The Saving Your Seeds tour began Tuesday in Perry Paige auditorium. The four-day state tour focuses on the multiple roles of organic seeds and building sustainable food support systems. Ira Wallace, an author and seed-saving pioneer from the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, said she began gardening, or seed saving, as […]

Tallahassee students may be out of luck for their interstate travel plans as the Florida Express Jet has canceled its plans for launch. The airline reportedly halted its plans for its March 20 launch due to a lack of startup capital and its inability to secure a gate at Fort […]

Tallahassee natives Tonnette Graham and Ronnie Mackey Jr. were announced as the Student Government Association president and vice president for the upcoming academic year late Tuesday night. Dozens of students filled the Hansel E. Tookes Sr. Student Recreation Center to hear the results of the campus elections, which concluded Tuesday […]

Melissa Harris-Perry shared tips on how to be a successful individual at Florida State University on Monday. The MSNBC contributor, author and professor at Tulane University spoke at the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall as a part of the Golden Tribe Lecture Series. “Campuses are my comfort zone,” Harris-Perry said. While Harris-Perry believes […]

The Tallahassee Citizens against the Death Penalty are attempting to have Paul Howell granted a stay of execution. Sheila Meehan, the chair for TCAD, said the group wants to bring attention to Howell’s case and reduce the amount of executions in Florida. “We are concerned because Paul Howell never got […]