Tallahassee’s transit system began its two-week “Stuff The Bus” food drive on Thursday to help benefit America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend. StarMetro is offering free bus passes for individuals who donate non-perishable items, including canned foods, cereal and pasta. On each bus, passengers will find a big white […]

Hundreds of Florida A&M students attended the rescheduled Career Expo in the Al Lawson Gymnasium on Thursday. Wearing business attire, students exchanged résumés for opportunities with prospective employers. Delores Dean, director of the Career Center, worked to continue this biannual tradition on campus. “The Career Expo provides an opportunity for students and faculty to […]

Florida A&M students found themselves at the center of the civil rights movement with the 1956 bus boycott and the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins. The public will be able to follow these two historical moments during the one-hour viewing of “Footsteps to Freedom,” a documentary highlighting civil rights activists, at […]

The board of trustees will reconvene in a week to vote on proposed amendments and clarifications after failing to approve the contract for Florida A&M’s president-select this morning. Within the following week, trustees will share their thoughts and comments with one another and attorneys from both sides as they try […]

The Spring 2014 Career Expo has been rescheduled for Thursday in the Al Lawson Center at 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – FAMU Career Center (@FAMUCareerCent) January 29, 2014 The Career Center‘s biannual Career Expo has been postponed until Thursday due to inclement weather. The event will take place from […]

Thirteen individuals were recognized Monday at the Tallahassee Community College for the Cherry Hall African-American History calendar unveiling. The ceremony honored those who have made an impact in their local communities. The fourteenth annual calendar’s theme this year was “Civil Rights Unsung Heroes: Great by Choice.” Cherry Hall Alexander, Tallahassee resident and […]

The Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering hosted its Engineering Day for FSU’s Alumni Center on Tuesday. Eager students dressed in business attire quickly filled the Alumni Center to seek opportunities from the roughly 60 companies that participated with job openings and internships to offer students. “The turnout just keeps […]

The Florida A&M-Florida State College of Engineering will host its bi-annual Engineering Day on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Engineering Day is a career fair for students to meet employers and search for full-time, part-time, co-op and internship opportunities in their prospective fields. Chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, environmental, […]

The Leon County Health Department has confirmed that there are cases of H1N1 in Leon County. “H1N1 is circulating in Leon County, which is not unexpected,” Page Jolly, a public information officer and contract manager, wrote in an email. The H1N1 virus, which rampaged throughout the country in 2009, has re-emerged […]

Tallahassee’s NAACP chapter president is calling for higher standards and more thorough evaluations for people in law enforcement after a partial grand jury didn’t indict the officer who fatally shot a former Florida A&M football player. Dale Landry, who is also a retired law enforcement officer, said he isn’t surprised […]