Near FAMU Village dormitory, the FAMU Environmental Health and Safety Department in partnership with the FAMU Sustainability Institute celebrated the opening of the University Recycling Center, using President Dr. Elmira Mangum as the ribbon cutter for the ceremony today. The center will serve as a hub for students and faculty […]

The Tallahassee Police Department has announced the launch of a community survey to bridge the gap between law enforcement and residents of Tallahassee. The goal of the survey is to gather feedback on the agency’s overall efficiency and effectiveness. Tallahassee Police Officer, James Traylor, is unsure whether this will be […]

The City of Tallahassee has relaunched its first mobile application, DigiTally, to the public, which allows residents to report city-related issues directly to the specific department. Since its inception in April 2013, the app has experienced a number of crashes and other technical issues. However, within the past month, an […]

Samuel H. Coleman Memorial Library welcomed a new addition, the Afro-American Special Collection, Thursday, Feb. 11. This will now be a permanent showcase located in the Heritage Room. The special collection is an extension of the African-American collection in Coleman Library. The exhibit features  limited edition works from “Letter from […]

Florida A&M University Facility Planning Department is creating the 2015- 2020 Growth Development Plan. This campus expansion is expected to close Wahnish Way to all automobile traffic, and seven additional parking garages may be in FAMU’s future.       The City of Tallahassee Growth Management Department works closely with […]

There are a total of 92 cases of Measles in California as of Feb. 2, 2015, 52 of which are linked to the Disneyland theme park.   According to the Florida department of health,  four cases of this disease were reported among travelers that recently visited the state. Officials of […]

The Beta Alpha chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. hosted a panel discussion on the state of the black family in Perry Paige auditorium Monday to kick off AKA week and black history month. The event emcee was Vince Evans, a Florida A&M University alumni. There were various panelists, […]

The Federal Communications Commission recently formed new rules to regulate Internet services to create public utility. This plan will fall right under President Obama’s Title II telecommunications act, which states that common carriers cannot “make any unjust or unreasonable discrimination in charges, practices, classifications, regulations, facilities, or services.” The first […]

The Florida House Choice & Innovation Subcommittee approved a bill from Rep. Larry Lee Jr. that requires the Office of Early Learning to establish a 5-year Literacy Jump Start Pilot Project in St. Lucie County.   This bill will provide emergent literacy instruction to low-income, at-risk children. Under proposal HB […]

Student Ambassadors from The Florida Information Technology Career Alliance grant program are encouraging students in grades K-12 to pursue more computer-driven careers.   In the last decade, FAMU has received over a million dollars in funding to address the national underrepresentation of minorities in the computer profession.  The Florida Information […]