The Quality Enhancement Plan hosted a freshman seminar with a twist in Lee Hall on Tuesday.  The seminar, “Exploring Ideas of Critical Ethics,” used “Jeopardy” to create awareness on ethics and information. The freshmen were split into two teams, and questions included several aspects of ethics, the Southern Association of Colleges and […]

Construction for the $10 million state-of-the-art, multi-platform, 24-hour broadcast facility in the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication will begin this summer, according to Ann Kimbrough. The SJGC dean and other officials signed a contract with the Black Television News Channel this morning that will create an 11-year partnership with […]

The Florida Conference of Black State Legislators hosted the annual Emerging Leaders Summit at Florida’s Historic Old Capitol on Wednesday. The summit focused on conquering new impactful frontiers for future leaders. Vince Evans, summit coordinator, said the FCBSL brings young people and college students together to talk about impactful community issues and how to emerge as […]

The Florida Department of Children and Families launched its new campaign, “Who’s Really Watching Your Child?,” Tuesday during a press conference at the state capitol. The campaign, targeted toward parents and guardians of children up to 4, is aiming to raise parental awareness on the dangers of allowing non-relatives to […]

A new course of study to partner with the  Black Television News Channel could begin as early as fall 2015. The university board of trustees voted to authorize the interim president to enter into an agreement for a new course of study with the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication with […]

Nature enthusiasts crossed a new bridge on Tuesday after the opening of Tallahassee’s Canopy Walkway. The walkway overlaps the CSX Railroad tracks and connects the Lafayette Heritage Trail Park and Leon County’s J.R. Alford Greenway. Before its completion, many trail walkers and hikers trekked through unpaved paths to reach the […]

Florida A&M student delegates will leave for San Francisco, Calif., tonight to represent the school at the University of California, Berkeley’s Intercollegiate Model United Nations Conference. Students will get the opportunity to actively engage in diplomacy procedures and policy drafting. The Model United Nations simulates the United Nations, which is […]

State Attorney General Pam Bondi met with her Statewide Task Force on the Progress of Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns at the Capitol on Monday. Catherine Johnson, a graduate student at Florida Gulf Coast University from Fort Myers, Fla., was a substance abuser three years ago after she found out she […]

Hotels and condos in Panama City Beach will police spring break behavior to save money and keep damage at a minimum. Each year spring breakers destroy hotel furniture, appliances and dishes. They put holes in walls and floors, TVs are thrown into pools and doors are kicked off of hinges. […]

StarMetro delivered more than 3,000 pounds of food to Second Harvest as a result of its “Stuff the Bus” campaign today. A StarMetro bus drove the donated food to Second Harvest,where volunteers unloaded the food into two containers for employees to store the food in the warehouse. Patricia Day, community […]