Faculty members of Florida A&Ms Developmental Research School and FAMUs College of Education are teaming up to improve the history of FAMU DRSs school grade. We dont like it that this school is a D school, said Patricia Green-Powell, interim dean of the College of Education. So weve got to […]

Today, Sharon Saunders, chief communications officer at Florida A&M, confirmed that Michael Jefferson has been named student body president.Jefferson, formerly the student body vice president, takes the place of Marissa West, whose role as SGA president also included serving as a member of the board of trustees.Saunders said she could […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Defendants in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major have been given the stiffer charge of manslaughter by the new prosecutor and a longer wait until their case goes to trial.Recently sworn-in State Attorney Jeff Ashton added the second-degree felony count Monday for each of […]

Twelve former Florida A&M students felony charges have been upgraded to second-degree manslaughter, stemming from the Robert Champion hazing incident. The Ninth Circuit State Attorneys Office made the decision to upgrade the charges earlier this week. In May 2012, ten of the defendants were charged with third-degree felony hazing for […]

  Florida A&M’s e2Campus Alert System subscribers are encouraged to use the text alerts and other emergency notification systems offered.      Some students may have noticed fewer text message alerts compared to the campus crimes listed on the public crime log.  “We don’t send out texts for non-emergencies,” said […]

The Southside Arts Complex (SAC) ended Black History Month with a week of events, including Wednesdays A SAC Full of Stamps, which ended Sunday. It has been a great interest to the surrounding community, said Pamela Bowens-Saffo, visual arts director at SAC. Representatives from Leon County schools and parents brought […]

The Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library recently hosted the 24th National African-American Read-In. The event was held on Thursday, Feb. 28th from 6-8 p.m. and was open to the public. “Over a million readers of all ethnic groups from all over the world participate,” said Mary Douglas, the Youth […]

A bill that would outlaw texting and driving in Florida is progressing through legislature with companion bills to follow. S.B. 52, filed by Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, recently received a 9-0 vote by the Senate’s Transportation Committee. The bill would make texting while driving a secondary offense, meaning drivers must […]

  Tallahassee’s largest student housing company, Student Housing Solutions (STU), will host a grand opening block party March 1 from 4-7 p.m. The party will be held at Jennings Place on South Adams Street to celebrate the opening of a new leasing center, in an effort to build the company’s […]

  The Black Archives Research Center and Museum will host the grand opening of “The King Center Imaging Project” on Monday at 6 p.m. ElizabethMurell Dawson, archivist and curator of the Black Archives, said the event would be both informative and entertaining for students due to its technological aspects. “I […]