When times are tough, bargain hunters get a bigger thrill finding good deals. Imagine their feeling if they walk away with a $30 computer on Saturday. The Florida A&M Office of Property Records holds a surplus sale at the Property Management Office of the Physical Plant Warehouse on 2380 Wahnish […]

For Florida A&M President James Ammons, everyday brings a fresh start and yesterday never happened. Life tends to happen that way when your employment contract has an evergreen clause, which makes it hard for your employer to terminate you. On Oct. 3, the Ad-Hoc Committee of the Florida A&M Board […]

Almost three weeks after Student Body President Breyon Love appointed Chris Weaver as chief justice of the judicial branch, Weaver finally took the oath of office. Weaver said Love approached him about possibly taking the position four months ago. According to Senate president Marissa West, part of the statute requires Love to advertise the […]

The camaraderie of Florida A&M’s Homecoming is long gone.  But the participating Greek sororities and fraternities in the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s annual step show are still up-in-arms about the controversial results of the event. FAMU’s Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and FSU’s Kappa Alpha Psi Inc., chapter were named the winners at the […]

A former assistant professor was awarded a $8,135.90 settlement after suing Florida A&M for discrimination he said was based on his nationality.  Uford Madden filed a lawsuit against the university in November 2010 for $15,000, stating he was denied tenure or promotions because he is Jamaican. Marie Mattox, Madden’s attorney, said she is pleased […]

For members of Florida A&M’s “Marching 100,” college is one big halftime show that concludes after about five or six years.  But for some members of the famous band the beat goes on, sometimes for almost a decade. This is because the university’s marching band does not have a membership term limit for […]

A Florida A&M alum has been named to lead the university’s fundraising efforts as vice president of university relations. Thomas Haynes Jr. was selected as vice president of university relations above four other finalists who interviewed for the job. Haynes is also a former FAMU employee. Haynes, a fundraising consultant […]

Hundreds turned out for the Occupy Tallahassee rally on Oct. 14 in front of the Old State Capitol to protest financial inequities. “There are so many people out here,” said Gabriel Paez, 21, a Florida State student. “I have been doing activism in the city of Tallahassee for awhile, and […]

With a decrease in funding to the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, prospective college students may have to pay higher costs to attend college. For the eighth consecutive time in Florida Lottery history, the organization has transferred more than $1 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, according to the […]

Last week, Florida Governor Rick Scott traveled to Washington, D.C., to confirm the state would be continuing its efforts to restore the Everglades National Park. According to a press release from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Scott, FLDEP Secretary Herschel Vinyard and South Florida Water Management Executive Director Melissa […]