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Pres. Obama Talks to Student Reporters about Education Loan Plan
As President Barack Obama was traveling to speak at several colleges Tuesday about the potential doubling of student loan interest rates, he and his staff took time to ask for help from college journalists. With the current rate at 3.4 percent set to double to 6.8 percent by July 1 […]
First arrest made in BP oil spill case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A BP engineer intentionally deleted more than 300 text messages indicating the amount of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico was much greater than what the company later reported and that BP’s efforts to control the spill were failing, the U.S. Justice Department alleged Tuesday […]
Garage still in disrepair. Closure indefinite
For nearly a month Florida A&M students have not been able to fully utilize the only parking garage on campus. “The third level of the parking garage has been closed due to cracks in the structure,” said Samuel J. Houston director of facilities, planning and construction. “ [It] will remain […]
FAMU only ‘green’ HBCU in Princeton Review
Florida A&M has been selected for the second year in a row by The Princeton Review for its list of 322 top green campuses in the United States and Canada. Florida State also made the list, but FAMU is the only historically black college and university to be selected. […]
County approves Operation Thank You
Leon County will honor local members of the Armed Forces and Veterans during May’s “Operation Thank You.” The Leon County Board of County Commissioners approved the event on March 13. Friday, May 18, post-Sept. 11 local armed forces members and veterans will be honored in downtown Tallahassee. “When I initially […]
Civil Rights Group Cautions about Race, Discrimination Violence
A nonprofit Civil Rights organization that handles discrimination warns that hate-based violence is on the rise in America. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there are 1,018 hate groups in America, with 55 of them in Florida. Since 2000, the national count has increased by 54 percent. SPLC said […]
Students Have Many Choices to Go Abroad, Learn
Students who are looking to travel abroad have many options besides studying. Students can take a spring break trip, volunteer over the winter and even intern abroad. Today’s global economy has increased the need for having experience living abroad. “The importance of studying abroad is it helps you to learn […]
Silent for a Semester, FAMU’s Voice of ‘100’ Remain Suspended
On the hills of Florida A&M University, located in the heart of the Foster-Tanner Music Building, sits a room that was once filled with the rhythmic and melodic sounds of the Marching “100.” FAMU’s famed band performed at countless Super Bowl games and Grammy Awards shows, received national and international […]
BOG Docs Reveal Hazing Complaints Days before Champion’s Death
The hazing documents requested by the Board of Governors proves that university administration was made aware of hazing incidents being performed in the band before Nov. 19. The documents show that Band Director Julian White reached out to Florida A&M Police Department following a hazing incident for the clarinet sub-section […]