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FAMU Suspends Professors after Hazing Investigations

The suspension of two Florida A&M professors last week for their alleged involvement in a hazing incident came after one faculty member felt Band Director Julian White was being treated unfairly. Associate music professor Longiuneu Parsons told Tallahassee Police Department investigators he felt White, who is on administrative leave, was […]

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Sleep Routines Affect Student Health

The staff of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital’s Sleep Center said waking up and going to sleep at the same time seven days a week provides the correct amount of healthy sleep. “Individuals between the ages of eight to mid-20s need at least 8 to 10 hours of sleep to actually develop […]

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Drought Seizes Florida Weather

It is mid-afternoon in Tallahassee and the clear blue sky suddenly unleashes a furious rainfall. Minutes later, the storm clears and once again the sun beats down on the perpetually soggy city. Florida weather has long been called sporadic. Some residents joke that if you don’t like the weather in […]

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At FAMU, Angela Davis Calls for More Attention to Women’s Issues

Notedy activist Angela Davis Thursday called for greater response to violence against women and increased protection for marginalized communities. The former Black Panther was speaking to a full house at Florida A&M’s Lee Hall where she delivered the final presentation of a week of Women’s History Month-themed events, dubbed “Young, […]

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Scott urges BOT to reconsider Anti-Hazing Committee decision

  Gov. Rick Scott emailed Florida A&M Board of Trustees Chairman Solomon Badger Tuesday night expressing “disappointment” in changes made to the university’s Anti-Hazing Committee’s mission. The BOT, with a 7-2 vote, approved the Anti-Hazing Committee’s plan to focus on fact finding that will allow its members to discuss their […]

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Court waives Palmer’s right to a speedy trial

  The Leon County court system issued a waiver of speedy trial for Starquineshia in a case management conference on March 21. This means she has lost her right to the sixth amendment and her sentencing will be expedited. Palmer has been charged with the murder of Florida A&M university […]

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Intersections prove troublesome for accidents

    Two intersections have proven to be the most prevalent locations for car accidents at Florida A&M.   The intersection of Wahnish Way and Gamble Street and the intersection of  Martin Luther King Boulevard and Palmer Avenue are highly populated areas  where students transition from class to class, presenting […]

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Rally attracts Civil Rights activists

    SANFORD FLA. – “Make room for the elite and the V.I.P!” is what one woman screamed in outrage after not being allowed inside the “ticket-only” town hall meeting Monday in Sanford, Fla.  Civil rights leaders the Reverends Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Jamal Bryant and memebers of Congress Rep. […]

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NOAA promotes STEM among minorities

  The new pharmacy building was filled to capacity with faculty, students and representatives on Monday for environmental purposes discussing a new grant.   Florida A&M is hosting a national conference sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The sixth annual educational partnership program’s education and science forum, “Developing […]

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Union negotiates raises for FAMU faculty

  Faculty members will receive a 3 percent pay increase pending a ratification vote April 4 and 5. This agreement also calls for back pay for all faculty members retroactive to July 1, 2011.   The Florida A&M chapter of the United Faculty of Florida and the university administration agreed […]