Students in Tallahassee will come together Monday to support a cause that is near and dear to many of their hearts. Students from Florida A&M and Florida State will be meeting at 8:30 a.m. to march along Gaines Street to the Capitol in honor of Trayvon Martin. Monday is […]
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Proctor, Gillum and Lawson to gather at FAMU
As media attention intensifies over the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, students are refusing to keep quite and sparking a number of initiatives so the community’s voice will be heard. “Whatcha know about Trayvon” will be held on The Set at 10:30 am. Students from Florida A&M, Florida State […]
Nokia Announces Vibrating Tattoos
Nokia announces vibrating tattoos and senior broadcast journalism student Shanica Johnson has the story. Watch the video here.
Lawyers Push Scott for Action in Martin Killing
#8220;Justice for Trayvon!” was all that could be heard as about 100 Tallahassee citizens marched through the Capitol to Governor Rick Scott’s office yesterday at 2 p.m. “Our main objective is to get to the governor and voice our concerns about how biased this investigation is,” said Mutaqee Akbar, an […]
ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines’ to Feature Robert Champion Case
ESPN will air another installment of its investigative series “Outside the Lines” Sunday. The topic: Florida A&M and the death of Robert Champion. The program airs at 9 a.m. on ESPN and 10 a.m. on ESPN 2. After having worked on the project since January, ESPN Tuesday published an in-depth […]
Only Handful of Students Use E2 Alerts
Students at Florida A&M are not taking advantage of the E2 Campus emergency alert system. The system has been at FAMU since 2005, two years before the Virginia Tech massacre. Although the service is licensed for 10,000 users, fewer than 3,000 of the 13,000 enrolled students are active users are […]
Melissa Ford tells Students: Entertainment Business is ‘Competitive’
The journalism students who attend Florida A&M University with aspirations to become entertainment correspondents may change their minds if they don’t like competition. Actress/model Melissa Ford cautioned students about the competition that comes with being in the entertainment business. “I see everybody when I go out for an acting role,” […]
SACS to Come in April for ‘Special Visit’
A regional accrediting body is returning to Florida A&M next month to review financial aid, student records and general procedures. A special team from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will conduct the “special visit” from April 12 to 15 according to Maurice Edington, director of the FAMU Quality […]
FAMU professor victim of tagging
Louise Reid Ritchie, former Famaun adviser and her husband, journalism professor, Joe Ritchie, are the latest victims of “tagging.” Joe Ritchie discovered their 2008 silver Beetle Volkswagen spray painted in black with the word “El Miggery.” Louise Ritchie said the tagging came as a surprise. She has chosen not […]
Greek Unity
The phrase unity is defined by Merriam-Webster as a condition of harmony. Florida A&M University encourages organizations to promote unification on campus with the practice of unity within the community. Social and service Greek letter organizations at FAMU have set a standard for promoting ‘Greek Unity’; the expectations are […]