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Utilities Bills Dissuade Students from Off-Campus Living

Living off-campus during college may seem like the good life to some students but for others, there is one thing everyone dreads: Bills.  Students worry about unstable utility bills that may include water, electricity and gas. Although the City of Tallahassee lowered energy costs by 3.5 percent on Feb. 1, […]

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New Dorms to Open at Polkinghorne Site in Fall 2013

Florida A&M students can look forward to the construction of a new residence hall that is scheduled for a fall 2013 opening. The 800-bed facility will be located at the existing Polkinghorne Village site, behind The Café, and is estimated to cost the university $44 million. A recent update of […]

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Budget Cuts Dig Deep into FAMU; $20 million Reduced

Recently, Florida A&M was hit with a $20 million budget cut from the Florida Legislature. Administrators say the university doesn’t have a choice but to accept the circumstances. With tuition cost constantly rising over the previous years, many students are on edge about what to expect from such a large […]

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Tallahassee Installs New Red Light Cams around City

Today Tallahassee will expand its red light camera safety program. A new set of cameras will monitor the intersection of Capital Circle NE and Mahan Drive. The intersection is ranked in the top five in the city for accidents with the Tallahassee Police Department reporting more than 100 crashes during […]

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Florida Senate Passes Bill to Grant Credit to Veterans

The Florida Senate has passed legislation that provides uniform rules for granting college credit to returning veterans for training and education earned on active duty. Senate Bill 532, sponsored by Thad Altman, R-Rockledge, will be sent to Gov. Rick Scott for his signature. In early 2012, the senate tried to […]

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FAMU Professor Dies in Car Crash

Students, faculty and staff of Florida A&M bid farewell to math instructor, Sue Corsale. Corsale was killed in a car accident Friday night. At 7:15 p.m., the Leon County Sheriff's Office arrived at the intersection of Capital Circle North West and Tower Road. The 68-year-old's blue Chevrolet Trailblazer collided into […]

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Argument leads to shots fired at FAMU

One individual was arrested Thursday night after shots were fired on the east side of Palmetto Street South apartments. Officers arrested Tallahassee Community College student Cedric Henderson. The 23-year-old fired three shots into the air following a verbal confrontation between his girlfriend, Tytiana Edden, and Satin Webster. A Florida A&M […]

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SGA justices resign; Election results still undetermined

The spring 2012-election appeals cases can no longer be heard in front of Florida A&M’s Student Supreme Court as of Thursday evening.   Associate Justice, Jocelyn Oliver, a senior business administration student from Lake Butler, Fla., resigned at 6 p.m. Thursday right before court proceedings were to begin in the McCorvey […]

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Rising gas prices could affect students’ travel plans

With Spring Break closing in, many people are getting ready to start their road trips and book hotels, but higher gas prices could affect their plans. Florida residents are paying an average of $3.77 a gallon for gas throughout the state. It is three cents more than last […]

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Education Cuts Spur Rally at Capitol

Students rallied downtown Thursday for National Student Day of Action for Education with the Florida Alliance for Student Action in an effort to raise awareness of the dangers the university may face in the future. Students marched from the Kleman Plaza to the Capitol with Florida A&M student government members […]