The annual National Organization of Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) conference held at Florida State University sought to help redefine traditional definitions of masculinity. Held in FSU’s Student Services Building, the three-day event was chartered to raise awareness and help breakdown the social biases of what gender roles should be in […]

As the countdown to decision day approaches, faculty, staff, and students await the final word from the Board of Trustees on what stays and what goes to battle the merciless budget cuts. President James Ammons announced last Monday at a campus forum focused on the restructuring that about 200 employees […]

Candidates for the title of vice president of student affairs will be meeting Florida A&M officials this month as part of their interviews to secure the job. Starting Thursday, the first of three men who hope to succeed former VP Roland Gaines will talk in-person with members of the FAMU […]

Florida A&M’s annual event, Be Out Day, is off the calendar for now, according to a recent decision made by the Student Senate. During to a Student Senate Meeting held in mid-March, a number of senators voted against the “Be Out Day” bill because the funds were not available to […]

For some, downtown Tallahassee on a Saturday morning may conjure thoughts of empty tree-lined streets, church spires towering over oak trees greeting the rising sun, and abandoned government buildings. But for others, Saturday at 9 a.m. means the opening of the Downtown Marketplace, where modern business meets the main street […]

Florida A&M University recently named long-time worker Agatha Onwunli the new university registrar, according to a press release from FAMU. Most of Onwunli’s 15 years of service to FAMU were at the university’s Registrar’s Office. She worked in different jobs – from front desk attendant to assistant registrar for records […]

Carla Willis is leaving Florida A&M for familiar territory in Ohio. Willis, the vice president of student relations and the executive director of the FAMU Foundation Inc., is leaving on April 15. Willis has been with FAMU since February 2008. During her three years of employment at the university, she […]

Gov. Rick Scott remains largely unpopular among Florida residents, according to a new poll by Public Policy Polling. In January, following the gubernatorial inauguration a Gallup Poll revealed that 22 percent of Floridians were happy with the job the governor was doing  just weeks after his swearing-in ceremony. The […]

Road roads, and constant traffic delays and detours on Gaines Street may be worth the hassle for Tallahassee drivers. Construction, underway since 2009, block the north side of Gaines Street and have created a one-lane, one-way westbound road between Duval Street and Railroad Avenue. The route has allowed for construction […]

It was a relatively lax week in legislative chambers in Tallahassee, as state lawmakers debate bills and amendments up for consideration in the 2011 Florida Legislative Session.   Gov. Rick Scott created the Statewide Drug Trafficking Strike Force. “I applaud Governor Scott’s vision for a comprehensive statewide strategy to address […]