The deaths of Shannon Washington and Robert Champion have given new voice to the Florida A&M lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. “A climate of hostility has grown unchecked for too long,” said FAMU student Ciara Taylor, who lobbied at the Feb. 9 Board of Trustees meeting to add “sexual […]

Supporters of a legislative ethics bill argue that Florida lawmakers should not be allowed to work at public universities. Florida legislators last week voted down the bill that would have prevented what many consider the unethical situation of lawmakers controlling the money that pays them. After the bill failed, questions […]

Lawmakers will unveil Florida’s Civil Rights Hall of Fame with an inaugural ceremony on Feb. 29 at the Capitol rotunda. Out of 10 finalists, Gov. Rick Scott narrowed it down to three inductees: Mary McLeod Bethune, a civil rights and education activist, Rev. C.K. Steele, a civil rights leader, and […]

With FAMU Day approaching, students, faculty and alumni are preparing to flood the Capitol with orange and green. The Feb. 29 event is sponsored by FAMU’s National Alumni Association and will include a reception by James H. Ammons, the university’s president, recognizing legislators and friends. FAMU Day has become a […]

Florida A&M students were outraged at the recent defacement of the university’s marquee at the corner of FAMU and Wahnish ways. It has been a week since unidentified vandals spray-painted the words “War Music” on the marquee. Students called the vandalism “disrespectful” and “unnecessary.” Two other locations on campus were […]

Students and community supports gathered at the Eternal Flame in the Florida A&M quadrangle to celebrate the passing of an LGBT non-discrimination referendum Thursday. Originally scheduled to happen before the referendum was passed, the rally was meant the let students know about the LGBT presence on FAMU’s campus. The […]

The John G. Riley Center and Museum of African-American History and Culture, “Riley House” is celebrating black History Month by honoring African-American mid wives from the 19th and mid 20th century. The eighth Annual Cufflinks and Pearls Applause for the Pioneers Gala is scheduled for Friday Feb. 24 from 8 […]

A bill created to eliminate the theft of valuable metals is moving fast through legislation because legislators do not want to lose more businesses or lives. The bill sponsored by Sen. Jim Norman, R-Tampa, increases penalties for copper theft that damages or interrupts utilities or communication services. If Gov. Rick […]

Students have noticed many changes in this year’s Student Government Association spring elections. As the polls closed Tuesday, some felt candidates’ campaign tactics left much to be desired. “When I was a freshman, there were ads on buses and billboards, candidates hosting parties at nightclubs and mobs of people campaigning […]

After a week of campaigning and assertions of platforms, the results are finally in. Some students voted without waiting a single minute and others had to stand in long lines waiting to obtain a ballot. Alysia Boles, music education student said she had to wait in line at the precinct […]