Professor Yaw D. Yeboah has been appointed the dean of the Florida A&M and Florida State College of Engineering. Many students are impressed with his accomplishments and hope Yeboah’s arrival will bring change. FAMU students hope Yeboah will help them feel included instead of as outsiders. According to students from FAMU, […]

Employees in Jefferson County, Fla., can exhale for a moment as the 2012 legislative session continues. A plan to create the largest private prison system in the United States is facing stiff opposition in the legislature. Last week, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to move nearly $10 million around […]

Lieutenant General John Castellaw, United States Marine Corps Ret., Thursday urged the Florida Legislature to invest in renewable energy, energy conservation and efficiency. At a press conference at the Capitol building, Castellaw praised renewable energy as a cheaper way to power the state. “We want to have energy that is […]

John Due remembers his wife’s strong spirit and her refusal to submit. “She was as assertive with me as she was with the rest of the world,” said Due. From an early age, Patricia Stephens began to champion for integration in Florida. She was just 13 years old when she […]

Whitney Houston has died of unknown causes. The 48-year-old singer was reported dead by her publicist in a statement to AP Saturday. Houston was known for her soulful R&B music through the 90’s, along with appearances in films like “Waiting to Exhale.” Her turmultuous battles with drug abuse and an […]

Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees Thursday named a former federal judge to head an anti-hazing committee, which will propose suggestions to eradicate the underground practice of hazing at the university. Former United States Federal Judge Stephen Craig Robinson is one of seven committee members who will decide how FAMU proceeds […]

The keynote speaker for Florida A&M’s Black History Convocation scheduled for Feb. 17 is bound to turn some heads this year. Headlining the event at Al Lawson Center is Florida’s eighteenth Lieutenant Governor, Jennifer Carroll. Carroll, a Trinidadian native who immigrated to the United States as a child, is the […]

Two student senators have partnered to renovate Florida A&M’s grand ballroom. Their plans would make the grand ballroom into a smart room and make more “accessible and convenient.” Twin brothers, Anthony Siders II and Sean Siders, are trying to get the bill passed through the senate that would add projector screens, […]

Wordio is an app created by a team of six Florida State students. This innovative app converts any text on the web to audio. The app also has the ability to filter out any noise created by pop ups or ads.  The app is designed for listening to news sources […]

Students at Florida A&M University should be aware that the City of Tallahassee will be closing the intersection of Gaines Street and Railroad Avenue this weekend while working on a phase of construction for the Gaines Street Project. The closure will be in effect from 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, […]