Dec. 1 5:45 p.m. Lawrence Tromley, Florida A&M’s audit service investigation administrator, was terminated on Nov. 10, The Famuan has learned.  His termination came after the abrupt Nov. 5 resignation of former Vice President for Audit and Compliance Charles O’Duor. O’Duor broke ties with the university after an independent ‘whistle-blower’ investigation […]

The main focus of the holiday season in Florida is “jobs, jobs, jobs,” said president and CEO of the Florida Retail Federation Rick McAllister. McAllister addressed a crowd at a press conference at the Governor’s Square Mall on Tuesday morning as he spoke about the holiday shopping forecast for 2011. One in four Floridians work […]

Facing a restless, disengaged and tired crowd at the Nov. 7 SGA meeting, DeAnna Burney sought more funds for the university’s assessment program. As Burney, chair of the Institutional Level Assessment Committee, made her plea, many senators and students were puzzled about why the university assessment program is underfunded. “Everyone has been affected by […]

Florida A&M students may be surprised to find out that the greenish residue coming out of the water fountains in Coleman Library isn’t there for decoration. But, according to the university’s custodial services and a professor of botany, the greenish residue is nothing to worry about. Swenson Anioce, a 22-year-old […]

Florida A&M student Reamonn Soto went to the White House to participate in the White House Community Leaders Briefing Series on Nov. 10 for Florida Leaders. The series is an opportunity for grassroots leaders to come to Washington to hear directly from White House officials on issues that are affecting […]

StarMetro has recently received numerous awards from the Florida Public Transportation Association and the American Public Transportation Association for safety and marketing. StarMetro was honored at the 2011 FPTA annual conference with two first place awards for “Most Improved Safety” and “Overall Safety Record.” For the Overall Safety Record, the […]

The Tallahassee City Commission has approved the beginning of phase II of the Gaines Street Revitalization Plan. The city’s Director of Public Works Gabriel Menendez said the phase II construction covers the improvements between Macomb Street and Stone Valley Way. “It will basically reconstruct that portion of Gaines Street to […]

Tallahassee Mayor John Marks, along with area state, local and university officials, spent last week in Rugao, China signing a Sister City agreement with Secretary Huijuan Chen, the highest-ranking official in the city. Last Wednesday, Marks joined Chen as well as Daojian Wu, the vice mayor of Rugao, to sign […]

The Big Bend chapter of the Habitat for Humanity is continuing its mission of providing safe housing for the area’s low-income residents. Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit ecumenical Christian organization dedicated to eliminating homelessness and substandard housing, is building two homes for two Tallahassee families. The organization built 29 houses […]

Florida A&M and Florida Atlantic University have partnered in creating the Medical Honors Program effective fall 2012. Students accepted into the program are high school seniors who have decided to pursue a doctoral degree in medicine. When the student is accepted into the MHP at FAMU, her or she will […]