Rosemarie Oldhoff, a senior political science student at Florida State and former Florida A&M student, passed away Thursday night, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. She was 22. “She was an amazing person,” said Tiffany Womack, 23, a senior health science student from Palm Beach. Womack is a member of […]

A jury found Eugene Telfair and Robert Nixon guilty on all counts in a federal embezzlement case Friday, Nov. 12. Telfair, 57, former president of FAMU’s Federal Credit Union and Nixon, 45, former head of FAMU’s Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce, were indicted on July 7. The three-count […]

Bryan Smith, assistant director of housing, announced that FAMU will be co-hosting the annual Florida Resident Assistant Seminar (FRAS) next February. Smith is only three months into his tenure at FAMU as assistant director of housing and is already making his mark by adding conference director of FRAS to […]

On Monday Nov. 1, Andre Bridges, an 18-year-old education student from D.C., began feeling sick and took on a disturbing cough. “I didn’t know where the cough was coming from,” said Bridges. He knew, however, some time before there was a leak in his Palmetto North bathroom, where the […]

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice to conduct an on-site recruitment event on campus Tuesday. “We’re partnering with colleges and universities in the state and surrounding areas,” said Richard Lozada, special projects manager for recruitment and screening section for the […]

Students who live off-campus and use the Star Metro Transit System often encounter problems due to various reasons. According to President James Ammons, the 2010-2011 school year had the largest student enrollment in history, which means more students are forced to live off campus. “Getting to school is an everyday […]

Citizens of Tallahassee gathered to honor retired and active veterans Thursday morning. The sidewalks and streets were filled with people from all ages for the annual Veterans Day parade. “This parade was to honor all veterans who are active and retired,” said Jan Carey, participation chairman for the parade. The […]

The FAMU College of Law and the FAMU Center for Environmental Equity and Justice have joined forces in the fight for environmental justice. The two are hosting “New Directions in Environmental Justice: An Environmental Law and Justice Symposium,” Thursday and Friday in Orlando.   “The partnership evolved from our mutual […]

Two former officials accused of embezzling federal money were convicted on all counts  in trial.    Former president of Florida A&M’s Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce, Robert Nixon, and former Federal Credit Union President Eugene Telfair were found guilty Nov. 12. Each were indicted in July 2010 on […]

Day three of the Telfair-Nixon trial began this morning at 8:30 p.m.  After the jury was brought in the Government began calling its witnesses. The first was Stephany Fall. Fall works as the Purchasing Director for FAMU and was questioned on her job and if she recognized a piece […]