Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced a plan to drastically reduce the number of “crack babies” born in the state. In 2010, more than 25 percent of the babies at a Tampa hospital were born with neonatal withdrawal syndrome, according to an investigation conducted by News Press. Most of […]

Tallahassee defense attorney Matt Willard thinks officers who are able to make a reasonable amount of DUI arrests should be commended for their public service. But for those few officers who have made more than 100 DUI arrests throughout one year to become part of what has been dubbed the […]

Many Americans will never see the inside of the White House in Washington D.C. But one Florida A&M student is about to complete a semester-long internship working with some of America’s most powerful people. Nancy Metayer, a recent Florida A&M graduate, is spending the remainder of this semester working in […]

With the holiday season getting closer, students and residents can take advantage of a new online tool provided by the Tallahassee Police Department to keep their valuable items safe.  TPD is providing residents with a tool to create a secure, online inventory of valuable household items in case of a […]

The government of Zanzibar, Tanzania is seeking help from Florida A&M students in areas of agriculture, business and engineering to help the country become more efficient in supplying their own water and crops. On Nov. 3, Second Vice President Honorable Seif Ali Iddi of Zanzibar, Tanzania visited FAMU’s campus to […]

The harsh trail of alcohol lingers on the driver’s bloody garments as they lay lifeless on the side of a scattered glass pavement. Alongside the corpse, a dismantled vehicle perches on its side after colliding head on with a guardrail.  A split decision to consume alcohol and operate a vehicle […]

Hanging on the black wire fence surrounding Florida A&M’s Developmental Research School near the main entrance is a small laminated sign stating: “NO Staff Supervision Before 7:30 a.m. and after 3:45 p.m. Do NOT Drop Students Off!” On Oct. 21, Congress voted on amending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act […]

The Florida A&M Department of Public Safety has released its annual report, complete with crime statistics from the last three years. According to the report’s findings, the most frequently reported crime, burglary, decreased by 34 percent since the 2008-09 year. Robberies decreased by 71.4 percent since 2009-10, and by nearly […]

Finding a parking spot before class might be a little easier thanks to Florida A&M graduate students Sihle Wilson and Ronald Benson. The name of the project is the FAMU valet parking technology. Its purpose is to make the self-parking car a reality. Benson and Silhe are both software engineering […]

On Thursday, the Florida A&M Student Government Association’s Judicial Branch implemented a new system of appeals for students with on-campus traffic tickets. The new system is designed to inform students of the basics of appealing a traffic ticket. Once a student is ticketed, he or she has five business days […]