The controversial closing of the Florida A&M Wesley Foundation has drawn strong reactions – both for and against. Cecile Washington, faculty adviser to the Wesley Foundation, said he will fight to get the foundation up and running again. “I think it’s a big disservice to the FAMU community,” Washington said. […]

At the typical “9 to 5,” the best part of the workday usually comes at the end of the shift. For some workers at Florida A&M this summer, however,  the end of the workday turned out to be the worst. After several discussions of budget cuts and the subsequent restructuring of the university by […]

Three students from Florida A&M’s School of Business and Industry accounting MBA program beat competitors from Pennsylvania State University and University of Georgia to win first place at a national competition. Benjamin Evans, 26, from Philadelphia, Antoinyce Eaton, 21, from Raleigh, N.C., and Cianna Reaves, 23, from Prairie, Fla., were announced as the winners […]

The Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry made a decision Oct. 7 to temporarily close The Wesley Foundation at Florida A&M by next Monday. The FAMU Wesley Foundation is a United Methodist organization intended to spread the ministry of The United Methodist Church. The group also provides spiritual and […]

Last week, local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, arrested and charged 35 Tallahassee men with using a communication service to seduce or solicit a guardian, obscene communication and traveling to meet after using computer solicitation, including one Florida A&M student. Among the individuals arrested were a Florida State English […]

With 20,000 cars towed each year, according to Hobkirk Enterprises Towing Inc., it can be argued that Tallahassee has a towing problem.        Whether it is about the money or illegal parking that causes towing companies to tow people’s cars, many students are fed up with paying $88 every time they need […]

The City of Tallahassee will present the “Sustainable You” conference next Monday and Tuesday in the Turnbull Conference Center at Florida State. The conference will highlight the city’s efforts to implement “cutting-edge sustainability practices and policy,” according to the Collins Center for Public Policy, which sponsors the program. The conference […]

When times are tough, bargain hunters get a bigger thrill finding good deals. Imagine their feeling if they walk away with a $30 computer on Saturday. The Florida A&M Office of Property Records holds a surplus sale at the Property Management Office of the Physical Plant Warehouse on 2380 Wahnish […]

A former assistant professor was awarded a $8,135.90 settlement after suing Florida A&M for discrimination he said was based on his nationality.  Uford Madden filed a lawsuit against the university in November 2010 for $15,000, stating he was denied tenure or promotions because he is Jamaican. Marie Mattox, Madden’s attorney, said she is pleased […]

For members of Florida A&M’s “Marching 100,” college is one big halftime show that concludes after about five or six years.  But for some members of the famous band the beat goes on, sometimes for almost a decade. This is because the university’s marching band does not have a membership term limit for […]