Almost three weeks after Student Body President Breyon Love appointed Chris Weaver as chief justice of the judicial branch, Weaver finally took the oath of office. Weaver said Love approached him about possibly taking the position four months ago. According to Senate president Marissa West, part of the statute requires Love to advertise the […]

The camaraderie of Florida A&M’s Homecoming is long gone.  But the participating Greek sororities and fraternities in the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s annual step show are still up-in-arms about the controversial results of the event. FAMU’s Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and FSU’s Kappa Alpha Psi Inc., chapter were named the winners at the […]

For Florida A&M President James Ammons, everyday brings a fresh start and yesterday never happened. Life tends to happen that way when your employment contract has an evergreen clause, which makes it hard for your employer to terminate you. On Oct. 3, the Ad-Hoc Committee of the Florida A&M Board […]

Hundreds turned out for the Occupy Tallahassee rally on Oct. 14 in front of the Old State Capitol to protest financial inequities. “There are so many people out here,” said Gabriel Paez, 21, a Florida State student. “I have been doing activism in the city of Tallahassee for awhile, and […]

With a decrease in funding to the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, prospective college students may have to pay higher costs to attend college. For the eighth consecutive time in Florida Lottery history, the organization has transferred more than $1 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, according to the […]

A Florida A&M alum has been named to lead the university’s fundraising efforts as vice president of university relations. Thomas Haynes Jr. was selected as vice president of university relations above four other finalists who interviewed for the job. Haynes is also a former FAMU employee. Haynes, a fundraising consultant […]

Last week, Florida Governor Rick Scott traveled to Washington, D.C., to confirm the state would be continuing its efforts to restore the Everglades National Park. According to a press release from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Scott, FLDEP Secretary Herschel Vinyard and South Florida Water Management Executive Director Melissa […]

Leon County will be receiving a new cutting edge public safety complex within the next two years. Tallahassee Chief of Police Dennis Jones, Sheriff Larry Campbell, Mayor John Marks and other city and county officials gathered Wednesday morning for a ceremony which marked the beginning of the construction of the […]

The city of Tallahassee has requested an audit for four contractors to make sure they were in compliance with the requirements of the city’s Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) policy. The City Manager called for the City Auditor to conduct the audit after MBE staff found inconsistencies in the records submitted […]

The month of October doesn’t have to be associated with just Halloween anymore for Florida citizens. On Sept. 22, Gov. Rick Scott announced October as Florida’s Greenways and Trails Month. During the month, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service, Office of Greenways and Trails, will host a variety […]