On Nov. 20, 2006, Shannon McCants was fatally shot in the pharmacy department of Shands Jacksonville Medical Center. Almost five years later, a Duval County jury awarded the FAMU alumna’s family $5.87 million for her death. It was Whackenhut Corp. that the jury found responsible of negligence that led to […]

The City of Tallahassee has lowered the utility rates for electricity and natural gas for all customers. City of Tallahassee electric and natural gas customers will see lower utility bills effective Oct. 1. Electric and natural gas rates for residential customers will decrease by two percent each. Rates for commercial […]

Bragg Memorial Stadium, the site of tomorrow’s homecoming game, may not be up to the fire and safety code. The 25,500-seat venue has a number of safety violations and errors that have yet to be addressed. According to the Florida Building Code, stairs that ascend more than two risers are […]

Elijah John Bowdre is on a mission to unite the world. The 25-year-old Long Beach, Calif. native said he wants to encourage students and individuals to maintain a worldview and become active global citizens through his Global Citizens Campaign (GCC). The 2008 Florida A&M graduate is an activist, entrepreneur and […]

Florida A&M student Nancy Metayer will be spending this semester working at the White House. Metayer is one of more than 50 college students who landed coveted internships in the nation’s capital. The White House Office of Communications Tuesday announced this semester’s interns, praising them as “future leaders” gaining valuable training through […]

Stability and organization are the mantras for the Student Government Association’s Judicial Branch. After years of small numbers and cases in the open Supreme and Traffic Courts, Student Body President Breyon Love said he wants to see this year’s Chief Justice appointee Chris Weaver help the lackluster branch return to […]

This week, the city of Tallahassee will celebrate the 19th annual Big Bend Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week from Oct. 2-7. The week was first designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and has been observed every year since. It allows local and regional small/minority-owned businesses to celebrate the positive […]

Protection for Florida A&M’s LGBT students may happen sooner than anticipated. On Sept. 28, The Famuan published a story about a transgendered TCC student who claimed she was discriminated against by FACES Modeling Troupe based on her sexual identity. At Monday’s weekly Senate meeting, Student Body President Breyon Love, announced […]

With Florida A & M’s tuition gradually catching up to the national average, some students are left baffled about the 15 percent increase. According to the College Board, a non-profit organization that promotes excellence and equity in education, the national average of in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions […]

Although the program experienced a cutback in its operating budget, the number of students this year increased from 365 to 390, according to the program’s director, Emma Waters Dawson. The ranks of the best and brightest have expanded as Florida A&M’s honors program grew by about 7 percent since last […]