Florida A&M’s Department of Public Safety reported fewer arrests for illegal drug use this school year. Sergeant Beverly Stevens, a FAMU DPS officer, said 10 narcotic-related arrests were made on campus in 2009. According to Florida A&M’s annual crime report, 16 arrests were made in 2008. In order to control […]

A FAMU class project has turned into a humanity effort that may provide Haitians with adequate shelter soon. These models will be sent with volunteers traveling to Haiti. Families are still homeless from the recent earthquake, so Rabbani Muhammad’s engineering class is developing strategies to protect those in Haiti who […]

Vice President of Student Affairs Roland Gaines is retiring from the campus at which he has spent almost his entire educational and professional career. Gaines announced his retirement on April 7 during a meeting with Florida A&M directors that included the Director of Student Union and Activities Saundra Inge, and […]

Gov. Charlie Crist appointed a recent Florida A&M graduate to the university board of trustees on Monday. Torey Alston, 25, a 2007 business administration/marketing graduate and chief of staff for Broward County Commissioner Al Jones, succeeds board member Laura Branker. She served as a deputy chief of staff for former […]

The challenge is on as Florida A&M competes to win grant money from The Home Depot that will give the university a makeover. FAMU has until May 15, to receive enough votes to win. So far, the university has made the first cut in the “Retool Your School” challenge, which […]

Torey Alston, FAMU Alumni and former SGA president, has been appointed to Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees by Gov. Charlie Crist. The 25-year-old Ft. Lauderdale native succeeds former member Lara Branker and will serve through Jan. 6, 2015. Alston said he is humbled by the opportunity to serve his alma […]

Florida A&M is competing in the Home Depot “Retool your school” contest. The contest will give $150,000 in grants to the winning HBCU to upgrade the school’s campus. FAMU’s specific initiative is to use the money to develop a more green-friendly “Orange Room.” Renovations would include remodeling the “TV Room” […]

Two months ago, recent Florida A&M graduate Charles Gee was fighting for his life after being shot multiple times. Sunday night, Gee and his partner Peterson Sylvert, 24, a senior broadcast student from Ft. Lauderdale, celebrated his success in winning “Best Amateur Short Film” at the Tallahassee Film Festival. The […]

History was made on Florida A&M University’s campus last Thursday when three students, on behalf of the Student Government Association, spearheaded a march protesting budget cuts. After the banners and buses are gone, how will FAMU make its presence felt in the legislature? Calvin Hayes, Quintin Haynes and Iman Sandifer […]

The Friends of FAMU Libraries’ fund has raised money for Coleman Library since 1999, but for the past two years the organization’s president, Margaret B. Jones, has noticed a sharp decline in contributions. She blamed the changes on the failing economy.Jones, who is also a retired Florida A&M librarian, said […]