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FAMU not assisting recent grads with job placement

Florida A&M has a hard time obtaining information, data or salary rates about FAMU graduates. Not all, but many of the other Historically Black College Universities across the nation has information about job placements rates for their students.  “I would like FAMU students to take the time out to […]

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FAMU homecoming festivities come to a close

Hotels around Tallahassee were booked nearly to capacity as Florida A&M’s homecoming festivities took place last week.    30,459 students, alumni, family and friends packed into Bragg stadium Saturday for the football game. The Marching “100,” accompanied by alumni band members, performed a halftime tribute to William Foster, which […]

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Student beats all odds and prospers

Violent flashbacks of loud screams and gunshots choke off his first words. As if reliving every flesh-piercing wound he withstood, the young man tightens his eyes from the horror that surrounded him on the night of Feb. 6. He had been a promoter for a talent showcase at Big […]

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Students find restrictions placed on their solicitation

While most students are enjoying the many festivities of the Florida A&M 2010 Homecoming week, all students entertaining on or off campus events must get their event approved in advanced.  Most on campus student activities take place in the afternoon when students are just leaving class.   The point […]

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Sleeping disorders proving to have affect on students

Students are not getting adequate rest and are beginning to see the toll that it is taking on their academic career. How many hours is just enough sleep to be fully functional for the day? According to the National Sleep Foundation, nine hours of sleep is adequate time to […]

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Stakes get higher as election day approaches

The distribution of power for the state and the country hangs in the balance for the elections on Tuesday. In Florida, the positions of Governor and State Senator are up for grabs, as the term limits of incumbents come to an end.   Javon Cummings, 25, a Florida A&M […]

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Student Athletic Advisory Committee hosts festival

Kids in the surrounding community, were offered a safe alternative to the door-to -door trick or treating by Florida A&M’s Student Athletic Advisory Committee. The committee held an event for youth in the FAMU committee on Sunday at the track. “We are really trying to bridge the gap between the […]

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Marks’ speaks “Summit on Race”

Tallahassee Mayor John Marks’ Summit on Race, Culture and Human Relations included a visit to Tallahassee Community College by Black Entertainment Television’s award-winning investigative journalist and political commentator Jeff Johnson.  Johnson spoke on a number of issues, all relating to the theme of this year’s Mayor’s Summit – “Appreciate […]

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Kirby pushes for promotion

Henry L. Kirby, who is one of the final three candidates and current dean of students, met with students on Wednesday in the Foster Tanner Choir room. Kirby answered questions from students on a wide range of issues that the vice president of student affairs would deal with.   The […]

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BET College Tour had Rattlers hot

The Black Entertainment College Tour made its annual stop on the hill, for Florida A & M’s homecoming week.  Hundreds were in attendance as students and faculty crowded onto FAMU Park, for BET’s visit. With it came celebrities, such as former assistant to rapper Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Fonzworth Bently, […]