Today is judgment day for Marcus Barrington, the former Florida A&M University student convicted of illegally changing the grades and the residency status for dozens of students. Barrington sentence is scheduled to be at the Federal District Court in Tallahassee at 1:30 p.m., following his conviction on multiple charges this […]

Out-of-state students seeking for Florida residency this year must adhere to new requirements, such as owning a permanent home, in order to qualify. The 2009 Florida Statute, 1009.21, Rules 6A-10.004 and 6A-20.003, will no longer approve individuals who are seeking residency for tuition purposes. “The biggest misinformation people believe that […]

A Florida A&M student is being held in the Leon County jail awaiting to be sent to a Palm Beach County jail following his arrest on murder charges. The U.S. Marshals arrested Adrian Leebrent Hunter, 18, on Sept. 15. The Jupiter, Fla. native was arrested in the 500 block of […]

Florida A&M will receive nearly $1.2 million in federal stimulus funds, which will be used to train and educate additional healthcare professionals.  The funds have been made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law in February by President Obama.   Some of the provisions of this act […]

Hundreds filled Lee Hall Thursday to honor the life of the late Florida A&M University student Courtney Simms. The gloomy weather did not stop President James Ammons from encouraging mourners to use this moment as a source of inspiration that started with the university. “We got to do something about […]

A Florida A&M University student died from a rare blood infection Monday evening. University and Leon County health officials said the illness affects few people each year, and only those in close contact with the student may be at risk. Courtney Simms, 22, a broadcast student from Gary, Ind., succumbed […]

The memorial service for Courtney Simms is scheduled for 1 p.m. tomorrow, Sept. 17.

Neither the chief justice nor the associate chief has been chosen for the student supreme court even though applications have been ready since the summer. The vacant positions mean that the Supreme Court could not rule in election appeal cases if a candidate has a discrepancy. Campaigning begins Wednesday. According […]

StarMetro officials decided to split the previously shared Florida A&M University and Florida State University engineering shuttle into two different routes. Engineering students were not satisfied with the previous shuttle route, which only arrived at each campus once an hour. Marline Daceus, 20, a third-year civil engineering student from Haiti, […]

The 39th Student Senate met Monday to discuss Student Supreme Court appointments and the reinstatement of FAMU’s S.A.F.E. Team. Crime Prevention Officer Sherri Luke told the senate funding is need for Students Available For Escort Team. The organization is a student-run escort service that is responsible for making sure students […]