Thirteen students from the Center for Global Security and International Affairs at Florida A&M University returned August ##, after a three-week excursion to Ghana, West Africa. The study abroad program allowed each student to study different topics, including economics, medicine, infrastructure, poverty and security. “For the first time in U.S. […]

The first week of school has already proven to be an ultimate test of patience and endurance for students in the past. New students involuntarily experience the registration woes they were warned about from former students, as returning students are reminded of how trying the registration process can be. […]

The Office of Student Activities (OSUA) launched the first Set Friday of the year, this past Friday. Despite the rainy weather, the Student Union was flooded with vendors, students and music from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. “In rain or snow I knew the students would be out here,” said […]

#8220;The big headline for me was seeing FAMU students get involved in covering a global mega-event and come up with excellent stories in all kinds of journalistic formats. Not to mention getting a chance to do it overseas at a historical event, the first World Cup held on African soil,” […]

Hundreds of students at Florida A&M University stood outside in the scorching heat and the rain to celebrate the grand reopening of Galimore Lanes on Friday. Student attendees bowled for free during the grand reopening. But, just 48 years ago students experienced the same excitement. “The bowling alley opened in […]

William Patrick Foster, the founder of Florida A&M University’s Marching “100,”one of the nation’s top collegiate bands, died Saturday in Tallahassee. He was 91.   Foster’s was born in 1919 in Kansas City, Kan. His interest in music first grew in high school when he bought his first instrument, a […]

A fire was started August 22 in Paddyfote. Last week in Paddyfote girl’s dorm hall, a resident’s outlet caught on fire due to an illegal extension cord plugged into the socket. This issue arose due to a violation of the student housing contract. The contract states that residents are not […]

Tucker Hall’s year-long renovation has finally come to an end. The newly restored building was opened to the public at the beginning of this fall semester. Tucker Hall has been a part of Florida A&M University’s history for over 60 years. Constructed in 1956, it was named after Thomas DeSaille […]

The graduation rate at Florida A&M has declined over the past decade, while retention rates have fluctuated, but only slightly. Nonetheless, William Hudson Jr., who serves jointly as the director of retention in the office of academic affairs, and interim vice president of student affairs, wants to change that. As […]

The first convocation of the school year marks a period of massive growth for Florida A&M. President James H. Ammons stated in his State of the University Address that Florida A&M has currently enrolled 13,089 students. 2700 of these students are freshmen, the largest incoming class in Florida A&M’s history. […]