Initial revenue projections from the Haiti Relief Concert are in. The event raised $42, 566 in ticket sales. The estimated total income is $162, 566 though official revenue estimates will not be available until later this week. “The ticket sales will not change, but expenses will,” said Morris Hawkins, chief […]

One of America’s top military leaders and a Tony Award winning actress, who are both Florida A&M alumni, will share words of inspiration with the 1,266 students expected to graduate during the spring commencement on Saturday. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be the keynote speaker […]

Student desktops and slightly smudged erase boards do not take up space in room 307, unlike other classrooms in the west wing of the School of Business and Industry. Behind this door, mementos of the school’s illustrious history line the walls and shelves. Magazine covers bear Florida A&M’s name. Hard […]

A proposed tax could help replace funds depleted by the recent round of statewide budget cuts. Rep. Darryl Rouson—D-St. Petersburg is pushing for a 25 percent tax increase on certain smoking pipes and devices through House Bill HB 187, Retail Sales of Smoking Pipes and Smoking Devices. The senate unanimously […]

Due to yearbook lack of organization, the Venom Vision, Florida A&M’s school yearbook, will not publish this year. Mr. FAMU, Brandon McCaskill, a fourth-year broadcast journalism student from Largo, Md., said in his platform that he would bring back the yearbook during his yearlong term. “I’m not sure what happened […]

As Florida A&M seniors prepare to walk across the stage on Saturday, one official will also be leaving ‘the Hill’ for the last time. Vice President of Students Affairs Roland Gaines is retiring for the third time. Twice before, he has tried to retire, but “this time, it’s permanent,” he […]

Tallahassee protection services and student housing administrators agree that students can significantly decrease their chances of summer home burglaries. Lt. Nancy Burnes, the head of the crime prevention unit at the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, said burglars commonly enter homes that are unsecured by homeowners. “Make sure the house is […]

Inside the Pepper Flower Boutique there is a variety of clothing including short and long satin and cotton dresses of different prints. There are navy blue and white strapless one-piece jumpsuits, jeans, bikinis and a white bathing suit with a plunging v-neck, pink hearts and lace—which look more like lingerie. […]

Students at Florida A&M will soon have more housing options. The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees approved a request on Thursday to enter into a financing agreement and begin construction on Sampson and Young Halls. Roland Gaines, Vice President of Student Affairs, requested that the renovation of Sampson and […]

For the first time in the University of Notre Dame’s 168 year history, an African American will lead the Fighting Irish’s graduating class across the stage. Katie Washington will be the university’s first African-American valedictorian. She has made straight A’s through her entire school career. Washington is a biology major […]