The Florida A&M Student Government Association recently purchased two charter buses for recruitment trips and other SGA activities. According to an official news release from the Office of Communications, the buses cost $450,000 and were funded by the 2008 Activities and Service Carry Forward Funds once it was approved by […]

For two years the Florida A&M Campus Recreation Center has been trying to expand its services. Now with a new grant and contractors, there will be some major changes brought to the university through the expansion of the Recreation Center. Robert Carroll Jr., director of the campus recreation center said […]

The final numbers of the Florida A&M Homecoming 2009 concert are out. A report obtained by the Famuan, Wednesday afternoon, showed the total concert expenses at $212,061.66. FAMU fronted $150,000 to concert promoter of Double Trouble Entertainment, Will “The Thrill” McKenzie. McKenzie expenses totaled to $181,023.25, fronting most of […]

On Wednesday, student-run advertising group Insight A&M put on an event to showcase the Honda Insight and its “green” features in the School of Business and Industry parking lot.   At the beginning of the semester, EdVenture Partners had two goals, which were to promote the new hybrid Honda Insight […]

Florida A&M recently commenced the James H. Ammons Fellowship as part of the School of Graduate Studies and Research initiation of the HBCU Graduate Research and Education Program (HGREP), an exertion to increase the number of underrepresented minorities with advanced degrees.   FAMU has partnered with other presidents at black […]

The student body president and vice president said they are undaunted by the decision to impeach President Gallop Franklin. The decision was handed down at Monday’s student senate meeting with nine for, 16 against and zero abstentions. Franklin, 22, a pharmacy student from Tallahassee, said outside factors contributed to the […]

Students who do not want potential employers to know they have a criminal background can have their records sealed or expunged. 
                Debbie Robinson, 20, a second-year nursing student from Leesburg, Va., said she decided to have her record sealed, so it would not affect her future career as a […]

Ambassador Miriam Hughes has been appointed as the new Diplomat-in-Residence at Florida A&M on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. Unfortunately Hughes was not able to accept her appointment formally at Tuesday’s reception, due to an illness in her family. “[Diplomats-in-residence] are a great resource to recruit students and […]

A  presidential forum was held through the FAMU Web site on Tuesday. Students and faculty logged on to take part in the Presidential Forum.  University communications officials, Gregory Speights, Tawanda Green, Angel Suri and Pamela Tolson moderated the forum.  Throughout the day, Rattlers were able to post questions to an […]

The Student Senate voted nine for and 16 against with zero abstentions to impeach SGA Student Body President Gallop Franklin Monday night. Senate President Asia McFarland, a 21-year-old MBA student from Raleigh, N.C., said, “The motion against President Franklin was on the grounds of misfeasance and nonfeasance of duties because […]