Local officials are trying to figure out how to manage a $12 million cut to the local school system. New start times for schools is an alternative. The school board will vote on the budget before July 1, the date of the next fiscal year.      The budget is around […]

A nationally recognized health professional paid Florida A&M University’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals a visit to discuss a disease that claimed thousands of lives in third world countries. Rita R. Colwell, former director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), and current professor at the University of Maryland at College […]

Girl Scouts of USA announced last week that the peanut butter in their cookies isn’t involved in the current Salmonella outbreak. “We want to assure our loyal customers that the cookies in our cookie product program are safe,” said CEO Raslean Allen of the Girl Scout Council of the Apalachee […]

FAMU’s Green Coalition will send students to “Power Shift,” an environmental summit in Washington, D.C. to make sure the new administration keeps “green” promises for the next four years. Along with Florida State University, Florida A&M University students will travel to the summit Feb. 27 to March 2. with an […]

Students at Florida A&M University could have the opportunity to work closely with the Barack Obama administration, if chosen for the Rangel Internship. The 2009 Charles Rangel Summer Enrichment Program is for college sophomores and seniors planning to attend graduate school. The program is named for veteran Congressman Charles B. […]

The dining area known as the ‘Orange Room’ is expected to re-open March 7, according to Paul Bajere, project manager at Florida A&M University.       Many students said they were not happy when the Orange Room closed for reconstruction more than a year ago. “I was really hurt,” said Regina […]

#8220;It’s about time,” said Alyssa Crawford, a sophomore nursing student from Macon, Ga. The hill between the School of Journalism and Graphic Communications and Gamble Street has seen many slips, falls and tumbles. But now students, professors and faculty who normally travel that route can use a new sidewalk that […]

Students and faculty members gathered in Lee Hall’s auditorium to witness U.S. President Barack Obama’s inaugural address. Students were impressed with the address and were pleased with Obama’s success as the first black president.  “I think it’s a very exciting moment. Probably one of the most amazing moments I’ve witnessed. […]

Florida A&M University students should have started to receive their refund checks on Tuesday, according to the office of student financial services. But some students at FAMU are not pleased because they have not received their net checks yet. A net check is money left over after a student’s tuition […]