As of July 1, students enrolled in any public Florida college or university will no longer have to take the College-Level Academic Skills Test.    However, students must still meet the CLAST requirement of maintaining a 2.5 grade point average in both English and math courses.                  […]

The Franklin & Hayes Administration geared up for this week’s Florida A&M University Student Government Association Presidential Inauguration activities.     Such activities included a senate meeting Monday night and the SGA Explosion, which took place Tuesday night in the Grand Ballroom.     Gallop Franklin and Calvin Hayes will […]

Many of the 3,300 freshmen at Florida A&M University are finding that there is no room for them on “The Hill.”     President James Ammons said the university is pleased with the increase in enrollment, however FAMU needs more beds.     “Renovations for Polkinghorne Village, an 800-bed facility, would […]

In an effort to welcome new students on campus, President James Ammons presided over the annual president’s convocation at Florida A&M University’s Gaither Gym. In addition to 27 faculty members that shared the stage with Ammons, there was Gallop Franklin, student body president; Calvin Hayes, student body vice president; and […]

One arrest has been made in the Overtown shooting that killed Florida A&M University student Michelle Coleman this summer.       At a news conference on August 19, Miami Police Chief John Timoney said that 18-year-old Rodney Miller was one of the suspects in the shooting spree.      On July 6, Coleman attended […]

According to Taylor County Police Department, Florida A&M University’s Sophomore Class President Caleb Reaves was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious battery of a child. Reaves, 18, was arrested on June 11 and released on bond the same day. He allegedly had sex with his 14-year-old paternal male cousin. […]

Florida A&M University student Michelle Coleman, 21, died this morning after suffering from bullet wounds while at a party in Miami ‘s Overtown neighborhood Monday morning. According to police, three armed men dressed in all black opened fire on the crowd at 12:45 a.m. hitting 12 people, including Coleman. Coleman […]

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The decision on the fate of the 2009-2010 Student Body President and Vice President is expected to be made either today or Monday, university officials said. But whatever Vice President of Student Affairs Roland Gaines decides, there is little consensus about whether a special election could be held during finals […]

Florida A&M University ecologists are trying to eradicate a harmful parasitic plant at the popular Wakulla Springs tourist attraction. “It’s unlike the other beaches,” said Henry N. Williams, is an ecologist who serves as director of the FAMU Environmental Sciences Institute. “The water is freshwater and it’s crystal clear.” Wakulla […]