Florida A&M University’s students are currently preparing for its seventh annual Relay for Life event, beginning March 27, 2009 at 3 p.m., and ending on March 28, 2009 at 9 a.m. For some, the event is a chance to get involved for a worthy cause. But for one FAMU student […]
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Couture Urbane hits the runway for charity
Bellbottoms, skinny jeans, flower print, and patent leather classic styles invade Florida A&M University. Couture Urbane and the Office of Student Activities Department of Resident Life presented a Black History Month Fashion Show in the Grand Ball room on Friday February 27, to benefit the St. Jude’s Children Hospital. The show […]
DRS students D.A.R.E. to graduate
A ceremony was held Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in the honor of Florida A&M University’s Developmental Research School students who completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. D.A.R.E. is a drug awareness and prevention program geared to teaching elementary students alternatives to drug use. Officer Erica Herring, director of the […]
Artists paint a grim future for print
The School of Journalism and Graphic Communication’s “Disappearing Ink” exhibit paid tribute to a dying art of editorial cartooning in the SJGC gallery on Tuesday. With eight working cartoonists, Florida leads the nation in employed editorial cartoonists, and this among other issues was discussed during the panel, which occurred before […]
Campus competes in green contest
Florida A&M University has joined more than 500 colleges and universities in RecycleMania, a competition to encourage waste reduction activities on campus. Over a 10-week period ending March 28, campuses across the country will compete to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita (per student), […]
SGA president spending scrutinized
The executive branch of the Florida A&M University’s Student Government Association will be audited after claims of misuse of funds, which included a $714 tuxedo for SGA President Andrew Collins. Former student Senator Brittany Aikens made the claims Wednesday during the Student Government Association senate meeting and requested an audit. […]
Black Like Me
Oooh weee honey, you seen my man?Yeah him ova dere, da one black like meBig lips like me, big heart, big hands and big feetDem big hands grip my big hips and then we, We don’t make love We make up our minds to be dedicated to loving each other […]
College of Law offers knowledge, insight and networking strategies on minority day
Florida A&M University’s College of Law will host its second Minority Law Day Program Feb. 27. The program is a part of the admissions council’s National Minority Recruitment Month Initiative. Mweni U. Ekpo, the assistant dean for admissions and financial aid at the College of Law, said the day is […]
Edgy animated movie may be too much young viewers
#8220;Coraline” is rated PG, but it’s more deserving of a PG-13 rating. Many viewers of the movie could easily confuse the film with a Parents Strongly Cautioned rating with its spooky plot, slick references and nudity. Before becoming a movie, “Coraline” was a book classified as a fantasy and horror […]
Runoff winners declared
Over a hundred students waited anxiously outside of the activities office Thursday night to hear the results of the spring 2009 run-offs. The run-off revealed Demetria Henderson as the new Miss FAMU for the 2009-2010 year. “I’m feeling wonderful right now,” said Henderson. “I’ll never forget this.” Newly elected Mr. […]