Some Florida A&M University students seeking campus housing will be left to find their own. On August 21, four days before classes started, the Office of Housing and Residence Life sent an e-mail notifying students, faculty and staff that there are no more rooms available for the fall 2008 term. […]

The Rattler football team is entering into the season with a sense of optimism. After a summer of long workouts the team is confident it can compete in the MEAC Head coach Joseph Taylor said about 75 athletes stayed in Tallahassee for the summer. “They took classes,” Taylor said. “They […]

Every semester, students play Russian Roulette when it comes to selecting courses. However, some students are turning to a new source to select their professors: ratemyprofessor.com. The interactive site allows students from all over the country to post their opinions about their professors. The opinions are summed up in a […]

After serving over a year of a two-year prison sentence, an appeals court has overturned the ruling that incarcerated two Florida A&M University students: Jason Harris and Michael Morton. The two were jailed over charges that related to a hazing incident involving Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. Check back with […]

Florida A&M students are mourning the loss of 21-year-old student Nina Gilbert. Gilbert was involved in a fatal accident along with friends, Latoyia Barnes, Julie Ngyuen, and Camilla Griffin. Both Griffin and Barnes remain in Shan Hospital in Gainesville. Gilbert, a broadcast journalism student from Chicago , was driving back […]

Florida A&M University Police Department conducted its first Drug Abuse Resistance Education graduation ceremony at FAMU Developmental Research School Thursday. Speakers encouraged students to stay drug and alcohol free. “It’s the first year FAMUPD has actually had an officer to teach at (FAMU DRS),” said Erica Herring, the only FAMU […]

The number of applicants to the Media Sales Institute at School of Journalism & Graphic Communication has dropped for the 2008 program. This year’s number of applicants is lower than the previous two years by 40 percent. Deidre Williams, MSI program coordinator, and SJGC public relations coordinator is unsure of […]

The Torch Administration said it has completed more than 50 percent of its platform for the 2007-2008 school year. President Monique Gillum and Vice President James Bland have less than a month before their term is up in the Student Government Association at Florida A&M University. “One of the most […]

Shopping cart theft is causing local businesses a lot of money and financial deficits. In a study conducted by CIO-Business Technology Leadership, a shopping cart in the United States is stolen every 90 seconds, each cart valuing $75-$100 a piece. The organization, which provides its clients “with insight and analysis […]

Fitness coordinators at the Florida A&M University Recreation Center said attendance was good this academic year, but say that there is room to receive more student participation. Chip Heimbach, FAMU Rec Center fitness and wellness coordinator, said the facility had an exceptional participation this year but more is always better. […]