Florida A&M University’s “Safely Ride or Die” campaign, which is aimed at encouraging students against drinking and driving, is launching a new program this summer – one targeted specifically at incoming freshmen. The campaign, entitled, AlcoholEdu program, is a three-hour Web based program that teaches freshmen the dangers of underage […]

The Tallahassee Police Department recently received national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies. This makes the TPD the third longest nationally accredited agency in the country. “CALEA is an independent, outside agency looking in to making sure that our policies will better serve the community,” said […]

The investigation surrounding the grade change “scandal” of Fall 2007 is still ongoing. The incident, which concerns several individuals affiliated with Florida A&M University, occurred in November 2007. The names of the individuals, who have been under investigation for four months, still have not been released. However, University officials said […]

The Southern Association for Colleges and Schools (SACS) Thursday lifted the probation of Florida A&M University and reinstated their accreditation. During its annual meeting, SACS removed FAMU from probation and requested no further reports. “We have been able to solve and address the critical issues that threatened the very existence […]

Florida A&M University’s students and alumni can now let out an sigh of relief. The FAMUAN has received information that the SACS committee has lifted Florida A&M University’s probationary status. “They are now in compliance with all of our standards,” said Belle Wheelan, president of the Commission of Colleges of […]

Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama may have a new song to march to during his as he ventures towards the oval office. Local musician Cody ChesnuTT is using his talents to aid Sen. Obama’s campaign through music. The tune that began as a song ChesnuTT sung to his 5-year-old son […]

A civil court judge sided with defense attorneys Wednesday in their motion to dismiss a complaint in civil suit filed against their clients, the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. and five members of the fraternity who were charged in the hazing of a Florida A&M University student in 2006.The judge […]

Three employees of the College of Law have been fired and two students have been dismissed in result of a grade change scandal. An internal investigation by the Audit and Compliance, launched in February resulted in the firings and dismissals. The law school’s acting registrar Deborah Swain, program assistant Carol […]

After weeks of fund raising efforts, it was announced Monday that the Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. defeated the Kappa Sigma Chapter at Florida State University in a charity competition in hopes to gain a spot on “Oprah’s Big Give.” The Deltas raised a total of […]

Former Florida A&M University administrator, Patricia Walker McGill plead guilty to stealing federal grant money from the university. McGill was said to have stole more than $100,000 in grant money from the U.S. Education Department for personal use. Yesterday afternoon McGill officially withdrew her not guilty plea after two days […]