President James H. Ammons is scheduled to begin his eight-city recruitment tour March 8. He plans to meet with students, parents, business executives and alumni in order to build enrollment, donor and corporate support. “This is an excellent opportunity for me to personally meet students and tell them why they […]

Florida A&M University Student Government Association and Florida State’s Black Student Union are teaming up to encourage the black community to spend their money at a black business. These two organizations seek to instill a greater sense of pride in black-owned businesses and gear Tallahassee students and the community toward […]

Supporters of Miss FAMU candidate Amanda Byrd had plenty to celebrate Friday morning after being named the 2008-2009 Miss Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The results were released in front of an anxious crowd at 12:07 a.m. “It’s all because of the student body,” said Byrd, 22, a senior occupational […]

A few months before Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005 I was in the ‘Big Easy’ having the time of my life at the Essence Festival. The atmosphere was magnificent, the parties were great and the food was like none I’ve had before. Even the vendors had a good […]

Florida A&M University alumna and former shampoo girl-turned-entrepreneur Trenice Seniors has come a long way to become the owner of Celebrities hair salon. Seniors started doing hair in her hometown before coming to Tallahassee to attend FAMU. She credits Martin “Chip” Crew, former stylist in Miami, for shaping and molding […]

Growing up, some athletes have big aspirations. For 22-year-old Clifford Malivert this is no exception. A native of Miami, Malivert is shaking things up on the Florida A&M tennis team and is ready to face new challenges. A hardworking athlete, Malivert said he always knew he would play tennis one […]

In today’s society, there are quite a few movies that do not merit solid gold reviews; however, ABC’s 2008 adaptation of “A Raisin in the Sun” is not one of them. Originally a play by Lorraine Hansberry, “A Raisin in the Sun” debuted in Broadway in 1959. At just 29, […]

Florida A&M University’s women’s tennis team has been working rigorously toward becoming the queens of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for 2008. Last year, South Carolina State University took home the title while the Rattlers came in fourth place. The last MEAC championship won by the Lady Rattlers was in 1997, […]

 Ralph Nader announced his entry into the presidential race as an Independent Sunday, saying it’s time for a “Jeffersonian revolution.” Nader said Thomas Jefferson believed that “when you lose your government, you’ve got to go into the electoral arena.” He told NBC that great changes in U.S. history have come […]

When it comes to license plates, some are stylish while others are rather simple. Now, they may become controversial. Rep. Don Brown, R-DeFuniak Springs, wants Florida license plates to pay homage to the Confederacy. That’s right, coming soon Floridians may see Confederate flags on their license plates. While Brown feels […]