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Miss FAMU race down to runoff

After students waited in the cold in front of the student activities building, the 2008-2009 spring election results for Mr. and Miss FAMU were announced at midnight. Omari Crawford, 21, jumped for joy as he was announced Mr. FAMU with 1,195 votes. Candidates De Nishia Yearby, Amanda Bryd and Scarlett […]

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Gillum encourages mentorship

Florida A&M University alumnus and City Commissioner Andrew Gillum, gave what some felt was an inspirational speech at the University’s Black History Convocation. The convocation, which took place Friday morning, honored the achievements of ancestors and FAMU alumni through music and rhetoric. Gillum began by thanking the “ancestor giants” that […]

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Johnson gets bail for bogus charges

Florida A&M University student Mike Johnson, 19, has been released from the Leon County Jail with bail. Johnson was arrested Friday after it was revealed that the report about a robbery on Feb. 19 at approximately 5:10 a.m. at Gibbs Hall was invented. Johnson admitted to authorities that he made […]

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FAMU hosts multimedia workshop to help reporters

Students and media professionals seeking to gain knowledge about convergence could be found in FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication on Saturday. The event, which was sponsored by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors, the Florida Press Association and the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, was a multimedia workshop addressing […]

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Department of Juvenile Justice leader stops by FAMU

Newly appointed secretary of the Department of Juvenile Justice Frank Peterman Jr., explained his action plan to many students during his visit to FAMU on Thursday. Peterman spoke to a class from the University’s Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Peterman has had an active role within Florida’s juvenile justice […]

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Union renovation up to voters

Aside from electing officials into office Tuesday, Florida A&M University students will have the chance to vote on the possibility of a new student union facility. A referendum for the new student union will be included on the ballot along with various FAMU student leadership positions. If students vote in […]

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Your vote makes a critical difference

Florida A&M students will be given the chance to make some major decisions within their University. This Tuesday students will elect individuals who hold the financial well being of the student body, and in extension, the University, in their hands. By choosing student government officials, FAMU students can potentially reshape […]

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Assumptions can be deadly

No one knows what a murderer looks like. Some people may say a person fits a certain description or has a certain personality. But when it is a college student who has been an Eagle Scout, helped HIV-infected children in Uganda and has been a church acolyte, some may not […]

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Become Earth-alert

China is undergoing one of its worst winters. One might observe this and wonder, “What’s a bad winter?” But more than just snow falling – their economy is. The people of China are suffering because they are not able to work because of heavy snowfall. Over the last couple of […]

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Super delegates decision might override popular vote for Obama

Not many people expected a black man to get as far as Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has in the 2008 presidential elections. Not only is he doing well, but as you should know, he is leading the Democratic presidential nominee contest with the most delegates. According to a CNN count, […]