Officials from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools have decided that FAMU will maintain its accreditation, but extended its probationary status until June 2008. According to Belle Wheelan, president of SACS’ Commission on Colleges, FAMU has fully corrected one of the 10 standards that were out of compliance. Wheelan […]

The Famuan newspaper staff has left for holiday vacation and will not publish a new issue until January 11, 2008. We will, however, bring you breaking news updates as they become available. Be sure to monitor the web site periodically and have a happy holiday.

The Florida A&M University chapter of the Graduate Assistants Union is negotiating with a bargaining committee from the Board of Trustees to renew the graduate assistants contract. FAMU-GAU Co-President Johnique Billups said negotiations began in March. “Please understand that although there is not an officially approved GAU collective bargaining agreement, […]

Colorful art displays made of sex props and hundreds of condoms grabbed student’s attention Monday at the condom art show/competition on The Set of Florida A&M University. Students couldn’t help but notice the colorful gallery of condoms, instructional diagrams and dildos as they passed by. Many stopped to admire the […]

#8220;Why do you all want to be lawyers?” Dr. Gary Paul was standing in front of the class again talking about getting a Ph. D. I came back to FAMU to get a masters degree and I already knew that I was going to be a lawyer. This diatribe provided […]

Many students attend Florida A&M University in hopes of receiving a bachelor’s degree, but after graduation some students say attending graduate school at a predominately white institution may be a better option. Yvonne Bell, associate professor of psychology said there are numerous reasons why students may attend non-HBCUs for their […]

In between the period of submitting graduation applications and approaching finals, there is still time that needs to be spent on deciding what to wear under that beloved graduation gown. The gown has been a dress tradition for as long as can be remembered. So, do not defy this meaningful […]

Akini Akini, the star forward for Florida A&M University men’s basketball team, is quickly changing the tides of his past to become a leader not only on the court, but in life. Change, by definition, is the transformation of a person, place or thing. And for one athlete change is […]

President James Ammons named William Hayes new athletic director, Tuesday in a press conference as the FAMU athletic department heads in another direction after the firing of former head football Rubin Carter and the resignation of former A.D. Nelson Townsend on Nov. 20th. Hayes is the former director of Intercollegiate […]

In response to the staff editorial entitled “Protest poorly executed,” which appeared in The Famuan on Nov. 26, we, the protesters, find it tragic that one of our own has taken such a negative position, and we were deeply saddened by the comments of the Famuan staff. To give a […]