Faculty in area schools are advocating corporal punish for misbehaving students. Some parents agree. “My first job as the dean of students in Jefferson county, we actually allowed corporal punishing we had to have parent permission, but I actually had to deliver paddling,” said Dr. Christopher Small Assistant principal at […]

Twenty-three-year-old Keena Armstrong is getting ready for graduation. With most students looking for jobs , she plans to immediately become a foster parent. “I feel that if I go away and don’t give back, that will be very selfish of me,” said Armstrong. But her motivation to give back comes from […]

Florida A&M’s Marching “100” will not be returning to the field again for any reason for at least another year. This was FAMU President James H. Ammons‘ response to the Famuan Monday when this newspaper asked whether he would think about lifting the band’s suspension for the 2012-2013 school year early.  […]

Florida Gov. Rick Scott assembled Thursday a seven-member task force to study the state’s higher education system. The Blue Ribbon Task Force comes one day after state prosecutors leveled charges against 13 persons for their alleged involvement in the Nov. 19, 2011, hazing that killed Florida A&M drum major Robert […]

Concrete, lines and signs makeup a parking lot. People often look for adequate lighting, and a clean appearance when leaving their vehicle and entering a facility. The walk through a parking lot can be arguably life changing. It could be a time to reflect on just happened, or where you […]

By Tiffany J. Harris PRIDEFEST 2012 is back and ready to spread awareness to the community about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. The week kicked off last night at Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee for ” Colors of Faith: an Interfaith Celebration of Pride” event. This is the […]

  Read The Famuan’s Spring 2012 graduation edition featuring stories on FAMU’s graduation numbers, softball phenom Tynesha Dixon’s life as a young mother and the semesterlong silence of the Marching “100.” Published: Wednesday, April 18.  

Jeff Bezos created Amazon, Pierre Omidyar created Ebay and Corri McFadden created E Drop-Off. Queneisha Harvey may be the next big thing. Harvey has created Lux Evolution, an online clothing store that will launch this summer. ShopLuxEvolution.com will sell vintage designer and timeless fashion pieces. It will also be a […]

In the vast array of popular music genres, African-Americans typically set the precedent in each category. Singers such as Aretha Franklin (soul), Michael Jackson (pop), B.B. King (blues), Tina Turner (rock n’ roll), Lil’ Wayne (rap) and Mary J. Blige (R&B), are the centerpieces for their genre. But there’s one […]

On Florida A&M’s The “Set” and through the cafeteria, students of the FAMU Tom’s club put their shoes aside, and marched barefoot in awareness of the one day without shoes movement. Ian McRae, a campus representative said that Apr. 10 is the day FAMU Tom’s Club marches to create awareness […]