There is a second vacancy for the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees. David Griffin, who was appointed to the board in January 2005, said he sent his resignation letter March 24 after finding out he would not be appointed. Griffin said his appointment was subject to senate confirmation. Griffin […]

Some students at Florida A&M University expressed sorrow for the alleged rape victim of members of the Duke University lacrosse team. Other, however, believe that the situation could have been avoided. A woman who was hired as an exotic dancer accused members of the lacrosse team of raping her during […]

#8220;At the buried core of women’s identity is a distinct and vital self, first articulated in childhood, a root identity that gets cut off in the process of growing up female,” said Emily Hancock author of The Girl Within. I think that as we get older we begin to think […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since 1973, 15 million fetuses have been aborted by black women. Black women represent only 12 percent of the population in the United States, but they are responsible for the majority of abortions. Each day, 1,452 abortions are performed on black […]

The USA Today reported Tuesday that a recent Washington study found the majority of American college students approaching graduation were in effect illiterate. More than 50 percent of pupils at four-year post-secondary institutions could not complete basic literacy tasks deemed “complex” by the study’s administers. Among the survey tasks were […]

It seems that we at Florida A&M University have failed one of our own-at least, that’s what people closest to missing alumna Ali Gilmore think. After Gilmore went missing Feb. 3, there were all kinds of initiatives launched to help locate her. But where’s the action? There was a vigil […]

Currently in the Florida Legislature, there is a proposed bill to prohibit foreign students at state universities and colleges from receiving affordable access to higher education. State lawmakers must understand that providing access to higher education to talented international students ultimately benefits the overall economic health and well-being of our […]

Attention all FAMU students: if you are a leader and would like to meet with America’s Leading Progressives then please submit an email to Amanda Wilkerson, SGA’s Secretary of Student Lobby to be considered as a candidate to an invitational only progressive round table. Seating is limited so reserved your […]

The Florida A&M University Real Estate Club is hosting a homeownership seminar in the Grand Ballroom April 8 at 2 p.m, with the help of the Student Government Association. The club aims to encourage students to educate themselves and to consider career paths in the real estate industry, even outside […]

You’re driving down any given street in a quiet neighborhood of single-family homes with neatly manicured lawns, when all of a sudden you see it – a house with trash strewn on the front yard, numerous cars on the lawn, and loud music blaring. For some residents in neighborhoods throughout […]