In cooperation with the writers and staff of the FAMUAN, the Florida A&M University Department of Public Safety will be providing weekly safety and security tips. Each Monday our Crime Prevention Office will provide information on on crime prevention activities. Dorm Safety Tips The number one crime on most college […]
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Recent bomb threats increase campus security
An unknown person made a bomb threat Tuesday morning between the side entrances of the Coleman library and Jazzman’s café. Like many waiting for class, Navah Jackson was among the students who were taken by surprise that a bomb threat was made on one of the two pay phones mounted […]
University memorializes Theodore Hemmingway
Friends, family, co-workers and students paid respect to Theodore Hemmingway Thursday evening in Lee Hall. Colleagues of Hemmingway, spoke at the memorial service.
‘Relay’ers intended to party, not walk for the cause
FAMU’s fourth Relay for Life didn’t bring as much to the table as it brought in previous years in regards to respectable conduct. Relay for Life is a fundraiser for cancer research, a celebration for those who have survived cancer, and it serves as a light of hope for people […]
New drug fad becoming deadly
#8220;Go, go, go” were the chants of three teenage boys encouraging their friend to continue to beat a homeless man to death and attack and injure two other homeless men. This drug-induced episode of violence was triggered by a combination of alcohol and Xanax. Xanax is a highly addictive depressant, […]
Acceptance only surefire cure for ‘down low’
What is the “down low?” Singer/songwriter R. Kelly defined it years ago in his song “Down Low” as a sexual relationship with someone who is in a relationship with someone else. But today things have changed. The down low is now defined as when a man who is married, is […]
Graduate students speak out at meeting
Florida A&M University’s Student Government Association collaborated with the university’s graduate students Tuesday to discuss many of the concerns the graduate students have. The meeting took place in the Blue Cross/Blue Shield auditorium in the new pharmacy building. The panel was issued questions from graduate students through moderator Malik C. […]
Watchdog organization questions
A non-profit research institute is fighting to rid the sunshine state of a per drink tax which currently adds a surcharge to the retail price of any liquor, wine, beer or cider. The watchdog organization Florida TaxWatch said the tax, which has been under scrutiny since its inception in 1990, […]
Internet institute indicts Kazaa for Web intrusion
A report by http://stopbadware.org exposed file-sharing engine Kazaa Media Desktop for secretly installing spyware, malware and deceptive adware on computers. Medipipe, Spy Axe and Waterfall also have been accused of the same practice. StopBadware.org is an organization backed by Harvard Law’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, www.google.com, Lenovo, Sun […]
Police methods incorrect in strip search lawsuit
A federal jury is in the process of deliberating the civil-rights lawsuit of Arnetta and Cynthia McCloud. They are the mother and daughter who claimed that in 2001, they were pulled over, strip searched on the side of a public road and later taken, against their will, to a relative’s […]