Florida A&M University will hold its first Career Expo of this school year Wednesday at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center. It will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and will have representatives from almost 20 career fields in attendance. The expo, which is free, will give students the opportunity […]
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FAMU Announcements
Groundbreaking for the FAMU Recreational Center originally scheduled to take place at 10:30 a.m Wednesday has been canceled. For more information, contact Marvin Green at 561-2276. Applications for the Economic Development Advisory Board are currently available in the student government offices. This task force will work directly with the Department […]
SGA’s fall election season underway
With student government elections set to begin shortly, and campaign week well underway, the candidates for graduate president and vice are running uncontested. Sandy Jean Philipe and Rachel Young declared candidacy as write-in candidates Thursday, after realizing that no one was running for the positions. “With the graduate positions, there’s […]
Senator rails against petition
Senate President Ramon Alexander called a press conference Wednesday to address a concern regarding an on-line petition to oust President Gainous. On the petition, which has no written signatures and only typed names, “Ramon J. Alexander” appears as number 1491 on the petition with a comment that reads “I used […]
Politicians, foundation join forces for sickle cell
Two local politicians have joined ranks for the 1st Benefit Golf Tournament hosted by Jake Gaither Golf Association, Inc. and the Sickle Cell Found, Inc. Sen. Al Lawson and County Commissioner Bill Proctor will host the event Saturday in order to bring awareness of the disease to the local community. […]
Annual SGA explosion hits campus
The SGA Explosion drew a crowd of students Wednesday night looking to eat, socialize and network. The event, a recruitment fair for campus organizations, was sponsored by the Student Government Association. The expo included groups such as the student lobbying department of SGA, the Campus Activity Board, Essence Dance Theater, […]
What the ‘Real World’ is about
Images of M&Ms and Santa Claus danced through my head as I watched the season premiere of MTV’s “The Real World: Philadelphia.” While the cast partied away in the requisite local bar, the only thing that came to mind was an M&M’s holiday commercial that plays 12,001 times in the […]
Discrepancies discredit petition
Members of the National Alumni Association are now challenging the Board of Trustees to oust Fred Gainous from his current presidential tenure. And they have taken their open protest against President Gainous to arguably the most visible venue in the world. That’s right people, the Internet. On their Web site, […]
Coach Joe speaks on the loss to Illinois and this week’s match-up
FAMUAN: With Josh Driscoll’s stellar performance in the second half at Illinois, leading the team to two scoring drives, has a quarterback controversy been created? BJ: No. There’s no quarterback controversy. However, Josh did elevate his stock and his worth within the confines of the program. We always knew he […]
Rattlers prepare to face Green Wave
The Rattlers wanted to put their 52-13 loss to Illinois a week ago behind them in order to begin preparations for their 6 p.m. (central time) contest Saturday against Tulane (0-1) at the Louisiana Superdome. But Tropical Storm Frances, which caused practice to be cancelled Monday and Tuesday, forced Florida […]