Florida A&M students said they miss seeing the orange and green bus cruising down Adams Street everyday to carry them to campus. The StarMetro bus, Venom II, does not operate during the summer semesters, leaving Rattlers to find different ways to get to school. “I’m highly upset because I was […]
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FAMU sends 13 students to Ghana
As students gear up for summer finals, another group’s experiences are just beginning in Ghana. 13 Florida A&M students will study abroad in Ghana for three weeks. While studying, they will do research, attend seminars, and explore the culture, coast and other captivating sites that Ghana and it’s people have […]
Website helps students with choosing teachers
Since her freshman year, Mijan Jones hasn’t gone a semester without seeking the help of the popular student website, RateMyProfessor.com. The now 20-year-old health care management student form Ft. Lauderdale said she found out about the website through upperclassmen at Florida A&M University. “They would tell me to make sure […]
Service center headlines sanitation initiative
Sneezes, coughs, fever and chills are symptoms that every student would want to dodge. Last year between the beginning of August and mid-November, more than 80,000 college students around the United States had come down with the H1N1 virus, known as the Swine flu, according to the American College Health Association. Florida […]
Students seek alternate housing out of necessity
Incoming students must fend for themselves and rush to find housing before the upcoming fall semester due to a lack of on-campus housing. Students are being referred to nearby properties for housing by the university, because there is no room for them. “It was to my understanding that I would […]
Quilts of Valor Decorate City Hall
Quilts created by everyday citizens destined to provide comfort and serenity to injured soldiers is being featured in the 16th Annual Fiber Arts Exhibition in the City Hall Gallery. Quilts of Valor and other fiber art pieces provided by local artists of Tallahassee Quilters Unlimited are being showcased to display […]
Students get DREAM internship
Four engineering students have been selected to participate in an internship program and will also receive about $20,000 in scholarships. July 7 was the start of the interns’ participation in the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate Diversity in Research and Engineering of Advanced Materials Intern Program (DREAM). With a […]
FAMU Engages in Dialogue With Clinton on Sub-Saharan Africa
During the State Department Diplomacy Briefing Conference on Sub-Saharan Africa in Washington D.C. this week, Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton addressed current issues, and allotted a Florida A&M University student, Calvin Hayes – one of three universities representatives – to pose a question regarding United States’ initiatives in bridging […]
SGA President Gallop Franklin Now FSA President
FAMU and FSU partner for project
Volunteers were up to their knees in soil and sod as they worked alongside two of Tallahassee’s most influential leaders. A rare partnership formed Friday between the city’s two universities as President Ammons and Florida State President Eric Barron joined forces to build a home for a Tallahassee citizen in […]