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 […]
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Video Story: Students Weigh in on Loan Debt
With the national student loan debt weighing in at over one trillion, the government has a new way for students to find the most affordable financial aid option. For the first ever, more than 30 percent of adults in the United States have at least a bachelor’s degree. Many of […]
Ammons on Marching ‘100’, Student Organizations with The Famuan
Florida A&M President James H. Ammons talked to the Famuan today for nearly a half-hour on topics that included the developments in the Marching “100” suspension, enrollment for new students and intake for new members in FAMU clubs and organizations. The Famuan will have updates on this story throughout this evening.
University President Talks with Famuan about Marching ‘100,’ Finances, Student Participation
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. […]
Ammons: Marching ‘100’ Stays Suspended
Florida A&M President James H. Ammons announced Monday that the university’s famed Marching “100” will stay suspended throughout the 2012-2013 school year following the hazing-turned-homicide that killed drum major Robert Champion in November. He was talking to the university’s board of trustees when he unveiled plans for the band’s future […]
Woman Reserve Officer Runs for Leon County Sheriff
History could be in the making for the 2012 elections as Lisa Sprague, a sworn reserve police officer with the Department of Environmental Protection, will run for Leon County sheriff. If elected into office, Sprague will be the first female sheriff in the county. “I live my life with the […]
Julian White: ‘Not Prudent to Reinstate’ Marching ‘100’
Florida A&M Director of Bands Julian White asserted that the university’s vaunted Marching “100” band remain suspended indefinitely. “I think that, at this point, it would not be prudent to reinstate the band,” White told Florida Public Radio’s Trimmel Gomes in an interview that was syndicated on National Public Radio broadcasts. White […]
BOT: Many of the ‘100’ Were Not Enrolled at FAMU When Champion Was Killed
Almost one-quarter of the members of Marching “100” were not students of Florida A&M in November. This revelation comes from the university’s board of trustees this week as new details emerge on the hazing-turned-homicide of FAMU drum major Robert Champion. One hundred members of the university’s vaunted marching band were either enrolled […]
The Critical Language Scholarship gives FAMU students a chance to study abroad
The Critical Language Scholarship provides undergraduate, master’s and doctorial students with an opportunity to study abroad and receive training in one of 13 languages. Jodi-Kaye Wade, 21, is the first Florida A & M student to receive the scholarship. The government-funded program is designed to develop student’s critical language skills […]
Scott Creates Education Task Force
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 […]