During last night’s State of the Black Student Summit hosted by FAMU’s Student Government Association, celebrity panelists focused on black excellence and the importance of supporting black owned businesses. Talk show host and journalist Carmen Wong Ulrich expressed the meaning behind having a dream and believing in its […]
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UF Alpha chapter faces suspension in hazing incident
University of Florida’s chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Inc. has been suspended due to a recent hazing incident. Less than three months after Florida A&M University’s Marching “100” incident, UF police filed a hazing complaint on Feb. 4 against fraternity members and completed their investigation Feb. 27. UF’s […]
Wrong Color, Wrong Time
#8220;Justice for Trayvon!” echoed from the “highest of seven hills” for all of Tallahassee to hear, Monday morning. Students of Florida A&M organized a last minute rally after a protest in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin to Sanford, Fla. was canceled. A circle was formed on the Set around […]
‘Standards’ to Put Belt on Sloppy Dress
Florida A&M plans to implement a dress standard for students that would cover any clothing that could be considered “inappropriate,” including offensive messages on T-shirts, starting this fall. The new rules take aim at attire such as “pajamas, midriffs or halters, mesh…pants below the waistline revealing undergarments, do-rags and/or hoods […]
A ‘Church Mess’
America’s longest-running urban gospel play, ” Church Mess,” will be performed at Florida A&M’s Lee Hall auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday. The play depicts church-going people whose problematic lives contradict their message of turning to the church when in need. The characters in the play are based on real […]
Trouvaille Live Art Auction
Don’t miss out on an evening to remember with great art, food, entertainment and more at the Trouvaille Live Art Auction on Saturday in the Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery from 4-7 p.m. Enjoy refreshments, live entertainment and one-of-a-kind artwork presented by local auctioneers Aaron Joseph & Company. Featured […]
HIV/AIDS Awareness in Honor of Women’s History Month
March is National Women’s History month, and to celebrate, SASHA ARTs hosted an informative session about HIV/AIDS for the Florida A&M community. The university’s Grand Ballroom was filled with women and men to discuss the topic and what can be done to prevent the spread of […]
T-Pain’s Benefit Concert
Grammy Award-winning artist and producer T-Pain is returning to his hometown to launch his “If I Could Change the World” foundation with a benefit concert in partnership with Florida State University’s Headliner Artist Series called “Come to The Crib Part 2.” T-Pain will be bringing celebrity friends Chris Brown, […]
Virtuoso Violinist Performs at Midtown
Low lights and soothing sounds of the violin rang from the Midtown Pass Lounge on Friday, as Rachel Barton Pine played music from the past and present. A virtuoso violinist who has been playing since age 3, was accompanied by the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. Although classic tunes such as Beethoven […]
Are Dress Standards Really the Solution?
Discussions of implementing a dress standard have begun among the Florida A&M administration, and like a lot of schools, it seems like a difficult subject to handle. The administration is perfectly within its rights to have one, of course, but the collective level of goodwill the student body has for […]