The main focus of the holiday season in Florida is “jobs, jobs, jobs,” said president and CEO of the Florida Retail Federation Rick McAllister. McAllister addressed a crowd at a press conference at the Governor’s Square Mall on Tuesday morning as he spoke about the holiday shopping forecast for 2011. One in four Floridians work […]
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Audit VP Resigns Abruptly
Dec. 1 5:45 p.m. Lawrence Tromley, Florida A&M’s audit service investigation administrator, was terminated on Nov. 10, The Famuan has learned. His termination came after the abrupt Nov. 5 resignation of former Vice President for Audit and Compliance Charles O’Duor. O’Duor broke ties with the university after an independent ‘whistle-blower’ investigation […]
SGA Wants to Lower GPA Requirement
New legislation may improve the election prospects of many Florida A&M students. Senators Anthony Siders, a third-year political science student from New Orleans, and Marquise McMiller, a second-year political science student from Gary, Ind., proposed the bill to make restricted positions more open and accessible to the average FAMU student. Within the 11 schools […]
‘Set Friday’ Goes International with Music
Friday morning, starting at 11 a.m., the set will echo music, but not top 40 hits by Drake and Rihanna. It will be International Music Day, so DJ Rasheed will spin cultural music from places around the world. With the help of Felicia Barnes in student affairs and under the […]
Local Artists Paint Nightlife
Who would have ever thought of the idea of painting an artistic design on a human being? Graceyy Mayer did. The name of her business is Tallahassee’s Painted Ladies. Mayer was young when she discovered her passion for finger paint. “I always had a face paint set as a child,” said […]
Old Media Tries to Attract Readers Born in the Digital Age
The Newspaper Association of America launched its new advertising campaign to create a message that reading the newspaper makes users sexy. The organization is using the tagline “Smart is the New Sexy” to catch reader’s attention. The campaign is trying to gain national acknowledgement for the importance and timelessness newspapers […]
Full-time Student-Mother Worries about Lack of Time
The end of the semester is quickly approaching and I am pressed for time. Between Sevin and school I don’t know if I am coming or going. I am asking myself the same question every day, “How am I going to cook, give Sevin all the attention he needs and […]
Students Urged to Recycle
Coca-Cola, along with the FAMU Green Coalition and Environmental Sciences Student Organization, handed out T-shirts, flyers and gave away prizes to students passing by to educate them about the movement of being “green.” Nov. 15 is America Recycles Day, a nationwide initiative sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, Inc. Florida A&M […]
Rattlers hope to handle Wildcats
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers look to finish their regular season conference play on a high note as they look to defeat their arch rival the Lady Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman. The Lady Rattlers haven’t had much trouble against the Lady Wildcats as they have never lost to them in […]
Team brings out brooms for rivalry week
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers defeated the Lady Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman in straight sets (25-23 W, 25-17 W, 25-16 W) Sunday November 13,2011 at the Al Lawson Center in a battle of Mid Eastern Conference Athletic opponents. The Lady Rattlers improve their record to (11-12, 9-1 MEAC) and the […]