When he arrived on Florida A&M’s campus, Kevin Tajdari’s goals were to get involved on campus and finish the semester with a great GPA. The first-year music education student and Tallahassee native is withdrawing from FAMU, however, with less than two months completed. 18-year old Tajdari has dysthymia; a chronic […]
Other News
Son Shares Pain of HIV-Infected Father
Recently, Florida A&M student Stephen Howard (name changed to protect his identity), has opened up to share his experience about growing up with a father who has AIDS. Andrew Howard, Stephen’s father, has always been involved in his life. Stephen and his father have always lived in the same house […]
Tennis Team Wins 5th National Championship
The Florida A&M men’s tennis team was triumphant at the Clayton County HBCU National Tennis Championship in Atlanta. The win set the standard for the Rattlers, as this was their first tournament of the season. FAMU has won the title five of the 11 years the championship has existed. […]
Honors Program Sees Greater Enrollment
Although the program experienced a cutback in its operating budget, the number of students this year increased from 365 to 390, according to the program’s director, Emma Waters Dawson. The ranks of the best and brightest have expanded as Florida A&M’s honors program grew by about 7 percent since last […]
Steve Jobs Dies
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died tonight. He had long fought poor health, and last month, resigned as CEO from the company that he helped create and shape into one of the largest technology powerhouses this century. Tech will never be the same. Read The New York Times story about Steve […]
‘Ball Til I Fall’ – Penalties for Bad Spending
As we inch closer and closer to the half mark of the semester and the fall breeze is settling in, we can definitely say it is that time of year again…it’s Christmas! Okay, all jokes aside, it’s homecoming and I couldn’t be any happier. Everyone is in the giving and […]
No Homecoming is No Problem
The Florida A&M men’s cross-country team is solely committed to entering this year’s homecoming week with a “win-now” philosophy. The team is scheduled to travel to Orlando for the 16th Annual Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic on Saturday, the same day as the homecoming football game. In spite of […]
QB Switch Gives Team Much-Needed Spark
The Florida A&M football team ran away from the Atlanta classic with a win this year, but many couldn’t stop talking about the mid-game quarterback change. The game kicked off with redshirt sophomore quarterback Austin Trainor, leading the team. Mid-way through the game, coaches replaced the sophomore with freshman quarterback […]
Getting Your Money’s Worth
Here’s a truth I learned in class recently: college is the only place where most people find it okay not to get their money’s worth. That got me thinking. Imagine going to a mechanic, paying him or her to fix and spray your bumper and then halfway through, him or […]
Going with His Gut
Kevin Elliott was a wanted man. While a student at Orlando’s Colonial High School, he won two track and field state championships. Major collegiate powers like Clemson, Georgia, Arkansas and other Division I programs came knocking at the door. They all wanted Elliott on their track teams. With all the […]