Oh please, we’ve all had one of those moments. Whether it was because you were told you didn’t have housing until move-in day or your paperwork fell victim to the mysterious dog that wanders campus preying on students’ most important documents. Anyone who has attended FAMU can recall at least […]
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Dorm Step Show Brings the Heat
They not only came to compete, but they came to battle. The 2011 Dorm Step Show left a lot of students with smiles and others with frowns. The Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center was packed to the top of the bleachers Tuesday night as students whole-heartedly cheered for their […]
Music Royalty to Serenade Students
Music royalty will be on campus this Friday at 7:30 p.m. as part of the homecoming week’s events. Lee Hall Auditorium is expected to be filled to capacity when the Clark Sisters, the legendary gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters: Jacky Clark-Chisholm, Elbertina “Twinkie” Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole and Karen […]
‘Dralion’ Dazzles Big Bend Fans
The Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center was filled this weekend for Cirque du Soleil’s visit to the Big Bend area. Children were running about the Civic Center wearing the dragon head pieces sold in the lobby. Laughter and excitement filled the air as the lights flickered to signal the beginning of […]
Vendors Continue Homecoming Tradition
The aroma of barbeque ribs, slightly singed sausages, fried chicken, garlic shrimp and funnel cakes fill the air along Wanish Way and Perry Street near Bragg Stadium. The food vendors are as much a part of Florida A&M homecoming as the football game and step-show. One familiar red and white […]
Health and Safety Come First
The Hansel Tookes gym basketball court was rearranged to accommodate a different kind of healthy scene on Tuesday. Dozens of students, faculty, staff and alumni converged on the recreation center to get their blood pressure, diabetes, hearing and vision checked at the Third Annual Health and Safety Day. “The […]
Tuition Hike May Mean Better Quality
With Florida A & M’s tuition gradually catching up to the national average, some students are left baffled about the 15 percent increase. According to the College Board, a non-profit organization that promotes excellence and equity in education, the national average of in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions […]
SGA Wants Discrimination Policy Changed
Protection for Florida A&M’s LGBT students may happen sooner than anticipated. On Sept. 28, The Famuan published a story about a transgendered TCC student who claimed she was discriminated against by FACES Modeling Troupe based on her sexual identity. At Monday’s weekly Senate meeting, Student Body President Breyon Love, announced […]
City Celebrates Minorities
This week, the city of Tallahassee will celebrate the 19th annual Big Bend Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week from Oct. 2-7. The week was first designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and has been observed every year since. It allows local and regional small/minority-owned businesses to celebrate the positive […]
Unstable Branch Seeks Credibility
Stability and organization are the mantras for the Student Government Association’s Judicial Branch. After years of small numbers and cases in the open Supreme and Traffic Courts, Student Body President Breyon Love said he wants to see this year’s Chief Justice appointee Chris Weaver help the lackluster branch return to […]