New Director of Student Activities Marvin Green is anxious to help students reach their full potential during his tenure. “It’s exciting. It gives me a chance to touch so many students,” Green said. Green has many duties in his new capacity. He oversees the operation of 140 programs, advises the […]
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Student Sues University for Alleged Sexual Harassment
A Florida A&M student is suing the Board of Trustees for alleged sexual harassment from an academic adviser. Trenton Kirksey, 21, who was active in the Student Government Association, filed papers at the Leon County Second Judicial Circuit Court on Aug. 30. In the five-page lawsuit, Kirksey claims to have […]
Magazine Names FAMU Top Public HBCU
Florida A&M has been ranked number one for public HBCUs by “U.S. News. and World Report.” The university has already been recognized by several publications this year. “U.S. News and World Report” recently released its list of the top HBCUs in the country and FAMU appeared at the beginning of the […]
Washers Spin into the Future
Imagine watching a Monday Night Football game with friends and receiving a text telling you that your white clothes are done in the wash cycle. What if you could sit on your couch and check to see if there is a dryer available in the laundry room? More than 2,400 […]
FAMU Student Hurt in Car Accident
On Tuesday afternoon, the Florida A&M Department of Public Safety received a report that a student had been struck by a vehicle. When officers arrived on the scene, Icy-Mon’e Eley, a transfer Pre-Pharmacy student from Jacksonville, was lying on the ground in pain after her foot was run over. Many […]
Four Years of Progress: How Ammons Has Changed the Game at FAMU
Florida A&M faced a host of crippling administrative issues before President James Ammons took over in 2007. From bad financial audits to probation, the university seemed to receive only bad news. Since then Ammons said he has focused on taking care of the administrative issues then looking toward the future […]
FAMUAN Face-Off: Is Abstinence Really A Choice
Let’s face it; the only way to remain free of sexually transmitted diseases and avoid pregnancy at a young age is through sexual abstinence– not having sex. Condoms and birth control pills are safe and reliable alternatives, but they are not 100 percent effective. According to the Centers for Disease […]
New York Athletes Remember 9/11
Sept. 11, 2001, is a day that marks the event of 2,749 death certificates, the death of 23 NYC Police Officers, the loss of 343 firefighters and the destruction of 1,337 vehicles, according to wtc911.us. “It was a tragic event that happened while innocent lives were lost and an event […]
Faculty Members Reflect on Tragedy
At approximately 8:48 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, Keith Simmonds , Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was watching Bryant Gumbel on “the Today Show.” Suddenly, Gumbel’s background turned into footage of a plane flying into a building, and then the video took over the entire screen. […]
Patricia Hodge: Prepared to Lead DRS
On June 30, the Florida A&M Board of Trustees announced a new leader at the Developmental Research School. Patricia Hodge, former principal and director of the A.D. Henderson University School at Florida Atlantic University, assumed the DRS superintendent post on July 1. With her experience in educational leadership, Hodge believes […]