Florida A&M professor and coordinator for the chemistry labs Richard A. Ford succumbed to prostate cancer and passed away Feb. 23 at 2 a.m. Professor and Chairperson of the department of chemistry Ngozi Ugochukwu said only a handful of people knew of Ford’s condition. “Mostly faculty and staff knew,” said […]
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Engineering Dean Announces Retirement
Ching-Jen Chen has formally announced his retirement as Dean of the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering after 19 years of service. Chen came to the College in 1992 to become the third dean of the joint university college since its creation in 1982. Dean Chen noted in […]
Unemployed Floridians to Face New Rules for Social Benefits
Unemployed Floridians are going to notice several changes to their benefits under a bill passed by the House Finance and Tax committee on Feb. 17. Recipients will no longer get 26 weeks of payouts while looking for a job and newly out-of-work people will have a harder time qualifying for […]
Florida A&M’s Election Season 2011: An In-Depth Look
Tiffany McLeod stands quietly by the café, staring at a trash can with its top awkwardly leaning to the left side. Her posture exudes professional elegance, and her light cream skirt suit is stylishly accented by soft make up and flowing hair. However, the reason she is standing so […]
Bears crush Rattlers
The Florida A&M baseball team failed to pick up their fifth win of the season as they fell to the Mercer University Bears 24-1. The loss dropped the Rattlers to 4-6 on the season. FAMU struggled offensively as the team only managed to garner five hits compared to Mercer’s […]
Financial Aid Drops Paper to Cut Costs, Streamline Service
The Office of Financial Aid is going paperless. In an effort to be more sustainable, OFA will no longer send out paper notifications regarding student financial aid by the next school year. Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Marcia Boyd said that over 17,000 notifications are mailed to students each […]
City to Resurface Historic Railroad
The Tallahassee/St. Marks Historic Railroad, first constructed in the early 1900s, is being resurfaced. In 2006, the Florida legislature funded $5 million to the Office of Greenways and Trails, an entity within the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Roughly $3.5 million of those funds are going toward the resurfacing and […]
Beware: Students Could Lose Possessions to Theft on Spring Break
It’s the week before spring break and while students are planning to have a good time, many are leaving their personal belongings behind. For many students, once classes are over this week they will be heading to another destination. Whether it be back home to spend time with their families […]
Prisons Could Release Several Inmates Early
A number of Florida’s costly inmates may be released from Florida prisons, if a proposed senate bill is passed. On Dec. 1, 2010, Sen. Christopher Smith (D-Fort Lauderdale), filed Senate Bill 144. The bill would create an Elderly Rehabilitated Inmate Program to provide a means for the release of inmates […]
Being ‘Mayor’ Has Never Been So Delicious
Foursquare is a social networking site that allows customers to “check in” at local businesses, write reviews and leave tips for future visitors of the business. Each time a customer “checks in,” they receive points and the customer that “checks in” the most within a week’s time is deemed “the […]