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FAMU Now Offers Electronic Texts for Classes

With technology constantly evolving, The Florida A&M University bookstore now offers electronic books. Manager for Corporate Communications at Barnes & Noble Karen Gonsor DiScala, said that earlier eTextbooks were not very popular as they came with limitations. They often could not present images on screen and they were not very […]

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Septic Inspections Hit Troubled Waters

Florida lawmakers may repeal a mandate passed last year intended to make the state a safer, cleaner place. The law called for mandatory septic tank inspections. These inspections are to take place every five years to ensure that property owners are maintaining septic systems. Just weeks ago, Senate Bill 2A […]

Sports

FAMU Faces A New Challenger at Football Classic

Since the game’s inception in 1989, the Bank of America Football Atlanta Classic has been a part of the Florida A&M football team’s great history. Florida A & M University will now face a new opponent in the event. The organizers of the classic, the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, […]

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FAMU Splits Four Games in First Baseball Action this Season

The Florida A&M baseball team completed its first action of the season as the team split four games during the Jackson State University Baseball Tournament. The Rattlers competed against the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M and tournament host Jackson State during the competition. Pitcher David Duncan was […]

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Sherrod Advocates Green

Former U.S. Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod used her background in rural Georgia to underscore the importance of farming and healthy living. She was the keynote speaker at this year’s SoGreen Summit, which was held at Florida A&M. “Growing up on the farm was a good life but all […]

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Tallahassee: A City Divided

The Fair Housing Act was adopted 42 years ago to combat racial segregation. However, analysis of new five-year data from the American Community Survey, an entity within the U.S. Census Bureau, suggests that residential segregation is alive and well, especially in Tallahassee neighborhoods. On Jan. 18, Remapping Debate, a public […]

Lifestyles

Savion Glover Taps for Tally Students

Savion Glover is often referred to as the “greatest tap dancer in the world.” Tonight, he will appear in Lee Hall Auditorium at 8 p.m. as part of the 2010-2011 Lyceum series, co-presented by FSU’s Seven Days of Opening Nights. Glover has performed on some of the biggest stages […]

Lifestyles

Impersonators Honor Civil War Heroes for Black History Month

John Anderson and Jarvis Rosier’s impersonations of Fredrick Douglass and an everyday black soldier in the Civil War captivated the audience with eyewitness accounts of struggle, fear and courage. “The slaves were a part of the natural order of things and they had the same skills as white Americans had,” […]

Lifestyles

Questions Linger after ‘Widow’

People filled the seats at Charles Winter Wood Theatre on Friday and Saturday night to watch “Black Widow.” Written by alumnus James Webb Jr., the play intertwines spirituality, religion and superstitions, all while revealing how people can hold on to and carry life’s burdens by passing them down to their […]

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Crowd Roars at Pageant

One question hung over the heads of attendees after candidates for top honors at Florida A&M appeared together Saturday: Who will be this year’s Mr. and Ms. FAMU? The Mr. and Ms. Florida A&M University Pageant and Spirit Showcase had a packed house as contestants prepared to battle it out […]