As of Tuesday, 10,000 students are on attendance hold and are unable to get financial aid, according to Donald E. Palm, assistant vice president for academic affairs. The large number of holds is due to teachers who have failed to submit attendance, said Palm, in an email to […]
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Dr. Foster: An American Legend
Aug. 28, was a day the university community, music practitioners and enthusiasts will never forget. William P. Foster, music department chairman emeritus at Florida A&M and director of it’s famed Marching “100” band passed away, at the industrious age of 91. There isn’t enough room on this […]
Rattlers start off with FBS challenge
The start of the Florida A&M football season is only one day away. Opening day for the new-look Florida A&M Rattlers is tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. The opponent: The Miami Hurricanes, ranked 13th in the nation by the Associated Press poll. Film study has been essential to the team’s preparation […]
Professional tennis player celebrates birthday
Gael Sebastien Monfils, a professional French tennis player, was born Sept. 1, 1986 in Paris. He is the son of former football player “Rufin” and perhaps inherited his athletic stamina from his father. Monfils began to place himself on the map of the rich and famous in […]
Bowling alley strikes again
Hundreds of students at Florida A&M University stood outside in the scorching heat and the rain to celebrate the grand reopening of Galimore Lanes on Friday. Student attendees bowled for free during the grand reopening. But, just 48 years ago students experienced the same excitement. “The bowling alley opened in […]
Trip to South Africa is a success
#8220;The big headline for me was seeing FAMU students get involved in covering a global mega-event and come up with excellent stories in all kinds of journalistic formats. Not to mention getting a chance to do it overseas at a historical event, the first World Cup held on African soil,” […]
It’s a FAMUly affair.”
The Office of Student Activities (OSUA) launched the first Set Friday of the year, this past Friday. Despite the rainy weather, the Student Union was flooded with vendors, students and music from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. “In rain or snow I knew the students would be out here,” said […]
Should One-Stop-Shop stop completely?
The first week of school has already proven to be an ultimate test of patience and endurance for students in the past. New students involuntarily experience the registration woes they were warned about from former students, as returning students are reminded of how trying the registration process can be. […]
Should One-Stop-Shop, stop for good?
The first week of school has already proven to be an ultimate test of patience and endurance for students in the past. New students involuntarily experience the registration woes they were warned about from former students, as returning students are reminded of how trying the registration process can […]
The never ending distortion of blacks in the media
For too long, African Americans have been misrepresented in all forms of media. Most of the time, it is to no fault of our own. Still, too often we are the very reason for such misconceptions. Instead of working on trying to change the stereotypical image that plagues […]