From the history of the United States of America and the Holocaust to the history of African Americans and their experiences with slavery and designating the second week of November as “Holocaust Education Week,” Senate Bill 490 is making room and providing justice to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by […]
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School buses may get exterior traffic cameras
Red lights aren’t the only traffic signals that indicate for drivers to stop. School bus stop signal arms are included in that as well — and yet people ignore them and drive right by them anyway. According to the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida, […]
Bill aims to support students with epilepsy
Chase Anderson, a grad student at the University of South Alabama, was diagnosed with epilepsy in the third grade after having a seizure in her math class. Three months later she had another seizure, and a few sporadically after that. “Epilepsy is hereditary for every other female on my mom’s […]
Josh Johnson, a FAMU grad, seeks county commission seat
Campaign season is off to an early start in Tallahassee. And right in the middle of it is a two-time graduate of Florida A&M University, Josh Johnson. Johnson, a teacher at Godby High School, has officially filed to run for the Leon County Commission at-large seat. He will be challenging […]
FAMU maintains Carnegie classification
Since 2018, Florida A&M University has successfully maintained its position as an ongoing recipient of the Carnegie R2 Designation program due to the university’s high research activity that allotted the university $66 million in research awards along with $50 million in research spending in 2021. Prior to 2018, FAMU had […]
Some FAMU students affected after truck explodes in Ghana
A large explosion ripped apart the southeastern Ghana on Thursday Jan. 20, killing more than a dozen people and injuring many more. After a motorcycle collided with a truck during traffic, it began to catch on fire and ended up exploding about five minutes later. As a result, people and animals are being pulled out of rubble […]
Casey DeSantis provides a drug abuse curriculum across Florida schools
First Lady of Florida, Casey DeSantis is set to provide Florida schools with a free substance abuse curriculum through her campaign, “ The Facts. Your Future.” Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, recently announced the initiative to implement a free substance abuse curriculum in schools across […]
FAMU mourns loss of graduate student MaKayla Bryant
Florida A&M University honored MaKayla “MK” Bryant on Saturday in the Lee Hall Auditorium, which was filled with students, faculty and staff who gathered to remember the life of Bryant. The silence echoed in the auditorium as attendees settled in. Her family sat in the front row and her mother […]
Canceled track meets raise questions
The track and field season is in full swing, but is it for the Florida A&M University program? Florida A&M students are eager to cheer on the track team for the 2021-2022 season but some are unsure about the outlook on the season due to yet another meet being canceled. […]
Four COVID tests per household is more exclusive than accessible
The emergence of the Delta and Omicron variants triggered a nationwide spike in COVID-19 cases. The need for accessible coronavirus tests grew exponentially as COVID-19 cases surged. In response to the rise in COVID-19 cases, the Biden administration launched COVIDTests.gov on Jan.19. The website provided four at-home coronavirus test kits […]