Your weekly news from around the MEAC! Sydne Vigille | The FAMUAN With the volleyball season wrapping up, this weekend is set to be a thriller for all volleyball fans across the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The 2018 MEAC Volleyball Championships will be held this weekend with Howard and Florida A&M […]
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Post-graduation depression a common refrain
Senior class President Troyia Hardy and the panelists. Photo by Jazzmin Riles The senior class cabinet and Florida A&M University’s senior class held a “So You’re Ready to Graduate” panel discussion Tuesday regarding life after graduating from FAMU. Life after graduation is what most seniors are thinking about around this time of […]
Woods’ artwork dazzles friends, faculty
De’Auzhoni Woods is at home in the studio. Photo courtesy De’Auzhoni Woods De’Auzhoni Woods needs the right setting to create. That usually means a mixture of soul music, food and numerous scents such as jasmine or lavender. One of her favorite works is a self-portrait where she expresses her rage when she […]
FAMU student is black, vegan and proud
Darrien Fordham, vegan. Photo courtesy of Darrien Fordham. Going to a predominately white, all-girls Catholic high school in Detroit, Darrien Fordham experienced racism for the first time in her life. Her high school was very segregated. Black people only hung out with black people, white people only hung out with white […]
ESPN’s Tiffany Greene goes ‘full circle’ in return to FAMU
ESPN's Tiffany Greene in FAMU broadcast booth. Photo courtesy of Christian Whitaker Florida A&M alumna Tiffany Greene is the first African-American woman to be a college football play-by-play announcer, and on Saturday Nov. 10, she came home to FAMU and got to do commentary for her alma mater. Saturday was […]
Is the era of celebrity driven politics fading?
Bring it Home rally and concert flyer. On Nov. 5, gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s team in partnership with FAMU’s Student Government Association held a “Bring It Home Rally and Concert” in the Al Lawson Center. It featured Sean “Diddy” Combs and friends. Students and staff across FAMU’s campus were anxious […]
Marching 100 struggling to meet fundraising goal
FAMU’s famed Marching 100 has been invited to perform in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the annual parade that precedes the Rose Bowl. The Marching 100 band members. Sydne Vigille | The FAMUAN The parade is viewed by millions worldwide, and is almost as popular as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day […]
Michael’s aftermath makes life difficult in Marianna
Devin Jones, resident of Marianna subdivision. Photo submitted by Samuel Barnes MARIANNA – The renovation of a subdivision in Marianna in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael is forcing tenants to relocate. Devin Jones is a former resident of Pebble Hill Estate here. Jones is one of 20 residents who must evacuate […]
TV20 Online Coverage of the 2018 General Election
In their 10th Election Night Special, the FAMU TV 20 News staff on Tuesday announced winners and provided updates in the highly contested gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races. In addition, the news team reported on Tallahassee local races and the constitutional amendments. Each election year journalism students work in teams […]
CMX Cinemas brings ‘wow factor’ to Tallahassee
Tallahassee’s newest movie theater provides homelike amenities. Photo submitted by Jina Gilliam. If you’ve ever wished you could visit your local theater and still enjoy the comforts of being at home, you’re in luck. Tallahassee is now home to a dine-in theater that strives to set itself apart from other […]