Category: News
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BOT votes for external investigation
Original Publish Date: May 15, 2024 The Florida A&M Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Wednesday to launch an external investigation into the now-debunked donation of $237 million by Gregory Gerami. The vote came after over 90 minutes of statements from members of the community, trustee members, FAMU President Larry Robinson as well as extensive…
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Negotiations over firefighter salaries continue
Original Publish Date: September 26, 2023 Vacant positions are causing a problem within the Tallahassee Fire Department (TFD). According to Tallahassee Professional Firefighters (TPF) President Joe Davis, the inability to fill positions is forcing current firefighters to stay past the end of their 24-hour shifts. “We’ve run into cases where firefighters are being told at…
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SGA prepares for $3.1 million budget
Original Publish Date: April 24, 2023 With the end of the semester approaching, senate president Pro Temp Londe Mondelus and Organization and Finance chair Ahmad Kebe had one final task to complete before the last senate meeting. The task marks the end of their terms as members of the student senate before Mondelus assumes her…
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A bittersweet farewell for Student Senate
Original Publish Date: April 24, 2023 This Monday’s senate meeting was one full of emotion. Many members of the 52nd Student Senate will not be returning for the 53rd Senate, and they took their chance to relish their experience in the senate and say their goodbyes. Before the senate bid farewell for the semester, business was taken…
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Male attendant elections a possibility in 2024
Original Publish Date: March 1, 2024 Male attendant elections at FAMU may be closer than you think. At least that’s what senators Jaylin Hankerson-Strappy, Isaiah Clayborn, Kole Fortson, IsaiahLysse and Jasmine Daniels are proposing. The five senators announced this evening during theSpeaking and Lobbying forum that they were working on a “big bill” to begin…
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Senate OKs recycling bins in Sampson and Young dorms
Original Publish Date: January 31, 2023 Monday’s senate meeting lasted for more than three and a half hours for the second week in a row. Senate president Kelton Williams expects that to be the norm for the rest of the semester. “That is a very common thing in the spring,” said Williams. “During the spring,…
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Low enrollment a major factor in the decrease in funds for SGA
Last night’s senate meeting lasted more than three-and-a-half hours. Many topics ranging from new initiatives to questions about budgeting were discussed and a number of bills were either passed, tabled, or rejected.