Campus royality gets crowned Sunday evening at Lee Hall Auditorium | Photo credit: Sydne Vigille The 111th Coronation kicked off homecoming week Sunday in what was called the “MARVAlous Regime” – a play on Miss Florida A&M University Michelle “Marva” Johnson’s nickname and Mr. FAMU Jordan Sealy’s training in the […]
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Love doesn’t hit
Photo credit: Merlina Aventurin Chanting "Love Doesn’t Hit" throughout the streets, president of Active Minds Quantina Washington teamed up with Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (DVCC) Kelly O’Rourke to host their sixth annual domestic violence walk. Students and members of Active Minds at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) gathered at […]
Digital Journalism Conference winners from FAMU
Winners left to right: Cara Hackett, Angelique Fullwood, DaMarcus Snipes Despite the hardships of this year’s hurricane season, three of Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) very own School of Journalism and Graphic Communication (SJGC) students have been awarded the opportunity to expand their career horizons, for free. Senior's Cara Hackett, […]
Fans respond to Cardi B’s first appearance in Tallahassee
Photo credit: Nadia Felder The No. 1 artist on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, Cardi B, made her first appearance in the capital city of Tallahassee, Saturday at Play Sports Bar & Grill. In front of a full crowd, wearing her fitted, fiery red dress, Cardi B performed three of […]
Hurricane Irma’s impact on FAMU Students
Photo credit: Merlina Aventurin Matthew Bell is one of many students at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University from the Atlantic coastal region who was impacted by one of the most powerful hurricanes observed in the Atlantic since 2007. Before making its way to the state’s capital, Hurricane Irma caused severe […]
African Caribbean Dance Theatre visits FAMU
Students engage in a workshop hosted by the ACDT at FAMU | Photo credit: Aldernico Brioche The African Caribbean Dance Theatre hosted its first workshop on Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s campus recreational center Oct. 2. Many students participated in the informative session. The workshop consisted of a dance class […]
Tallahassee Hispanic Theater postpones “Forever Yours, Julita” at Railroad Square
Luis potrayed by Kevin Carr and Julia potrayed by Alejandra Gutierrez | Photo credit: Tallahassee Hispanic Theatre Due to Hurricane Irma, The Tallahassee Hispanic Theater’s recent production, “Forever Yours, Juilta,” by playwright Roberto Ramons-Perea, that focuses on a no-holds-barred relationship between Julia and a well-known poet Luis, has been postponed. […]
Returning Rattler Strikes Back: Finishing What I Started
Returning Rattler, Danielle Wilcox Returning back to school is no easy task, but that didn’t stop Danielle Wilcox. At 52-years-old, Wilcox returned back to “The Hill” to finish her education. Hailing from Jacksonville, and she first attended FAMU in the year of 1982-1988. In her senior year, Wilcox had […]
Rattlers will be receiving a new Bragg Stadium
Bragg Memorial Stadium opened its doors to the public in 1957. It is known to be the groundbreaking of the strategic success and achievement of the Rattlers over the years and is now up for new renovations. The stadium was first named after two of its most prominent figures to […]
FAMU’s organic food market at Lake Ella brings unity to the community
Every Wednesday from noon to dusk, a piece of the park, Lake Ella, is transformed into an organic food market called the “Grower’s Market at Lake Ella.” Started as an initiative in the community by Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of Agriculture and Food Sciences and their FAMU statewide Small […]