Monday’s town hall meeting was full of passionate students and staff discussing Florida A&M’s restructuring plans, as well as, state and university budget issues. The meeting may have sparked a new battle to save FAMU’s funds and its programs. The B.L. Perry lecture room was near full as heated debates […]
Opinions
Governor’s Staff Member Takes the Low Road via Twitter
A staff member who was supposedly defending his boss turned into something much more. Brian Burgess, Gov. Rick Scott’s communication director, got into a heated Twitter war with media outlets and reporters on Sunday evening. Okay. Pause. Rick Scott’s team members are starting beef via Twitter? Oh come on. I […]
Staff Ed: Other Teams Can’t Compete
Playoffs: The one word that can make just about any man lose his religion. Throughout the country you can see millions of men screaming at the top of their lungs, campaigning for why their respective teams are the surefire champion. Girlfriends are ignored, papers are forgotten, and inside voices no […]
Anti-Abortion Display Daringly Distasteful
Throughout last week, students may have been alarmed by the Genocide Awareness Project exhibit that was set up in front of Tucker Hall. The project, laden with graphic images of aborted fetuses, sought to bring attention to abortion, which they believe is the mass murder of the unborn. As a […]
Students, Time to Get Aware is Now
The Board of Trustees’ vote for restructuring Florida A&M has come and gone. And now the school has to put the decisions into effect. Be that as it may. We shouldn’t let some of the decisions that the board voted on get us down. We knew from the very beginning […]
Staff Ed.: The semester is almost over, Rattlers rejoice
At time of publication, we are officially 14 days, 336 hours and 20, 160 minutes away from the moment we’ve all been waiting for: summer. It’s almost here, tantalizingly close and just within reach. After an entire year of tests, exams, homework, research papers, assignments, meetings, forums, there is a […]
FAMUAN Lists: TV Shows that Need to Make a Comeback
Because we felt nostalgic, the FAMUAN staff thought we’d share a list of TV shows that we’d all like to see make a comeback. Let’s be honest: TV shows today suck sometimes… We’re just saying. Read to see whether you agree or not. Share your thoughts in comments. The Smurfs […]
FAMUAN Opinions: The Brightside
So much is going on in our little space and the world right now. Our school is being restructured, Obama has started his bid for a second term and sadly our government is slowly but surely crumbling in some kind of fashion. And yet, through it all, we […]
A Royal Headache: Does William’s Marriage Really Matter That Much?
So apparently Prince William is getting married to Kate Middleton on April 29. I understand he is a part of the royal family but all this exposure they are getting is becoming annoying. Stamps with their faces plastered on them? A coin? Is this all really necessary? Okay. Maybe since […]
Music Should Not Be Defined By Race
Music is a word that is so simple and yet, so strong. It has so many different meanings. According to Merriam-Websters dictionary music is: 1a: the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity […]