Since 1957 Bragg Memorial Stadium has been a pillar and trademark in the growing legacy that is Florida A&M University. From the origin of its name to the transition from a cow pasture to a grass playing field, the history of the stadium extends beyond what we see while […]

Bruce Daniels, assistant director of operations of the Al Lawson Center, used one word to describe Florida A&M’s multipurpose teaching gymnasium: “Multi-Purpose.”   The Al Lawson Center, or new gym as many FAMU students refer to it, is a four-court gymnasium in which the girls volleyball as well as […]

  Losing the most important part of the Florida A&M University aquatics program hurt. However, according to Aquatics Director Jorge Olaves, losing sight of all the advantages that the pool affords our University hurts worse. Since 1998, the university has been without a proper swimming facility, limiting the exposure of […]

Florida A&M Lady Rattlers completed their three game home stand with a loss against the Bulls of South Florida. After the first three games the Rattlers stand at (0-3). The Lady Rattlers played a lot better in the first set and fought back and forth with the Bulls. They were […]

Teams typically try to work out their kinks early in the season, and that is what the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers did in a losing effort to the New Mexico State Aggies. Florida A&M seemed to have a problem with their blocking and their defense in the first set as […]

The Lady Rattlers opened their season short-handed as they were without four of their top players, and at times it showed as they lost to the Florida International University Panthers 3 sets to 1. The Rattlers showed heart and won the first set, but the Panthers took the next three […]

Florida A&M University has officially hired Derek Horne as its new athletic director. FAMU president Dr. James H. Ammons introduced interim athletic director Michael Smith’s replacement to Rattler nation at a FAMU Board of Trustees call meeting held August 17. Horne arrives from his alma mater, the University of Mississippi, […]

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The Florida A&M University athletic department will be missing a face this upcoming year. Last week strength and conditioning coach Antonio Wallace stepped down from his position. The absence of Wallace comes just as the FAMU football team is gearing up for the upcoming season. Strength and conditioning are the […]

With a 7-25-1 record and at the bottom of the totem pole in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with a record of 1-10, Rattlers are looking for. Head coach Robert Lucas talked about his reason for this year’s unsuccessful season in the past saying that it was the lack of experience […]