Author: Brendan Brown | Staff Writer

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Head football coach controversy

FAMU AD Tiffani-Dawn Sykes and Shawn Gibbs, her proposed candidate for the head coaching job to replace former head coach Willie Simmons, received no votes of confidence from the Florida A&M National Alumni Association Executive Board. The National Alumni Association held a nearly two-hour Zoom meeting on Wednesday concerning the […]

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National champions!

Photo of Celebration Bowl celebration Courtesy: Ashley Bigbee ATLANTA — The Florida A&M Rattlers are once again the HBCU National Champions after pulling off a 30-26 victory over the Howard University Bison on Saturday in the Celebration Bowl.  This historic win marks the first time FAMU has won the […]

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Celebration Bowl next for SWAC champs

The Florida A&M Rattlers punched their ticket to the Celebration Bowl after a massive 35-14 win Saturday in their second meeting against Prairie View A&M, claiming the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship. This is the first time the Rattlers have won the SWAC championship since joining the 2021-2022 academic year. “A […]

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Moussa not expected to start Saturday v. Lincoln

For the first time this season the Rattlers will not have SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Jeremy Moussa under center. According to HBCU Gameday, FAMU coach Willie Simmons said he plans to start backup quarterback redshirt sophomore Junior Muratovic for Saturday’s game against Lincoln University California. Muratovic is […]

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FAMU on the road at Alabama A&M

After a resounding 45-7 homecoming victory over Prairie View A&M, the Rattlers head back on the road Saturday to take on the 4-4 Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Looking to keep the six-game win streak alive, this will be another road test for the Rattlers. Alabama A&M is coming off of a […]

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Homecoming means higher hotel rates

Homecoming is here at Florida A&M University and it’s causing local hotels to raise their rates. Friends, alumni and family are having trouble finding hotels with affordable prices for this weekend. While this week normally brings in a huge boost to Tallahassee’s economy, hotels and airbnb’s are looking to take […]

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Student provides fades — for free

Florida A&M University’s Instagram page posted a video of a student barber giving another student a free haircut. Christian Lawrence, who is a licensed barber, took on the idea to make a student’s day by giving him a free haircut at the set. This service that Lawrence has brought to […]

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Virtual civil rights museum goes live

The first civil rights museum in the state of Florida and the nation’s first all-virtual civil rights museum came to life Thursday evening. It was created by two Tallahassee natives, co-founders Jackie Perkins and Delaitre Hollinger. The museum features pioneers from the early 1900s all the way into the ’60s. […]