For months students and faculty at Florida A&M University have been mostly successful staying away from COVID-19, but now officials say that the virus is making a comeback on campus. Within the past few weeks, numerous COVID-19 cases have been reported throughout campus. With students returning to campus after spring […]
Author: Malik Burgess | Staff writer
Will passenger trains return to Tallahassee?
For almost two decades, residents of Tallahassee have wondered whether passenger trains would ever return to Florida’s capital city. The train station that sits between FAMU and FSU hasn’t had a train roll through it in almost 18 years. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which wiped out […]
Women eliminated from basketball tournament after loss
Senior day was lively and exciting for the Rattlers going into their matchup against the Grambling State Tigers as the seniors played one of their final games in the Lawson Center. The six seniors were honored at half-court before the game. Senior, Dylan Horton, has enjoyed her collegiate basketball career […]
Grambling topples FAMU men, 69-55
The Florida A&M men’s basketball team tipped off in the Lawson Center on Saturday as they faced the Grambling State University Tigers. The Rattlers, who hlost 69-55, are currently 7-19 on the season and sit in 11th place within the SWAC. With hopes of qualifying for the SWAC tournament, the […]
FAMU baseball falls to Mercer in tough loss
FAMU’s men’s baseball team fell short to the Mercer Bears in their second straight game Tuesday afternoon at Moore-Kittles field. Although FAMU lost the game 8-7, the Rattlers pushed through thirteen innings and had fans on the edge of their seats. The Rattlers came into this game looking to bounce […]
Super Bowl LVII lives up to the hype
The game came down to the wire as both teams gave it their all until the very end. Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts both came to play in the first-ever Super Bowl featuring two Black quarterbacks. Both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs started hot but shortly cooled […]
FAMU athletics kicks off February with ‘Women in Sports’ panel
Florida A&M University athletics kicked off the new month by celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day with a special panel discussion. In partnership with the FAMU Developmental Research School, the panel highlighted the importance and overall need of women in sports. The discussion took place in the FAMU […]