FAMU senior guard Justin Ravenel hitting one of his four 3-pointers against B-CU to break FAMU's career 3-pointers made record. Sydne Vigille | The Famuan Saturday night was one of mixed emotions for Florida A&M basketball star Justin Ravenel, as his team suffered a loss to rival Bethune-Cookman University in […]
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Three Howard players suspended for FAMU game
Three Howard players have been suspended for their game against FAMU on Saturday. Robert Rimpson | The Famuan The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced today that it has suspended six men’s basketball players for their involvement in an altercation following Norfolk State’s win against Howard on Feb. 2. The suspensions include three […]
Rattlers knock off undefeated NC A&T
Senior center Isaiah Martin throwing down an alley-oop dunk against NC A&T on Feb.2. Sydne Vigille | The Famuan After back-to-back wins on the road in Baltimore, the Rattlers came back to Al Lawson to face the North Carolina A&T Aggies. Florida A&M not only ended the Aggies undefeated streak […]
Why Chris Brown’s continued success is baffling
Chris Brown attends the Topshop Topman LA flagship store opening party at Cecconi's Restaurant on Feb. 13, 2013. Photo Courtesy of Billboard.com Chris Brown was in the news this week after being arrested for allegedly abusing and raping a woman in Paris, and although Brown and the other men who were […]
Column: Dissecting FAMU’s late-season collapse
The FAMU football season ended with hugs of condolence, not celebration. Sydne Vigille | The FAMUAN In late October Florida A&M’s football program was touted as the best team in the MEAC. FAMU had an undefeated conference record and a chip on its shoulder. Now, only a month later, the […]
ESPN’s Tiffany Greene goes ‘full circle’ in return to FAMU
ESPN's Tiffany Greene in FAMU broadcast booth. Photo courtesy of Christian Whitaker Florida A&M alumna Tiffany Greene is the first African-American woman to be a college football play-by-play announcer, and on Saturday Nov. 10, she came home to FAMU and got to do commentary for her alma mater. Saturday was […]
Florida’s future under Governor-elect DeSantis
Highlighted issues in Florida. Artimese Bryant | The FAMUAN Now with Ron DeSantis and Jeanette Nunez have been declared as Florida’s new Governor and Lieutenant Governor, what will become of Florida in the near future under their leadership? One of the many promises DeSantis made during his campaign was to […]
Women’s cross country repeats as MEAC champs
The FAMU women's cross country team posing with their 2018 MEAC Championship on Oct. 27. Photo Courtesy of meacsports.com The Florida A&M women’s cross country team capped a dominant year with its seventh straight MEAC championship on Saturday, edging out Norfolk State 44 points to 43. After placing top 5 […]
The Undefeated calls Rattlers No. 1 midseason storyline
Willie Simmons making his debut as FAMU head coach on Sept. 1 against Fort Valley State. Sydne Vigille | The FAMUAN The Florida A&M Rattlers have arguably the best team in the MEAC with a 4-0 record in conference play. Perhaps even more noteworthy, they may also be the most compelling […]
Rattlers rally, stun NC A&T
FAMU offensive lineman Bryan Crawford and the Rattlers celebrating a win against Savannah State on Sept. 22 Sydne Vigille | The Famuan After a lifeless first half, Florida A&M football stormed back to erase a 15-point deficit against the defending MEAC champions North Carolina A&T Saturday afternoon. Thanks to a resilient […]