Author: Diajanae Jackson

Sports

FAMU’s boxing heavyweight champion to take on Tony Kemp Jr.

Photo Credit: Earnest Nelfrard  Former Florida A&M University student Willie Ferrell will be back in the boxing ring against opponent Tony Kemp Jr. from alabama by way of Pensacola. Ferrell said he’s ready. “I have to win by any means necessary,” Ferrell said. “Whatever I gotta do to win. Of […]

Sports

Rattlers Basketball Looking to Prove Themselves

Florida A&M University men's basketball team  Going into the 2016-2017 season, Florida A&M University’s men’s basketball team is eager to be eligible to attend the postseason this year. Although the team is still under APR-related sanctions, the NCAA felt that the third-year head coach Byron Samuels has shown just enough […]

Opinions

FAMU students remember classmates

Vanity Duran and Markel Mazelin   Meet The Mark – Jazmine Glover, Third year Broadcast Journalism Student I only had one encounter with the young and creative Markel Mazelin. It’s crazy how much of an impact he had on my life from just an hour of presenting himself and his […]

Opinions

Gun Violence

Homecoming for Florida A&M University is a time of excitement. It’s a time when alumni and families come back to reminisce on the times they spent on their beloved Hill. This year, for many, it was a time of mourning.              Construction engineering technology student […]

News

Voters flock to polls early and share opinions

Photo Courtesy of Sierra Brown   For those who haven’t voted, only nine days remain until the Nov. 8 general election, where people will tackle Election Day lines at the polls and anxiously cast ballots for political candidates. With Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton being the […]

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FAMU student health insurance increases for Spring 2017

Photo Credit: Adlernico Brioche     Florida A&M University student health service hosted a meeting Oct. 27 to further inform students on the health insurance policy, as well as the Spring 2017 cost change. FAMU’s new mandatory health insurance regulation has been in effect since the start of the 2016-2017 […]

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SGA says: No money for student organizations

The 46th Student Senate of the Florida A&M University Student Government Association has announced that it will not entertain allocations for student organizations for the fall 1016 semester. The announcement, issued via memorandum Oct. 12, was made by Senate Organization and Finance Chairperson Simone Nisbett, a fourth-year business administration student […]

Lifestyles

Black Mental Health Matters

Photo Courtesy of Noire City Recently, rapper Kid Cudi publicly announced his check-in to rehab for depression which sparked the discussion of mental health issues in the African-American community. According to the Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, African-Americans are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health […]

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FAMU Police Department Holds Safety Forum

Following the death of Florida A&M University student Quinton Langford, FAMU Chief of Police Terence Calloway, wants to know what the FAMU Police Department can do to make students feel safe. Students gathered in FAMU Village Tuesday night to inform officers of their safety concerns and to hear what […]

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Millennial’s March to the polls for Early Voting

Although a cloud of rain covered the sky as students and local politicians got ready to begin their journey to the polls, they did not let anything stop them from getting out the vote. It was imperative to let their voices be heard in early voting. This past Wednesday, […]