The influenza virus – commonly called the flu — is discovered all year round in the United States. Flu activity often peaks between December and February, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu activity usually begins to rise around October. Now that homecoming is over, cases are […]
Author: Lyneisha Lewis | Staff writer
Moussa’s 3 TD passes lead FAMU
Quarterback Jeremy Moussa led the Florida A&M football team to its seventh straight victory Saturday as the Rattlers beat Southern University in a dominant performance with a final score of 30-16. FAMU has beaten Southern three consecutive times. FAMU now has a record of 7-2 after losing its first two […]
FAMU track head coach down to three finalists
This week FAMU conducted a series of meetings with the three finalists competing for the position of head coach of the track and field team. Each candidate went through three meetings: one with the student-athletes, the second with Vincent Williams, Director of Sports Medicine, and lastly, with Carrie Hickey Tollison, […]
A call for change, or are FAMU’s students’ pleas for help going unheard?
College is a time of new journeys, and bountiful excitement as many students transition into a new era. The same could be said for students here on campus at FAMU; parties, classes, and socializing are a part of the expedition. However, despite all the good that comes with the illustrious […]
Florida to block gender affirming care for transgender minors
The Florida Medical Board has voted on a draft ruling that will ban gender-affirming care for transgender children under the age of 18. The draft includes the prohibition of hormone blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries for children under 18. Medical board members were subjected to a five-hour protest against such […]
Rattlers win seventh straight
Florida A&M’s football team closed out its last home game of the season Saturday with a triumphant 30-16 win in a fierce battle with Southern University. FAMU, 7-2, has won seven straight after starting the season with back-to-back losses. “We played well enough to win,” FAMU coach Willie Simmons said […]
Omarion visits ‘the hill’
Omarion, best known for being in the R&B boy band B2K, stopped by Florida A&M University Thursday as part of his HBCU book tour. His new book, “Unbothered: The Power of Choosing Joy,” dives deep into Omarion’s spiritual journey and how he managed to be centered even through public setbacks […]
Students fear resurgence of COVID
A week after Florida A&M’s homecoming, students fear a possible spike in COVID’s numbers. With students and alumni flooding to “the hill” to celebrate the university and seasonal sickness on the rise, many anticipate a COVID-19 surge. Since March of 2020, COVID-19 has impacted the Tallahassee community. According to the […]
SBI student’s Fan of Me clothing line catching on
Leonard Gant II is a sophomore at Florida A&M University studying business administration. Gant has been a military child his entire life, but he knew when he was in high school that he wanted to attend FAMU’s School of Business and Industry. Being a military child was not easy. He […]
The impact of Black women in real estate
The increase of Black women in the real estate industry is currently at an all-time high. Many brokers in real estate have been broadcasted on channels such as HGTV, an American television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. One of the first all-Black women’s real estate series is called “Selling […]