Thursday, July 10, 2025
According to an infographic released by the NCAA, only 1.6% of draft-eligible players will be drafted and enter the ranks of the NFL. The statistics are even bleaker for HBCU athletes. In last year’s draft, not a single athlete attending an HBCU was selected. Despite this, Rattler draft prospects continue […]
The Florida A&M University cheer team has overcome tough challenges, emotionally and physically, to ultimately leave it all on the floor, winning a third-place title at the National Cheer Association Daytona Beach Classic. The FAMU cheer team competed in the Intermediate All-Girls Division I section, scoring a 93.3519 performance score […]
An “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” survey was required to be sent out to all students and faculty of public universities and colleges in Florida. The survey has caused controversy with some students and faculty within Florida’s postsecondary education institutions. The survey stems from Florida House bill 233, signed by […]
On Thursday, March 31st a lawsuit was filed to challenge the Parental Rights in Education bill (HB 1557). The plaintiffs include LGBTQ+ advocacy groups Equality Florida, Family Equality in addition to a Florida teacher, parents and their children. The lawsuit was filed in the federal Northern District of Florida just […]
Though many women and men endure harassment and violence on campus, they are typically hesitant to report it because they are afraid of not being believed or facing punishment. Sexual assault on college campuses is common, according to the federal Department of Education. To address the topic, FAMU’s Division of […]
At Tuesday’s Leon County Commission meeting, the audience cheered after commissioners voted in favor of preserving the Lake Hall Schoolhouse. Word to preserve the oldest African-American schoolhouse in the state of Florida, located off Thomasville Road, will finally begin. In a unanimous vote, the Leon County Commission voted to seek […]
Make no mistake, women run “The Hill” at Florida A&M University. Of almost 9,000 students, 66 percent are women. But despite making up such a large portion of FAMU’s enrollment, women at FAMU experience many challenges and often feel silenced, unprotected and unsupported. Women face several disparities in society when […]
What makes a woman a woman? To care, to cater, to lightly toast a child’s bread on Saturday morning? The mundane practice of repetition in fulfilling the needs of others? It is an almost cynical question shrouded in misogynistic idealism that produces nothing but closed minded cognition. Practice makes perfect. […]
Edible cannabis products or edibles are a popular, less detectable alternative to smoking marijuana. The edibles are produced with marijuana leaves or higher strength cannabis extracts. They may be in the form of familiar baked items, candies, and beverages, and are frequently made to appeal to young people. Although the […]
This past Sunday, the world renowned FAMU Gospel Choir celebrated their 65th anniversary with a concert. The choir, dressed in their citrus orange and agricultural green robes, opened the concert with “Doxology,” a song that is close to the choir director, Darius Bolden Jr. ‘s, heart. “‘Doxology’ was chosen as […]