Saturday, July 5, 2025
The most stressful time of the year is here. With professors assigning homework, midterms, projects, quizzes, papers and exams all at the same time, the workload for the fall semester thickens. It is no coincidence that as the fall semester nears its end, students become overwhelmed. At FAMU, fall semesters […]
After being inspired by his college job at Sneaux Ball Catering Co, a dessert shop in Tallahassee, Jamal Sharp opened a similar outlet in his hometown of Pensacola. BAM! Snoballs opened its doors in March, shortly after Sharp walked across the stage at Florida A&M as a fall graduate. After […]
While COVID-19 mostly spreads from person to person, it can also spread from people to animals. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a few pets — dogs and cats — have caught COVID-19 from their owners. This happened mostly after the animals were in close contact with […]
Back in March, NBA star LeBron James and Nike announced a six-year deal with Florida A&M athletics. Despite the fact that FAMU has been a Nike-sponsored institution for more than two decades, this partnership renewal is significant in that it is the first time that Nike has used a non-Jordan […]
Some students at Florida A&M are preparing to study aquatics and learn about the country of Belize as part of the university’s study abroad program. A meeting was held Wednesday for students interested in the opportunity, where topics such as travel, activities and requirements were explained in detail. Since 2003, […]
After increases in the last few months, Florida gasoline prices topped out at $3.32 a gallon in October. According to AAA-Auto Club Group’s weekly briefing, October was the most expensive month for gas in Florida in eight years. Crude oil prices are connected to gas prices. The price per barrel of […]
Many athletes dream of being the best in their sport, but very few ever reach that hall of fame greatness at any level. For FAMU baseball pitching coach Bryan Henry, that level of greatness was finally realized when he was inducted last month into the Tallahassee-Leon Babe Ruth Hall of […]
Florida A&M University’s “epic return” homecoming brought thousands to Tallahassee the week of Oct. 24-31. Although it was a highly anticipated and well attended event as Rattlers near and far came together to celebrate and honor FAMU, some seniors and alumni do not plan on returning for next year’s celebration. […]
Commemorative Air Force Redtail Squadron, a well known aviation company, recently visited Tallahassee to educate, inspire and honor the historical legacy and sacrifice of the Tuskegee Airmen. Commemorative Air Force is an organization that was created to find and preserve combat aircraft used in World War ll for current and […]
In 2012, after the killing of the teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, a group of Black and Latinx people marched from Daytona Beach to where Martin was killed. That march sparked a movement. Known as the Dream Defenders, they identify as abolitionists, feminists, socialists and internationalists who work to serve […]