Monday, July 7, 2025
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash Sunday in Calabasas, Calif. The seven other people were John Atobelli, Kerri Atobelli, Alyssa Atobelli, Sarah Chester, Payton Chester, Christian Mauser and the pilot Ara Zobayan. The helicopter was headed to Bryant’s Mamba […]
Fashion is not the only avenue for the CEO and founder of Burghalie Ensemble, a local clothing brand. Terrance “Rashad” Smith, Burghalie Ensemble’s founder, hosted the inaugural Burghalie Art Awards on Wednesday to help connect individuals through art and fashion. The evening featured passionate individuals, entertainment, food and friendly conversation. […]
For students, staying off your phone in class can at times feel like an impossible task. But have no fear: the latest mobile app Pocket Points has come to the rescue. Pocket Points rewards students for not using their phone in class as well as while driving. “Pocket Points incentivizes […]
Students at Florida A&M University are preparing themselves for the intense upcoming campaign season. Every year the school hosts a campaign period where students who want to represent the university from a larger standpoint get up as early as seven in the morning to convince their classmates to vote for […]
FAMU students packed the Lawson Center on Wednesday for the highly anticipated Career Expo. Students came to exchange their contact information and resumes while looking for job opportunities with the employers in attendance. Employers were also giving out information about their company and handing out business cards. There were companies […]
Former interim Vice President Robert Schweigert shared that new surveys for FAMU staff and students “are being established to access operational performance, service excellence and opportunities for improvement,” according to minutes from the December 2019 meeting of the Board of Trustees’ Budget, Finance and Facilities Committee. To some students, the […]
Twitter users took the internet by storm with obligatory memes when Tyler Perry’s movie, “A Fall From Grace,” made its debut on Netflix last week. Some reviews of the self-made director and producer’s new film were positive, but most were negative. Other news platforms, such as BuzzFeed, went as far […]
Two Florida A&M University alumni are preparing to face off in a Democratic Party primary challenge. If U.S. Rep. Al Lawson wants to secure his seat for another two-year term, he will have to fend off a challenge from a fellow Rattler, Albert Chester II. Chester, a football quarterback at […]
The Florida A&M Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program traveled to Jacksonville last weekend to compete in a three-day Ranger challenge. The challenge consisted of rigorous events that tested the cadets’ physical and mental strength. Captain Dvante Morales believes his cadets have improved individually and developed comraderie during the Ranger […]
Florida state Senator Jason Pizzo wants the United States Congress to recognize Haitians and other Caribbean-Americans’ holidays. As of 2014, approximately 4 million Caribbean immigrants live in the U.S. Of the 4 million, more than 1 million are from Haiti, with a large percentage residing in Miami and the greater […]