Sophomore guard Kameron Reaves attacking Delaware State's defense on Jan. 21. Sydne Vigille | The Famuan The FAMU men’s basketball team bounced back from a bitter overtime loss Saturday night, going wire-to-wire to down Delaware State 60-47 Monday afternoon. Leading the way for the Rattlers, senior guard Justin Ravenel led the […]
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FAMU women pick up first conference win
Sophomore guard Morgan Mitchell at the free throw line against Delaware State on Jan. 21. Sydne Vigille | The Famuan After a devastating loss to Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday, the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers came back on Monday with new energy and determination that secured their first conference win against Delaware […]
The Juul: Cigarettes on steroids
Photo Submitted by Deja Mattis. Maxwell Hale first started using a Juul four years ago, during his junior year of high school. Hale, now a sophmore at Tallahassee Community College, heard about the Juul from a friend and found that it was a lot more socially acceptable “to Juul” than smoke […]
Students voice concern as rents go up
College Club Town homes are popular with FAMU students. Photo Courtesy of Apartments.com. Over the past several months, Florida A&M students have been voicing their concerns about the increasing prices at student apartment complexes. “It’s hard for some of us to get jobs to afford rent,” Sydeera Martin said. […]
Bookstore expands healthy snack options
One of many aisle endcaps filled with healthy treats in the FAMU Bookstore. Photo Submitted by Alexis Gollman. With the start of a new year, one of the most popular resolutions is to get in shape or eat healthier. But one of the dilemmas you might face is how to […]
Day of service pays tribute to MLK
Volunteers wait outside of Tallahassee Urban League offices to begin servicing events Monday. Photo Submitted by Oldens Lafortune. Monday called for the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr’s life. The Tallahassee Urban League put together a servicing event, cleaning the streets of the Frenchtown area. Members of the community and […]
Black photographers still shooting for an opportunity
Stephon Williams, a FAMU grad, is working as a photographer in Atlanta. Photo Submitted by Stephon Williams. On the day Vogue magazine revealed what was to be expected with its cult-classic September issue, not only was there buzz aplenty about the star who was to appear on the cover, but for the […]
For Bryant Floyd, less is more
FAMU student Bryant Floyd, before and after his weight loss. Photos Submitted by Bryant Floyd. Bryant Floyd changed his life for the better last summer – 110 times, to be exact. Each time he got closer to his weight-loss goal, he would get closer to a new life. A new […]
Local effort underway for total solar power
Photo Courtesy of Sustainable Tallahassee. For centuries the sun has been the ultimate source of energy for the survival of the planet. Every day the sun gives off far more energy than we need to power everything on earth, but yet the world still does not fully utilize it. The […]
FAMU, FSU students take part in Tallahassee Women’s March
Hundreds of university students joined local residents at Saturday's Tallahassee Women's March. Photo Submitted by Portia Akins. Florida A&M clubs and organizations such as Progressive Black Men, Collegiate 100, Women Student Union and many more came out on Saturday to support the third annual Tallahassee Women’s March. The first march, […]