ew outlook on this situation and her visits create such comfort in my life, needed now more than ever. I was fooling myself when I thought it was almost over. I received a phone call at 8:13 p.m. on Oct. 6 from my oncologist. “That biopsy we did shows […]

I clutched the armrest in the dark, near-empty theater as frightening images bum-rushed my mind. My friend Jaylen nudged me, telling me to quit being so afraid, but all I could think about was the horrific scene I was about to be subjected to. I hate scary movies, so […]

Holiday light decor and vintage records plaster the walls of All Saint’s Café. Dressed in a casual plaid button up, fitted jeans, a Piston snapback and Chuck Taylors, Rufat Agayev browses the chalkboard menu of selective vegan wraps. He orders a burrito and a Vernor’s Ginger Ale, before making […]

Alumna Tracy Nicole Prather is coming back to Florida A&M to share her love of writing and to promote her first book “Who Said Peaches Were Perfect?” Prather will be at the FAMU bookstore the week of homecoming, Oct. 29, for a book signing. Prather graduated from FAMU in 1998 […]

Florida A& M’s Benjamin L. Perry building, is typically known for it’s classroom setting and lectures. However, Wednesday night, Rm. 300 was used as a safe haven for students to share intimate details of their “coming out” experience. LGBT, which stands for the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgendered Student Pride […]

#8220;Two to four million women a year are battered and domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women aged 15 to 44.” Refuge House is a women and children’s shelter that has been providing services to survivors and victims of domestic and sexual violence for over 20 […]

Florida A&M students with children between the ages of 2 1/2 to 5 years old only have to pay $350 a month at FAMU’s New Beginnings Child Development Center and $175 if they are Pell Grant recipients. Director Reva Myers,  was inspired while working in Atlanta’s Fulton County school […]

Keyshia Robinson, whose name is changed to protect her privacy, is looking forward to the end of December when she will be able to transition to a public high school. First, she has to complete her studies at the Practical Academic Cultural Education center, also known as PACE. Robinson, 15, […]

The members of Seeking Sui are not looking to change the face of rock. They aren’t looking to revolutionize hip-hop. They aren’t the new gods of jazz or dons of swing. They don’t want to be defined. Seeking Sui is a three-man band just looking to play music in front […]

I guess I’ll have to take a medical redshirt this year. For the past four years, I’ve gone to Austin, Texas, in October to ride my bicycle up to 100 miles in an event called the LiveSTRONG Challenge to raise funds in the fight against cancer. I’ve gotten tremendous support […]