Marquis Stewart, coordinator of clinical programs, and Quantina Washington, assistant director of clinical programs, led the discussion on baggage versus luggage. Baggage can be any open or unresolved problem in a person’s life that affects his or her behavior or thoughts, whether it’s family-related, childhood-related, finance-related, etc. Balloons, scraps of paper […]

  Florida A&M University enters its 125th anniversary today, celebrating a long legacy of education, tradition and triumph over obstacles.  The university was once FAMC, a historically black college founded by two professors. Nearly 90 years ago in October of 1923, FAMC faced an obstacle that would prove to be […]

  As former Florida A&M University president Frederick Humphries approached the lectern, the audience greeted him with a standing ovation. They were showing their respect and honor to a man who has had a part in paving the wave for many Rattlers.  “It is great to be home,” Humphries said […]

  The booming voice was deep and full of a conviction. It was visible in the speaker’s expression. His face was animated, his gestures were fervent and he seemed to brim with an excitement brought on by nothing more than the fact that he was at Florida A&M University among […]

  Attendees gathered around FAMU’s eternal flame wearing blue shirts to honor victims of bullying. Despite the rain, students sang to the tune of Michael Jackson’s “We Are The World.”   The purpose of Monday night’s event was to raise student awareness of bullying by providing facts and statistics and explaining […]

  Premier Construction and Development, Inc., officials said they were blindsided by Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees’ decision to terminate the contract for the Polkinghorne Village dorm project. They also questioned university officials’ account of why the project is now at a stand still. The project’s construction began in May […]

  Florida A&M is one of the nation’s largest HBCUs, catering to thousands of students with promises of “excellence with care.” Many FAMU students are first-generation, whereas others have chosen to follow in family members’ footsteps to continue the Rattler tradition. Alexis Johnson, 17, a first-year pharmacy student from Miami, […]

The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice began an out-reach program, Voter Information & Registration Project, an initiative to educate students on the new voting requirements and to clarify the misconceptions.  Jacqueline Perkins, the program coordinator/placement director for the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, said students were misinformed about […]

  Saturday marked the global celebration of 100 Thousand Poets for Change, a worldwide event organized by Michael Rotenberg and Terri Carrion in March 2011.   Kristen Snodgrass, an English professor at Florida A&M University, held a local event of poets reciting poetry in honor of the worldwide event at […]

  Construction on Railroad Avenue has many Florida A&M students rerouting their morning commutes and showing up late for class. Work began in July and is expected to continue into May of 2013.  It is the first in a series of projects that will repair sewer pipes along Railroad Avenue […]