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FAMUAN Lists: TV Shows that Need to Make a Comeback

Because we felt nostalgic, the FAMUAN staff thought we’d share a list of TV shows that we’d all like to see make a comeback. Let’s be honest: TV shows today suck sometimes… We’re just saying. Read to see whether you agree or not. Share your thoughts in comments. The Smurfs […]

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FAMUAN Opinions: The Brightside

So much is going on in our little space and the world right now.   Our school is being restructured, Obama has started his bid for a second term and sadly our government is slowly but surely crumbling in some kind of fashion.   And yet, through it all, we […]

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A Royal Headache: Does William’s Marriage Really Matter That Much?

So apparently Prince William is getting married to Kate Middleton on April 29. I understand he is a part of the royal family but all this exposure they are getting is becoming annoying. Stamps with their faces plastered on them? A coin? Is this all really necessary? Okay. Maybe since […]

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Music Should Not Be Defined By Race

Music is a word that is so simple and yet, so strong. It has so many different meanings. According to Merriam-Websters dictionary music is: 1a: the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity […]

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Religious Group on Campus Seems Questionable

Have you ever heard of Commissioned to Love campus ministries? Well in the minds of several students of FAMU they are a cult. “C2L” was founded in Sacramento, California with “eleven men and women on fire for GOD,” according to www.commissioned2love.org. In 2003 the ministry was charted at Savannah State […]

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The 21st Century Wingman: An iPod

Guys, we want to clue you in on something: one of the best wingmen you can possibly have is in your pocket. We’ll wait while you take a moment to remove your mind from the gutter. The thing being referred to is, in fact, your mp3 player. For those who […]

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FAMU Restructuring: Pros and Cons

With so much controversy surrounding Florida A&M’s impending restructuring, The FAMUAN Staff has put together this list that we think argues the good and bad about the university’s plan to cut programs and staff in the face of looming budget cuts.   Pro: Restructuring would improve the training of new […]

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Staff Ed.: Changes Come and Go, Students’ Needs are Forever

The restructuring of anything is not an easy task. Go home and try to restructure a bedroom. Or a living room. It takes hours of planning, an appropriate amount of vision, people to help move and shape things and the finished product must, above all else, be head and shoulders […]

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Restructuring is What Florida A&M Needs

I come from a long line of Florida A&M graduates. My mom and almost her entire side of the family graduated from FAMU. Most went on to become grade school teachers and professors and of course all come back during homecoming to bask in the university’s greatness. I guess you […]

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Bathroom Rant: Ladies, Do Better in the Toilets

Ladies, I, and I am sure many others, have a problem with some of you who strut around campus. What is our beef with you? When we go to the bathroom on campus and are greeted with the vilest of sites that you have left behind. Honestly, why is it […]