The 2009 version of the Final Four is set and is taking place in Detroit at Ford Field. The Connecticut Huskies, Michigan State Spartans, Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels are the four teams playing for the 2009 national title. UConn will take on Michigan State and Villanova will […]

Saturday at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s Park will be a time for students, community, faculty and staff to fellowship. Be Out Day is an annual event held the first Saturday of April by the university, that has been going on for more than 15 years. “Be Out Day is […]

John Hope Franklin, soft-spoken historian, prolific writer, and educator who utterly transformed the face of African-American history, died Wednesday morning March 25. He was 94. Franklin died of congestive heart failure at Duke University hospital. Born less than half a century after slavery was abolished, Franklin grew up in a […]

The Power of the Black Dollar Seminar, produced by the SGA department of economic development, was held Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the SGLC Conference room. The purpose of the event was to increase awareness on issues that specifically plague the black dollar and to promote the growth of black […]

Florida A&M University’s WANM-FM 90.5 is hosting a week of events to show love and appreciation to listeners. Sean “Sean D” Woods, the station’s operation manager, said the weeklong events are for everyone. “90.5 week gives us a chance to give back to the community,” he said. “I am excited […]

In order to encourage students to read throughout their daily lives, the Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society at Florida A&M University will host its  first book drive for FAMU Developmental Research School students.  Along with the Nursing Honor Society, they will try to collect books from March 5-April 24 for […]

Nicolas  Cage is at it again. “Knowing,” a thriller directed by Alex Proyas who also directed “I, Robot,” is really a tale of two films. Part one is an exciting and drama-filled thriller about a piece of paper that seems to predict disasters, natural or otherwise, and how many people […]

Letitia Skippings, 22, is a senior Broadcast Journalism student from Cocoa, Fla. Letitis has been an active staff writer for the famuan for more than three years. It is her first year as the Assistant Opinions Editor. She enjoys writing, reading and reporting for entertainment events. She is currently a […]

Greetings Rattlers! The following comprises the first of a weekly column dedicated to the disbursement of information relevant to you as a student of Florida A&M University. As a Rattler, you lay claim to enviable potential, but must also contend with considerable obstacles. Each week, I will strive to shed […]

Rain and thunder pounded the U.S. Federal Courthouse Friday, while inside a 12-member jury determined the fate of one former Florida A&M University student. The jury walked in one-by-one after two hours of deliberation, with emotionless expressions. Defense attorney Robert Harper tensely sat with his client as one member of […]