There were mixed reactions and emotions from Florida A&M University students as the results for the 2009 campus elections were announced early Wednesday morning. Students waited in the chilly night air from 10 o’clock p.m. until the final results were handed down just before 1:30 a.m.                    […]

Gallop Franklin and Calvin Hayes were announced student body president and vice president at 1:30 a.m. this morning. After a week of campaigning and vying for votes, the team was very happy for their victory. “I’m very, very excited. After the results were called I had a conversation with the […]

Born As:Rashida Leah JonesFebruary 25, 1976Los Angeles, Calif. Famous For:      Jones gained stardom when she was cast as Louisa Fenn on Boston Public, a role that earned her a NAACP Image Award.  Later, in The Office, she assumed the role of Karen Fillipelli. Her last role was in Unhitched as Kate […]

Florida A&M University’s National Association of Black Accountants proved their members were good at more than just crunching numbers after hosting a spoken word event for students to showcase poetic talents, on Feb. 19. The event, which was held in the School of Business and Industry’s North Wing, was also […]

Eating disorders are complex issues caused by a blend of emotional, social, and biological dynamics. Sunday kicked off National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a platform to raise awareness about early intervention and treatment of eating disorders.  Though some individuals come to college with an eating disorder, others are susceptible to […]

The NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics hosted  its second annual Black Expo and Health Fair, Saturday, Feb. 21. ACT-SO is a youth initiative of the NAACP dedicated to recruit, stimulate and encourage high academic and artistic excellence among high school students. The expo and health fair is a […]

In the first of two games in the Farewell to Gaither Gym weekend, the Lady Rattler’s went down to the wire, but came up short against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks on Saturday night. Draped in pink uniforms as part of the NCAA’s “Think Pink” campaign, the Rattler’s […]

Enthusiastic fans watched Florida A&M University’s men’s basketball team beat out the visiting Hawks from Maryland-Eastern Shore Saturday night. In the opening minutes of the first half the Rattlers scored seven unanswered points and never looked back. The Rattlers took care of the ball and executed their offense with purpose. […]

Born as:William Edward Burghardt DuBoisFeb. 23,1868Great Barrington, Mass. Death: Aug. 27, 1963 Famous Works: “Of the Training of Black Men,” “A Negro Schoolmaster in the South,” “The Freedom Bureau,” “The Evolution of Negro Leadership” and “The Soul of Black Folk.” Where It Started: DuBois was a young man with great […]

Shakespeare once said the entire world is a stage, and all the men and women are merely players. Nobody seems to know this better than the individuals at the Tallahassee Little Theatre. Located at 1861 Thomasville Road, the theatre is aimed at the local community and relies heavily on volunteers […]