Politics and race have been the talk of America since Barack Obama became president of the United States. As we witnessed this historic moment, more blacks are toying with the idea of gaining political power. This is shown in a new book by Marc Little titled, “Don’t Blink When God […]

The Marching 100 at Florida A&M University is often seen as a strong family with a very strong legacy all over the world. Drum majors Craig and Gregory Beacham have been leaders in keeping that legacy alive. The Beacham brothers have been playing the saxophone since the fifth-grade, and playing […]

Florida A&M University Strikers appeared in their first audition episode of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, Thursday night. The Strikers, known on the show as the Striker All Stars, auditioned last October in Atlanta. Strikers’ founder and director, Shepiro Hardemon, described the audition process as the “most exciting” part. “The […]

At some point everyone has made a resolution. They promise to finally put the cigarette down and pick up the Bible, or to say no to fatty carbohydrates and yes to fruits and veggies. New Year’s resolutions have the power to change lives, yet for most people they have proven […]

For some people Florida A&M University is known as the Fashion and Modeling University, said President James Ammons at the Victoria’s Secret PINK press conference Oct. 1, 2008. Indeed some students are on campus wearing what is in style, while typical college students sometimes wear sweat pants and hoodies. The […]

National Football League cornerback and kick-return specialist Adam “Pac-man” Jones is once again in a familiar situation – TROUBLE. Now a former member of the Dallas Cowboys, Jones was released after Cowboys’ officials learned he is a suspect in a June 2007 shooting outside a strip club in Atlanta. Jones […]

The Florida A&M University Rattlers hosted the Howard University Bison Saturday in Gaither Gymnasium. Both teams desperately needed a win, however it was the Rattlers who were able to walk away with a 79-74 victory in overtime, breaking a three game losing streak. The Rattlers trailed the Bison in the […]

Hip-hop music can be heard blasting from The Set every Friday or the television sets tuned into BET. Now it can be heard and seen on an Internet blog created by two Florida A&M University students. Seth Lewis, a 19-year-old sophomore broadcast journalism student from Baltimore and Cornel Wedge, a […]

As students walked into the gymnasium of Florida A&M University’s Development and Research School, their eyes lit up with amazement. The well lit space came complete with a full basketball court, scoreboard and bleachers. The finishing touch was the high gloss court with an enormous painted FAMU rattlesnake in the […]

Florida A&M University is one of many state universities facing budget cuts. Lawmakers approved a $2.8 billion state budget cut Jan. 14. Public schools and social services face $1.2 billion in budget cuts. Of that amount, $466 million will come from public education and the drop in funding will equal […]