Sistah Souljah, the critically acclaimed author of the best-selling novel, The Coldest Winter Ever, has done it again. After a two-year hiatus, she returns with Midnight, a “gangsta love story” and prequel to the former novel in which she explores the past of Winter Santiago’s mysterious love interest, Midnight. The […]

While students are preparing for finals and graduation, Simply Marvelous is preparing to defend their national championship. Simply Marvelous, Florida A&M University’s female flag football team coached by Marvin Green, is getting ready to play in the National Intramural & Recreation Sports Association national championship tournament Dec. 27-29. Before reaching […]

The Minority Alliance for Advocating Community Awareness, Inc. is continuing to fight HIV/AIDS going into the new year. Six groups, including MAACA, Inc., Florida A&M University’s Student Health Services, and the Florida Department of Health, are teaming up to increase HIV/AIDS awareness among black women in the capital city area. […]

Seasonal Affective Disorder affects people when seasons change, typically from summer to fall or fall to winter. According to Allison Lockard, a counselor and certified victim’s advocate at Florida A&M University’s Sunshine Manor, SAD usually affects those who live in places that have the conventional four season cycle. “It is […]

As finals approach, students tend to stay up at all hours of the night to turn in last minute projects and papers. Some students said they stay up the entire night to study for tests to make the high marks required to pass their class. However, those students are being […]

Florida A&M University’s football team definitely put on a show this season. The Rattlers went 9 -3, which is a great task that only coach Joe Taylor could accomplish. Unfortunately the team did not make it to the MEAC playoffs. Even though they came from not placing at all in […]

Florida A&M University scored higher than other respective institutions, according to a 2008 report from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The survey provides basic standards for the assessment of educational practices in higher learning and measures five key areas of educational performances based on levels of academic challenge, […]

Senate President Ricquel Jackson decides to hold off on confirming the graduate senator and traffic court positions until January 2009. Senator Justin Clarke, 21, a senior healthcare administration student from St. Petersburg, said he felt the proper protocol was not followed for confirmations during Friday before Monday’s meeting. “Last night […]

Due to the lack of scholarship funding, the Florida A&M University’s Computer and Information Sciences department has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for recruitment and improvements. The African-American Woman in Computer Science grant is funded by the National Science Foundation and is limited to female students, […]

As the end of the school term nears, the Florida A&M University Green Coalition are collecting unwanted textbooks and phone books as part of a recycling initiative The textbooks will be collected from Dec. 1 through Dec. 10 and donated to Better World Books, a for-profit social venture with plans […]