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First scrimmage shows new team focus

The Florida A & M football team has officially begun its first scrimmages and is preparing for the season ahead. Last season, the team endured a rocky year with only three wins and eight losses. To avoid the same fate, this year’s team has been equipped with a new head […]

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Greeks take over campus, one SGA position at a time

Some students may think that there are too many Greeks holding principal positions on campus. FAMU students apply for many of these positions, but it seems that Greeks are always able to acquire them. Various campus activities can be shared between Greeks and non-Greeks alike, but students are not aware […]

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Born to do it

Competitive sports are a thing of the past when it comes to tennis athlete Rachel Pye. Vigorous, assertive and self-assured, Pye, 19, makes tennis stars Venus and Serena look like yesterday’s champions. For two years, the Miami native has contributed her impeccable skills to Florida A&M’s women’s tennis team; however, […]

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Deltas kick fundraising into high gear

Fundraising has been top priority all week for the Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Competing for a spot on “Oprah’s Big Give,” a reality show on ABC, the Deltas of Florida A&M University have been raising money to beat the Kappa Sigma fraternity of Florida State […]

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New official lays out plan to save DRS

Ronald Holmes, Ph.D., the new superintendent of Florida A&M University’s Development Research School, presented his plan of action to improve DRS to faculty members, parents and to the community. Holmes presented his plan of action on various dates for the public to attend. He spoke to FAMU DRS faculty and […]

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Police officials hold roundtable

Tallahassee leaders made an effort to listen to students and faculty members dealing with campus safety. A roundtable discussion focused on campus safety was held Tuesday at the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication at Florida A&M University in the dean’s suite. Although the discussion group spoke on safety, the […]

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Clothesline project airs out sexual crimes

T-shirts with phrases such as “no means no” and ” break the silence” were displayed Tuesday on a clothing line extending from the front of Tucker Hall to the Gore Education Complex. The T-shirts were designed and hung to draw attention to Sexual Awareness Month. “The whole purpose of the […]

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Presidential elects meet with freshmen

Florida A&M University’s newly elected sophomore class president and vice president, Daniel Jenkins and Angelica Roberts, have coordinated “Freshman Class Wrap-Up.” The event will allow the 2007-2008 freshman class to meet with its class officials in order to discuss topics such as class concerns and individual accomplishments and to formally […]

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Some words not meant to be used in jest or at all

#8220;Hey b**ch!” “What’s up h**?” How many times have you heard these greetings across campus? Or how often have you read about a girl labeling herself as the “baddest b**ch?” Day in and day out, ladies address their friends and themselves as bitches and hoes. Many don’t really understand the […]

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Letter from the Editor: Send ‘The Hilltop’ back to press

It has been more than a month since The FAMUAN marched into Baltimore for the 10th Annual HBCU Newspaper Conference looking to take home some of the most coveted awards in the world of black college journalism. From the moment we arrived at the conference center, our focus was on […]