This year the university has asked the Office of Student Union and Activities not to host its annual Off Campus Housing Fair on the Set. An OSUA official said that the university is trying to encourage students to live in more of the on-campus dorms and apartments, so they want […]

Students, faculty and alumni gathered at the 20th annual Florida A&M University Day at the Capitol Thursday to show support and lobby for FAMU budget requests for the 2006-2007 legislative session. The Florida Senate and the House of Representatives welcomed FAMU faculty, alumni and staff, as well as the Brain […]

For years, the days of most college spring break students have been spent one of two ways: either waking up at noon and watching cartoons all day, or partying it up with friends at any given beach destination. This year, as the nation watched hundreds of thousands of people flee […]

From elementary school on up, many students are taught that maintaining high grades in school would be a free ticket to college. For many students that is true. But why does it seem like athletes get better offers from more prestigious schools than scholars? The salutatorian of my high school […]

Nearly six months after Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, more than 4,000 poor people arrested after the hurricane, many only for misdemeanors, are still in jail and have not been tried. And what’s worse, there are only six public defenders in the city. A member of the Orleans Parish […]

A Florida A&M University student has been cast in a main role in the popular live production of “High School Musical 2” at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Antwuan Roper, 23, a senior performance theater student from Avon Park, is postponing his graduation to pursue his dream of being in […]

On Saturday the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers took on the Lady Hawks from the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. The Lady Rattlers fell short with a final score of 60-50. The Lady Rattlers took control during the first half of the game and led at the half 26-20. In the second […]

With the fans on their side, the Florida A&M Rattlers pushed their way to a 72-62 win against visiting team Maryland-Eastern Shore on Saturday at Gaither Gymnasium. The game began with the Rattlers in the lead. There was a missed dunk by Akini F. Akini, a senior center from Tallahassee, […]

The list of politicians who have struggled with bouts of infidelity seems to be endless. Unfortunately, a Florida A&M University alumnus has been added to that reprehensible catalog. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who has long been accused of sexual misconduct while in office, was caught lying under oath about his […]

Glaciers are melting, water is scarce, tropical diseases are spreading and all of it is our fault. By leaving the lights on, failing to recycle and leaving the water running we are contributing to the warming of our earth. People don’t think that this directly affects us, but walking in […]