After going undefeated at the MEAC Southern Division tournament last weekend, the ladies of the FAMU Bowling team prove they are capable of winning. In the two-day tournament in North Carolina, the ladies won all 10 games against North Carolina A&T, South Carolina State University, Winston Salem State University, Bethune-Cookman […]

Florida A&M University’s men’s tennis team is gearing up for a fresh season. Its first match is at home on Sunday, and the team agreed it is ready for new challenges. Player Forrest Jenkins said one way the Rattlers’ spring season will be different from the fall season is that […]

While some students deck their cars out with flashy chrome wheels and bright-colored paint, others say students “pimping out” vehicles may garner negative attention from onlookers. Michael Jefferies, 20, a junior mechanical engineering student from Jacksonville, said cars are like a canvas. “Designing my car lets me express my artistic […]

Several Florida A&M University students have created the initiative FAMUnity to unify the greater Tallahassee area with FAMU. FAMUnity, a newly approved campus organization, allows students to give back to the community and receive community service hours at the same time. The organization’s founder and president DeNishia Yearby said FAMUnity […]

There are certain social issues that plague the black community more than other ethnicities. Poverty, crime and single motherhood seem to be some of the most noticeable. The Manhattan Institute’s Center for Race and Ethnicity, states that almost 70 percent of all black children are born to single mothers. This […]

If there’s one person walking this campus who truly values the education they’ve gotten at Florida A&M University, it’s me. The vigorous and thorough lessons we learn here are excellent precursors to what is to be expected in the dreaded “real world” of which our elders speak. With that said, […]

Community outreach is an important part of any university. And in recent months, Florida A&M University has made a concerted effort to make sure the organizations on this campus realize that. In January, President James Ammons announced the school would join the fight to combat the rising infant mortality rate […]

All hail Sen. Barack Obama! History is happening right before our very eyes. Never in history has a black U.S. presidential candidate (this includes the Rev. Jesse Jackson and activist Al Sharpton) impacted a race as much or raised nearly as much money as Obama. Receiving endorsements and kudos from […]

More than 40 members of the Beta Alpha chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. gathered around their tree located behind Paddyfote Hall to commemorate the organization’s 100-year anniversary. Dressed in black suits and holding wooden ivy shields ordained with 20 pearls, members paid homage to their founders. “The 20 […]

Three FAMU students will travel to Washington, D.C. Thursday for Young People For’s National Summit for Progressive Leaders. Asia McFarland, Vincent Evans and Tiffanie Cash, will be among the few YP4 Fellows that will represent students from an HBCU at the summit. YP4 is a strategic, long-term initiative program derived […]