A press conference for a new organization called Project Force was held in Florida A&M University’s Grand Ballroom on Jan. 11. Project Force hopes to enrich the surrounding community of FAMU and enlighten black youth by working with them to achieve academic success. Project Force was created by members of […]

Two juveniles were taken into custody on criminal charges stemming from an altercation involving gunfire, a group fight and a car crash at the McDonald’s restaurant located at 2800 South Monroe Street. Authorities from the Tallahassee Police Department said the incident occurred Jan. 12, at about 2 a.m. Lt. Chris […]

As an avid television viewer, I’m a little peeved that the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike is not over yet. I wrote a similar piece on the issue in November, but I was under the assumption that the strike would be resolved by now. Now we are in the […]

According to MSNBC.com, last week Kelly Tilghman, golf’s first female anchor, was suspended for two weeks after saying that Tiger Woods’ challengers should “lynch him in a back alley.” Although Tiger Woods forgave Tilghman, individuals like Al Sharpton were not so forgiving. Some may say it wasn’t racist but a […]

Althea Gibson didn’t stop herself from becoming the first black woman to win championships at Grand Slam tournaments in the late 1950s. Anika Noni Rose didn’t stop herself from gracing huge movie screens across the world by being a ‘Dream girl.’ Rapper Common didn’t let any obstacle from prevent him […]

The plight of women sports broadcast journalists continues. According to reports, sports anchor Kelly Tilghman has issued an apology for the comment she made about Tiger Woods. Wednesday, Tilghman received a two-week suspension after saying that players on the PGA Tour should “lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley” in […]

Lady Rattler forward Stephanie Foster prefers to place business before pleasure. With a grade point average of 3.88, Foster believes in winning not just on the court – but off it as well. “Grades have always been important to me ever since I was little,” said Foster, 20, a native […]

Research shows that people who make resolutions are 10 times more likely to obtain their goals than people who don’t make resolutions according to http://www.proactivechange.com/habits/resolutions/research.htm. Some students on campus are preparing themselves to fulfill their resolutions this year. Alissa Williams, 20, a junior business administration student from Tampa, said her […]

It is a new year and a new semester for students, but for the Florida A&M University Lady Rattlers track team it is also a brand new season. “We have many goals set for this season,” said Maicel Malone, FAMU’s women’s head track and field coach. “Hopefully we can finish […]

In the past 14 years, the Lady Rattlers softball team has won nine MEAC championships. However in the 2007 MEAC postseason tournament, the North Carolina A&T State Aggies beat FAMU, sending the team home with two losses.  “That was probably my first time losing as much as we lost; it […]