The FAMU Chapter of NAACP will be having its first General Body Meeting today in B.L. Perry Rm. 300. Email Tyrone Smith at ty9900jr@yahoo.com for more information. Alpha Kappa Mu is holding an interest meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday in 113 Tucker Hall. All members and interested students are invited […]

All across the country, young black men are gathered in groups wearing matching colors, throwing up signs with their hands, and using unique calls recognizable and exclusive to only their circles. Most would assume that this group is a gang. However, stepping onto a college campus would confuse anybody trying […]

FAMU Connection hit the stage Tuesday night to embrace the new and old students with orange and green pride. “They were very vivacious and had energy out the roof,” said Marjua Estevez,19, a sophomore year magazine production student from Tampa. Not only did they perform a hit gospel song, “The Best […]

Outrage and disappointment consumed my mind when I heard the news about Prophetess Juanita Bynum and her husband, Bishop Thomas Weeks. A friend of mine called to tell me about their brawl in a hotel parking lot, but I laughed it off thinking that she was just pulling my leg. […]

Florida A&M University welcomed back alum De Anna Carpenter for the introduction of her new book of poems, “Lessons From The Fall.” The event titled, “Urban Espresso,” was sponsored by the Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. It began promptly at 6 pm in the William H. […]

The ‘Hill’ is once again filled with students. While some students wish to keep their high school athletic activities alive, others look to fulfill their athletic dreams for strictly recreational reasons. Whichever sport these students eventually choose, Florida A&M University intramurals has them covered. It takes several people to oversee […]

As the Rattlers prepare to square off against the Southern University Jaguars Saturday, the team said it understands the importance of landing the first blow. “We got to strike fear in their heart and let them know we’re not playing with them,” said offensive guard Anthony Collins. “Once we do […]

After finishing 7-4, fourth in the MEAC last season, the Florida A&M University football team hopes to capture their first conference title since 2001. Disrespect seems to be looming in the air with the Rattlers being picked to finish fifth despite having six players selected to the preseason all-conference first […]

A friend once told me that a person who’s average is “the best of the worst and the worst of the best.” In other words, there’s nothing significant about the life of a person who’s average. So why have some of us grown comfortable with being mediocre? Marianne Williamson, spiritual […]

Two years ago Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans creating floodwaters that nearly obliterated the once vibrant city. Let us sit back and reflect on what it all meant. We should not let such a catastrophic event go by without taking something from it. So, what lesson can we get […]