FAMU Rattler and Southern Jaguar fans will both be crossing state lines to attend the third annual MEAC-SWAC Challenge in Birmingham this weekend. This will be first face-off between the two in six years. Find the latest pre-game coverage of this event in tomorrow’s issue of The Famuan.

Columnist Brent Hatchett believes that FAMU’s fear of inadequacy is affecting its potential for growth. For the rest of this column, pick up Friday’s Famuan.

After skimming the men’s basketball team’s roster, there is a statistic sports fans cannot help but notice. It has nothing to do with points, rebounds or assists. The thing that stands out most is the Illinois abbreviation that follows nearly half the names on the Rattler roster. “When I came […]

Howard Johnson, presidential search finalist, said he is dedicated to permanently filling dean positions and maintaining student enrollment at what he declared “one of the elite universities in the nation.” Students, faculty, alumni and community leaders convened Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom and north wing of the School of Business […]

I wish you the worst kind of criticism for everything you do, because that makes you fight to achieve beyond what you normally would.” – motivational speaker Earl Reum I was truly appalled but not surprised by the comments made by former Florida A&M University Interim President Dr. Castell Vaughn […]

Florida A & M University is closing its account with Capital City Bank and teaming up with Wachovia Bank this Fall. FAMU will soon be replacing all of the ATM’s on campus with Wachovia Bank ATM’s because its contract of more than five years with Capital City Bank has expired. […]

Florida A&M University is renovating its University Commons to be more user-friendly for students and faculty. University officials say the new Commons is going to be well equipped with the latest technology, office space and labs. “My overall goal for this project is to revive a building in the heart […]

The bodies of Janise Joseph Woodard, 24, and her 6-month-old son, Joseph have been released to the Woodard family. The memorial service for Woodard and her son will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday at Harvest Time International located at 225 N. Kennel Road in Sanford. The funeral service […]

Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 recently performed with Prince at the Super Bowl XLI, they took a trip to Paris and now their next stop could be your living room. Tuesday afternoon, AT&T announced that the Marching 100 would be featured on the covers of its “Real Yellow Pages” phone […]

The seat which Janise Joseph Woodard, 24, occupied in her Criminal Law Class will remain vacant, as fellow students mourn their beloved classmate. “No one is allowed to sit in it because we feel she can’t be replaced,” said Ursula Velze, a fellow law student. Woodard, a first-year law student […]