So summer classes have officially been posted as of last weekend, but why is there still a problem? Well, if you have experienced summers past at Florida A&M University, then you are well aware that there is always a plethora of classes to choose from. Whether there was a core […]

When I first started attending FAMU, everyone told me my freshman friendships weren’t going to last forever. I just knew my pals were going to be there until the end.I was so wrong. One of my pals went to a university in her hometown, I lost contact with another friend […]

Reading the news yesterday, one of the top stories was about how four students had sex in front of a fifth-grade class. The article on cnn.com said, “Two 11-year-old girls, a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy were charged with obscenity, a felony.” Also, an 11-year-old was charged with being […]

Florida A&M University faculty and students agree the Tallahassee Police Department should take steps to lower the rate of underage drinking in the city. Thursday Sgt. Dave Ferrell, along with TPD officers and members of the Vision of Manhood, a non-profit organization that seeks to positively reshape the city’s communities, […]

Students and faculty packed the downstairs of Lee Hall Auditorium on Thursday afternoon to pay homage to the late Kenneth R. Gray in a campus and community-wide memorial service. Gray, who was an eminent scholar and SBI professor of international management, died of a heart attack while rock climbing on […]

Thursday, 11 School of Journalism and Graphic Communication students released to the public their interactive Web site titled “Guardians of The Dream.” The project highlighted FAMU’s legacy of student activism. The student-led project featured three mini-documentaries and a podcast about the 1956 Tallahassee Bus Boycott, the 2000 protest against the […]

Challis Lowe, Board of Trustees chairwoman, has issued a correspondence letter alerting students about a Monday board meeting that will take place at 1 p.m. in the president’s conference room. “I am responding to a request from your student leaders concerning the various challenges presently facing the University,” Lowe said. […]

SoftballAfter dropping a double header to Jacksonville University on Tuesday the Lady Rattlers softball losing streak reached four games. The Rattlers last tasted victory March 24 when FAMU defeated Winston-Salem in a double header. During the four-game skid the Lady Rattlers have been outscored 32 to 11. All Academic Team […]

The tears shed for the legendary Eddie Robinson are not only because we lost one of college football’s greatest coaches but also at the thought that his memory might be forgotten. Before the Bobby Bowdens and Joe Paternos, we had a legend of our own. Robinson, former head coach of […]

A rivalry will be rekindled Sunday, Sept. 2 as the Florida A&M University football team kicks off its season against the Southern University Jaguars in Birmingham, Ala. at the Legion Field. The event will be nationally televised on ESPN2 (1:30 p.m. Central/2:30 Eastern), which is seen in more than 90 […]