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Voters share election stories

Students gradually poured into voting precincts while being bombarded by enthusiastic campaign teams on Election Day.”I’m glad to see my cohorts are excited about who should be elected,” said Jon Broddy, 18, a freshman elementary education student from Fort Lauderdale. “But it was a little scary when I was trying […]

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Cosby pays campus a visit

Educator and philanthropist Bill Cosby was the guest speaker at a special panel discussion to answer questions from interns, student teachers and developmental research student workers in the field of education on Tuesday in the College of Pharmacy’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield auditorium. Formally titled “Florida A&M University College […]

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Election results troubling, numbers do not add up

Cyrah Hawkins and Tallie Brinson III lost the SGA Presidential election. No one is disputing that fact. After the tandum’s performance in Monday’s debate, Stevie Wonder could see they would not win. The Famuan’s question is simply: did they lose by 987 votes. Possibly. But another figure at the polls […]

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‘Talented Tenth’ does not equal change

When Condoleeza Rice was elected as the United States Secretary of State, blacks nationwide considered her victory a social feat unlike no other. As a prodigy, a classically trained pianist and the first black female provost at Stanford University, she’s certainly not the average woman. Surely she was to be […]

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‘Black Girl Speaks,’ students listen

Tuesday night in Lee Hall, the one-woman show “Black Girl Speaks,” starring Talitha Coverson, used poetry to highlight issues like minority army recruitment, homosexuality and black relationships. “(Black Girl Speaks) holds up a mirror to everyone who attends – self included – and forces you to identify your strengths and […]

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ESPN makes its presence felt on campus

Known as “The Worldwide Leader in Sports,” ESPN, the popular sports television broadcast network owned by Disney, televised four University basketball games this season through the affiliate channel ESPNU and ESPN Full Court. The Lady Rattlers’ 70-58 victory over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Jan. 20 at Princess […]

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Music site lets users keep it ‘Blazin’

Hip hop has a new voice. Emerging from the need to revamp negative images being portrayed about the hip hop culture, BlazinStreetz.com is using the Internet as an avenue to bring all aspects of hip hop to one place and offer a positive solution. “BlazinStreetz.com is a silent voice of […]

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Arena league football team welcome former Rattlers

Among all the talented athletes on Tallahassee new arena football team there are nine who are former Florida A&M University football players. The Titans are an arena football team that was formed in 2006. President of Football Operations David Morris chose Tallahassee in a choice of three markets, which consisted […]

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Campus Graffiti Slideshow

In recent months, graffiti vandals have transformed the architecture of FAMU’s campus. These images are of FAMU’s graffiti problem and the students it affects campus wide. var uslide_show_id = “ceea3458-02f3-49aa-bbe9-1a01ef0ee452”;var slideshowwidth = “300”;var linktext = “”; Click on image to view in new window

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Spring Election Season

SGA President and Vice PresidentMonique Gillum and James BlandCyrah Hawkins and Tallie Brinson III Miss FAMUJina HayesAshley S. JohnsonSheerie Edwards Mr. FAMUJeremy MounticureBenjamin PetroseJohn E. Williams King of Orange and GreenReginald TooleyEric O’Rear Queen of Orange and GreenBenicia MitchellRachel Gibson (Write-In)Nicole Jackson Senior Class President and Vice PresidentKannard Speed and […]