Two former Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity members convicted of felony hazing met in a hearing Monday and learned they may have to wait longer behind bars to hear the status of their court appeals. Jason Harris and Michael Morton, accompanied by their attorneys Beverly Pohl and Chuck Hobbs, gathered before […]

Another day at the Tallahassee Fashion Institute, also known as Florida A&M University, and I am sitting in class bored to death while the professor jabbers on about investing into market fund accounts as opposed to Macy’s merchant accounts. As I skim the class of model wannabes, I cannot help […]

As reported by Sidney Wright IV for Black College Wire in today’s issue of The Hilltop, several members of The Famuan newspaper have gone on strike due to failure to receive paychecks from the University.  Seventeen members of the newspaper’s staff, along with many adjunct professors and other student employees, have […]

More declarations of strike prove that feelings of restlessness and discontent are continuing to grow among FAMU employees who have been affected by payroll injustices. On Tuesday at 9:15 p.m., members of the FAMU Writing Resource Center announced their decision to go on strike in response to the lack of […]

Team basketball was the theme Saturday afternoon as the Rattlers defeated the Hawks of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore 93-60. With the win FAMU (15-12, 9-5) moved into sole possession of second place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with four games remaining before the MEAC tournament. Five players scored […]

When it comes down to balancing academics with athletics, it’s a hard act to juggle. Athletes have the pressure of doing well on the field or the court while going to school at the same time. Albert Chester II, a 21-year-old pharmacy student from Jacksonville, and quarterback for the football […]

Because of the University’s failure to issue paychecks to the staff of The Famuan, the student newspaper of Florida A&M University, several staff members are on strike. The staff members walked out after a Sunday meeting with Dean James Hawkins and Journalism Division Director Dorothy Bland of the School of […]

On Feb. 14 Bethune-Cookman College was granted university status by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. According to the media release issue by Bethune-Cookman’s Office of Public Relations, school officials expect that the name change will be phased in over the next 24 months. Dr. Stephen Schafer, vice president for […]

An air of friendly competition, unity and empowerment satiated the room as newspaper staffs from historically black colleges and universities all over the nation convened for The Ninth Annual HBCU National Newspaper Conference and Job Fair. FAMU’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication in conjunction with the Black College Communication […]

We work hard. We win awards. Nine to be exact. We spend on average, 45 hours per week making sure that you are kept aware of “The Hill’s” happenings. And in return, all we want is what’s been promised to us. We are The Famuan. Sunday night, I listened as […]