By now everyone has followed suit and yelled “Ballin!” when Jim Jones’ infectious single “We Fly High” came on in the club. Ironically, the song was released during the summer and went over the heads of many, but picked up steam during the fall, resulting in the sale of more […]

A change is in the air, and it might involve your money. According to an article on cnn.com, Judge James Robertson, in a ruling on a suit by the American Council of the Blind, ordered the Treasury to devise a method to tell bills apart. The judge said the Treasury […]

 “Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise” is the theme for today’s World AIDS Day. Within the next 25 years, AIDS-related illnesses are likely to become the third leading cause of death worldwide after heart disease and stroke, the Miami Herald reported Monday. We should take HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention seriously because […]

I had an enormously awful last two weeks. Within the span of 14 days my grades fell, my personal life was in shambles and, to top it all off, I lost a friend. Prior to receiving the news on my dear friend’s death, I thought that my life was a […]

The Lady Rattlers (1-4) are looking forward to their first home game in three weeks in Saturday’s conference opener against Bethune-Cookman College (1-3) after road games at University of Iowa, Wake Forest University, and East Carolina University. FAMU defeated St. Leo University in convincing fashion, 86-61, at Gaither gym Nov. […]

The Florida A&M University Rattlers basketball team (2-5, 0-0 MEAC) will begin their run in the MEAC title this Saturday as they take on the Bethune-Cookman College Wildcats.  Senior Rome Sanders has been the team’s leader this season. Sanders, whose efforts last week placed him among the All-Tournament Team at […]

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. merged his passions for politics and the church in a lifelong effort to advance the black agenda.Powell helped create a path in politics as one of the first black congressman. He was elected into the United States House of Representatives in 1945 and later became the […]

The Florida A&M University women’s track team has been waiting for months to show if their off-season training will pay off. Well they’ll have their chance this weekend as they open the indoor season at the Clemson Opener on Saturday. The team said it would use the first competition as […]

Around the world, many christians are embroiled in the debate on same sex marriages. On Nov. 21, Israel’s Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling, ordered the Israeli government to recognize same-sex marriages performed abroad, this on the heels of the South African decision to legalize same-sex marriage on Nov. 9. […]

University officials are planning to renovate student Sampson Hall, Young Hall and Polkinghorne Village within the next five years. Sampson and Young are both male dormitories that have been closed since the fall 2003 semester. Polkinghorne, a housing facility for married couples and students with children, was closed fall of […]