After a disappointing last-place finish three years ago, the Lady Rattlers’ cross country team is ready to strike back at this year’s Mountain Dew Invitational. This Saturday, the team will travel to Gainesville to compete in the University of Florida’s annual meet. It’ll be hard to follow their performance […]

  Students attended a farewell reception Thursday to celebrate the retirement of former dean, James E. Hawkins, Ph.D., of the School of Journalism and Graphic Communications. For 35 years, Hawkins has been a part of the SJGC family. In 1977, Hawkins began his journey at Florida A&M as an assistant […]

First lady Michelle Obama will be visiting Tallahassee Sept. 17 to participate in a free rally. The event will be held at the Civic Center at 4 p.m. Tickets can be picked up at the H. Manning Jefferson Student Union on Florida A&M’s campus at 10 a.m. on the first […]

  The Rattlers football team is preparing for its first home game this Saturday against Hampton University. Hampton is also looking for its first win of the season. The Rattlers haven’t started out 0-2 since the 2007 season. FAMU is coming off a loss to the University of Oklahoma. This […]

  The Florida A&M Rattler football lost against the Oklahoma Sooners in a Saturday night showdown. FAMU lost 69-13 after giving up 662 total yard to the Sooners and trailing the entire game. The Rattlers had 235 total yards of their own but failed to find any consistency offensively or […]

  The debate between iPhone and Android users divides many happy homes. Apple’s conference in Cupertino, Calif.,  on  Sept. 12 will highlight the release of the new versions of the iPad, iPod Touch and the coveted iPhone 5. This announcement has true techies clutching their phones in anticipation. To counter […]

  I did not vote in the 2008 election. There, I said it. I did try to vote in the “historical” election. But I didn’t register in time, and I was unable to vote for change.   However, President Barack Obama won without my vote.   I’m registered to vote […]

  The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers opened the Florida State Volleyball Invitational Friday with a disappointing 25-21, 25-20, 25-20 loss against the Georgia Bulldogs at home in the Al Lawson Center. After last week’s losses against Florida Gulf Coast University and the University of Florida at the Campus USA Credit […]

  The clock just struck 2:30 a.m., The Set is deserted and your dorm mates next door finally decided to put their amateur DJ skills to rest. You lie awake, tossing and turning, stomach growling and in desperate need of some late night munchies. Unfortunately, the cafe closed hours ago. […]

  Students often worry about being late for class and the hassle of finding parking. But a new parking service may get rid of the headaches for good. No Time Wasted (NTW) is a valet company serving Florida A&M students, faculty and visitors between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday […]