Imagine one day you are not feeling so good. You say it is just because it is Monday or because you have a test. But what happens when that day turns into a week, and that week into a month?  Depression is a serious illness among all people including blacks.  […]

It wouldn’t be a Florida A&M University (3-2 overall, 1-1 MEAC) football game without drama late in the fourth quarter. In the Rattlers’ 25-22 victory over the Tennessee State University Tigers (1-4 overall, 1-0 OVC) in the 18th annual Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic, FAMU had enough late game […]

Junior kicker Wesley Taylor may need his own signal. Maybe like the one Gotham City uses for Batman when the city is in trouble. Head coach Rubin Carter can even put it on the sideline for his convenience. But the All-American kicker probably won’t fight any villains, and Tallahassee isn’t […]

The Florida A&M University Department of Safety launched a new program called e2Campus this fall. The system alerts students about dangers or events occurring on campus through text messages. “We needed a way to alert the students quickly,” said Sherri Luke, crime prevention officer for the FAMU Police Department. It […]

Blacks are less likely to receive regular eye checkups than some other ethnic groups. According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of The Vision Care Institute of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, while the ethnic backgrounds are different, many of the groups share similar beliefs. Many of […]

A former member of the Marching 100 was recognized as the 2006 honorary survivor for the Big Bend Heart Walk. Reginald Ray, 42, a husband and father of four, is a former Florida A&M University graduate and member of the world renowned Marching 100. But what impacted him more than […]

Because black women are highly affected by breast cancer, some campus organizations are planning events for October to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society said black women have a 20 percent higher breast cancer rate than women in any other ethnic or racial group. The ACS also said […]

While sitting on a bench in front of Jones Hall, my friends and I were engaged in a conversation about college men and women and relationships. As so eloquently expressed by one of my guy friends, college women are very picky when it comes to choosing a person to become […]

When the Florida A&M Rattlers (2-2 overall, 1-1 MEAC) head into the Georgia Dome to face the Tennessee State Tigers (2-2) 3 p.m. Saturday, they’ll want to do something that they have struggled with this season – play well for the entire game. “We have to start fast and continue […]

The Florida A&M University men’s swimming and diving team is familiar with the phrase “Whatever doesn’t kill makes you stronger.” After the premature ending of its last season, the team now looks forward to getting back to its goal of success in the upcoming season. Before the launch of the […]