After completing their warm up laps, the woman’s team gathered up around their coach, 1996 Olympic Gold medalist (400-meter relay) Maicel Malone. “Okay 100 sit-ups ladies…let’s go,” Malone said. The Indianapolis native, and Arizona State graduate enters her second season at Florida A&M University with hopes of success. The fairly […]

Florida A&M University was founded Oct. 3, 1887, and since the birth of the university, many modifications have been made to the campus including renovations and the construction of new buildings. Several original campus facilities have been modified for various uses over time. “I was born in Foote-Hilyer when it […]

Every few years, a mindless dance craze begins to influence the masses and change the course of music. In addition to the essential Florida classics, like the City Boy/Girl and the Peanut Butter & Jelly, many dances have emerged over the years. We had the Chicken Head from St. Louis, […]

So it’s Friday; where do Rattler fans go to get their home football game tickets? Not at the stadium waiting in the long, hot lines.In an issue of The Famuan, it was reported that the long-awaited card swipe process of attending home games has arrived. No longer will we have […]

This summer, there were eight terminations in the Florida A&M University School Business and Industry, which earned the fired professors the nickname of the SBI Eight. The fired professors were sent their releases May 31. They were instructed to vacate their offices by June 9, and their employment was to […]

Students making their way around campus may notice the walk seems to be a little lonelier this semester, especially since the S.A.F.E. Team is no longer on patrol. In previous semesters, the S.A.F.E. (Students Available for Escort) Team was available between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. to escort students to […]

The sweltering heat. The rumble of 2,000 Rattlers scrambling for a good seat. The strangely beautiful sound of the brass, woodwind and percussion sections tuning their instruments to perfection. The air, thick with anticipation. This was convocation. I remember it like it was yesterday. I had never heard of Florida […]

The headline story on the university’s Web site totes today’s President’s Convocation will be in the “now air-conditioned” Gaither Gym. But don’t put those church fans away just yet.Construction was expected to be completed today, but project manager James Noone Jr. said the project has been delayed a month because […]

It’s the feeling of being at a Rattler football game. Anyone who has been there may understand just what it is. The one that comes with the smoke emanating from grills in the parking lot during the celebrated tailgate parties. The feeling that comes along with buying one of the […]

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