The Office of Student Union and Activities (OSUA) began the 2005-2006 school year with some new additions and brought back some old FAMU traditions. The new director of OSUA is Michael Clayton, former Director of Academic Advisement in the school of general studies. Clayton has been with FAMU for 28 […]

Equally as disheartening as the actual damage caused by Hurricane Katrina is the inadequate reaction on the part of our nation’s government. For years it has been known that a hurricane the size and severity of Katrina would likely destroy New Orleans, yet evacuation plans were obviously not ready. What […]

Home Field Advantage: Four of Delaware State’s five victories in the series have occurred in Tallahassee, with the largest margin of victory being five points. (18-13 in 1989) Back to the Laboratory: Mountain Dew MDX, an energy soda due to hit the market in November, was given out to students […]

Only at FAMU, can the faithful lead the country in home attendance one season and not fill half the stands to start the next. The team that led all of Division I-AA in football attendance last season attracted less than half of its record setting figure 25,609 Saturday for its […]

As devoted Rattlers and Americans, it is pertinent that we give back to those less fortunate. With the recent damage to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama from Hurricane Katrina, our duties as Americans have risen to high levels. Although our own president has not stepped in and took the initiative, we […]

The death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist Saturday and Sandra Day O’Connor’s announcement earlier this year that she will retire will leave George Bush with the opportunity to appoint two Supreme Court justices. The last time there were double vacancies on the Supreme Court was 1971. In a nation that […]

With a fury unmatched by any storm in decades, Hurricane Katrina tore through four states, leaving hundreds, possibly thousands, of people dead, and causing billions of dollars in damage. Katrina made landfall in South Florida last week, killing 11 people, leaving several homeless, and costing nearly $430 million in damages […]

On Thursday night, Ramon Alexander and Phillip Agnew were sworn into office as Student Government Association President and Vice-President in Lee Hall. The positions of Senate President, Senate Pro-tempore and Chief Justice were also sworn in last night. The ceremony began with a speech from Interim President Castell V. Bryant […]

Though many problems and changes have affected the state of FAMU since Interim President Castell V. Bryant took office, she has good news. “We are ending the (fiscal) year in the black.” Bryant said in spite of the fact that at the beginning of the year the university posted budgets […]

For the Ladies: Freshman Year. Oh the memories. It was a great time filled with parties and events. I met so many new people. Separated from a few more people. Nevertheless, I can safely say that I had an excellent freshman year. Here are a couple of tips for the […]