It has been more than a week since “Set Friday’s” officially ended and the vendors were moved down to the Rattler’s Den. In an April 8 article in The Famuan, the interim director of the Office of Student Union and Activities Mickey Clayton said the decision was made to move […]

It is a typical Thursday night at Mt. Zion’s “Black on Black Rhyme.” Chants of “F– You” lead the next poet towards the stage. As this 23-year-old African-American history graduate from Daytona Beach performs, shakers can be heard agreeing with his words. As he concludes one of his popular pieces […]

There will be two men contending for the starting quarterback position this year. Josh Driscoll, 23, a senior physical education student from Fort Smith, Ark., is one of the men fighting for the teams’ top leadership role. Driscoll has been on the team as a backup quarterback for three years. […]

All women beware. There is a new player on the loose, and he is bringing more flavor than ever. The one and only true player is HIV. This player is leaving a permanent mark with women. He is leaving them with AIDS. Young women, and especially women of color, are […]

The editorial board’s opinion disagreeing with faculty concerns about the Set couldn’t be further off base. While I agree that it is important for students to have place to congregate, they should not interfere with the faculty doing their job and students doing theirs. That is to say that excessive […]

A few days ago, I went to visit a recently incarcerated friend of mine. As we were on the phone talking to each other through the thick glass, it dawned on me. He shouldn’t be there. When I say he should not be there, I mean that when he graduated […]

Black women are displaying hatred towards one another in the workplace. Many of them hope to advance in the corporate world by working against other black women. We want to be successful, but we tend to bash each other in order to get to the top. An article in the […]

Recently, the faculty complained about the excessive noise that Fridays on The Set produced. In response, the administration moved the Set action and the vendors to in front of the Rattlers Den. But this action has diminished student fun and the Set tradition. It is funny how the faculty tries […]

With the loss of only one pitcher from last season, the Rattlers thought pitching was going to be a key asset for the team. Mike Tavernier, a freshman from Clearwater, was recruited to try to fortify the Rattlers pitching staff. The 5-foot-10-inch pitcher attended St. Petersburg Catholic High School, where […]

It all started in October. Three FAMU professors noticed that the key, which seemed to work in previous years, suddenly didn’t fit the keyhole of their research labs. It was clear that the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory was sending a message that professor Bill Tucker said was being expressed […]