Usually, when it comes to sports, FAMU is only considered among the elite in one thing, the ‘Marching 100.’ People sometimes come to the games just to see the band play then leave. However, FAMU is known for things that people outside of Tallahassee wouldn’t understand, but people seem to […]

The crucial home game stretch in the upcoming weeks for the men’s basketball team got off to a promising start with a 93-86 win over North Carolina A&T (3-14, 2-4 MEAC) Saturday afternoon in Gaither Gymnasium. With the win, the Rattlers (4-10, 3-4 MEAC) move into a three-way tie for […]

Freshmen athletes often have a hard time adjusting to their respective teams and to the social and academic atmosphere of college. But Jon Mason, a freshman sensation on the FAMU men’s basketball team, has quickly earned the respect of his coaches and teammates not only with his play, but also […]

Just in time for black history month, a month of celebration for and of blacks in America, the FAMU section of the National Council of Negro Women highlighted the color complex issues that plague the black community. The forum, Sister Dark/ Sister Light, took place Thursday in Perry Paige Auditorium. […]

Before someone can have a dream, he or she must know his or her reality. It was the message the Honorable judge Glenda Hatchett, host of the nationally syndicated “Judge Hatchett” television show, was trying to convey to those in attendance at the 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. convocation. […]

Death is the only part of life that does not change. With all the deaths from the natural disasters this one hits close to home. Timothy Burroughs, a well-known local DJ known to most as Skip-A-Chuck, died of a blood clot Friday. The 23-year-old former FAMU student will be greatly […]

The 2005 spring semester career fair is here. According to Delores Dean, director of the Career Center, the fair will be held Tuesday at the Leon County Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fair has been in existence since 1989 and is offered to FAMU students by […]

Music is said to be the universal language of love – and I couldn’t agree more. But, while I find the cliché to be prominent, I must admit it’s annoying to see the latest string of aspiring white singers mimic the tone and texture of soul music on reality shows […]

Lady Rattlers coach Debra Clark said last week that she was beginning to beat herself up over her team’s inability to play consistent basketball. After Saturday’s 80-77 overtime loss at Gaither Gymnasium to North Carolina A&T, her wounds are becoming severe. “I was really, really pleased with our efforts in […]