In a college town where sports rein supreme, and both major universities are slated to play meaningful regular season games, it’s pretty ironic to see a high school basketball event take center stage. For the past six years, FAMU has played host to the “Breakdown Shootout”, a high school basketball […]

The men’s basketball team is on a two-game losing streak, but that can immediately be turned around when the Rattlers come to blows with North Carolina A&T tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Gaither Gymnasium. The Aggies, currently on a two-game winning streak, have slowly crept their way out the lower […]

Where they are from, 60 degrees might as well be 60 below. Nonetheless, on Friday nights, members of the Caribbean Student Association brave the elements as much as possible to play some cricket. The game, not the insect. For many Americans, the questions that come to mind are: There is […]

The spring season for FAMU’s football team is a whole different ball game. Instead of the team taking time off to rest, they are still in action. In fact, the springtime for the football team can be just as intense as the fall. Terrence White, a 21-year-old senior linebacker from […]

Take 1. No, maybe Take 2. OK, finally, Take 3. After three tries, two FAMU students eventually received the opportunity to show the world their new TV show, “Doin Da Fool,” which airs on UPN. The two masterminds behind the show, Jai Lyle and Idus Hartsfield II, created it to […]

Lights. Camera. Action. “Living It Up” in style, color and grace is exactly what the Ebony Fashion Fair commanded. On Tuesday night, the world-renowned Ebony Fashion Fair showcased in Tallahassee at The Moon. This was a night to remember. Color, dazzle, sparkle and elegance laced the interior of The Moon. […]

Rachel Melson sat in a state of utter disbelief over the winter break as she bore witness to the devastation caused by the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia. According to http://www.cnn.com, the tsunami’s death toll has risen to 212,000 and over 6,000 people are still missing. The 20-year-old sophomore said […]

Several senators walked out of Wednesday night’s Senate meeting in support of a bill proposed by junior Senator Torey Alston, vice chair of the elections and appointments committee, which was not reviewed. At the selected time for Alston’s bill to be reviewed, Senate President Ramon Alexander announced that the bill […]

Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as Secretary of State Wednesday, making her the first black woman to hold the position. Bred from segregated Birmingham, Ala., Rice went on to receive several degrees and hold high academic positions across the country. As one of President George W. Bush’s closest advisers, Rice has […]

I recognize that the woman is the one that has to walk around campus with the stomach and swollen ankles, learning how to survive morning sickness. But the fact of the matter is the father of that child still should have some sort of influence when deciding if an abortion […]