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. […]

The highly anticipated debut album from John Legend is finally out and hot off the press and 90.5 WANM’s own Soul Sista Ya Ya has the review. It is just one of those days you’ve been running around campus from class to class, and your feet hurt from hiking up […]

Coming off a 71-68 overtime loss to Maryland-Eastern Shore, the Lady Rattlers hope to stop the duo of Sherrie Tucker and Leisel Harry of the Eagles of Coppin State, one of the top teams in the MEAC, Saturday night. “It’s always a challenge when you play a good team,” said […]

Once again the issue of whether or not the death penalty was right or wrong has been brought to the forefront after the jury in the Scott Peterson case returned with a death penalty recommendation for murdering his wife and unborn child. I had mixed emotions about his sentence, as […]

This weekend the FAMU men’s basketball team is heading north to Baltimore, taking on Coppin State in a battle of champions, Saturday at 4 p.m. Coppin, along with South Carolina State, is the defending MEAC regular season champion and FAMU is the MEAC tournament champion. Coppin State will be looking […]

Nearly 42 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. made his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, many blacks in the United States are still dreaming of King’s equal nation. In 2005, it cannot continue to be ignored that random police brutality is claiming many young lives. It cannot be ignored […]

Several physical fights broke out in the balcony area of Lee Hall Auditorium on Dec. 2, 2004 during “Fake Da Funk,” a lip-syncing contest sponsored by the Michigan Club. The FAMU Police Department immediately shut down the event. “The biggest problem was that the FAMUPD and Barkley Security did not […]

A rare evening of extravagance, style and sophistication will return to Tallahassee during the 47th Annual Ebony Fashion Fair. The event, which is usually held at FAMU, will be appearing at The Moon, Tuesday at 8 p.m. Known as the world’s largest traveling show, the Ebony Fashion Fair traditionally comes […]

In the Fall 2004 semester, the web portal “OurFAMU” flawed and sent out duplicate refund checks. The glitches have since been configured, and officials feel confident that spring 2005 disbursements will be a breeze. “The system flawed because of change,” Beverly Barrington, project director of Enterprise Resource Planning said. The […]

The University’s School of Business and Industry is working to achieve full accreditation within the next five to seven years. Over the course of this time, officials within the program hope to meet all of the standards put forth by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Accreditation by […]