For Lemont and Maggie Lester-Allegro, the main characters in Stanley Bennett Clay’s “In Search of Pretty Young Black Men,” searching for love and love of self are easier said than done. In the book, Clay illustrates the sex, lies and secrets of a wealthy Baldwin Hills family beautifully. His frequent […]

Editors Note: The men’s basketball team played four games in the month of December after the final issue of The Famuan was published Dec. 3. For more information or statistics from the team’s December basketball games log on to http://www.thefamurattlers.com Dec. 6 Rattlers second-half rally against Pirates comes up short […]

#8220;Anytime we play a rival school, I expect us to win.” But until Thursday’s 81-47 Lady Rattlers women’s basketball victory over Bethune-Cookman College, Wildcat Benjamin Johnson’s expectations had not been fulfilled against the Wildcats in a flagship sport since March of 2003.A standing-room-only crowd packed Gaither Gymnasium to watch the […]

During the Spring 2005 semester, The Famuan will feature a Writer’s Journal; a reoccurring series aimed at telling the stories of the people behind the news. The stories which are scheduled to run once a week will offer insight into the ways in which international, national and local news affect […]

B.C. To most, these two letters mean before Christ. But for FAMU, the term B.C. will have an additional meaning. Before Castell. “I’m not here to talk about B.C., I’m here starting from Monday (Jan. 3),” said FAMU interim president Castell Vaughn Bryant, who was named interim president by the […]

A jumbled crowd formed outside Gaither Gymanasium Saturday night as many waited to be let into the anticipated Demp Week Celebrity Basketball Game. The impatient crowd swarmed from left to right as they were told how they could enter the entertainment-filled event. The game consisted of loud hip-hop music, a […]

It never ceases to fail. An athletic director at FAMU making another grave decision that doesn’t quite add up in the books. The last consequential judgment didn’t equate in the financial books, but this decision doesn’t add up in the book of logic. Actually, I think Athletic Director Joseph Ramsey […]

As the semester comes to a close, I am reminded of how crazy the entire 16-week process was. From all of the hurricanes to campaigning for the next U.S. president, it has been a wild ride. But one thing that continues to run through my mind-and surely the minds of […]

According to http://www.hi-tm.com, it was recently estimated that there are about 76 million food born illnesses each year in the United States, which leads to 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. The Web site proclaimed that government statistics indicate at least 25 percent of the illnesses are due to improper hand […]

With current University President Fred Gainous officially on the outs as of Jan. 1, 2005, Florida A&M University has officially began working toward selecting an interim president. The application deadline for the position was Tuesday. The Board of Trustees expects to have the position filled by Dec. 14. Student Government […]