Michelle Seville and Bobby Powell Jr. had been putting off going out to lunch since they saw each other during this year’s Homecoming weekend. “When I saw her on the strip, I thought she left Tallahassee after graduation. I wanted to get her phone number then but didn’t have any […]
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New lot to help minimize towing, tickets
While the University’s students are complaining about towing, parking tickets and having no where to park, Parking Services is trying to ease the complaints. Faculty, staff and students now have a new place to park their cars. The new lot is located behind Lee Hall. The total capacity is 38, […]
Global eye focuses on HIV/AIDS
Almost 38 million people worldwide are living with it. More than 20 million people have died from it. Many avoid talking about it. No one wants it. And there is no cure. AIDS. For one day, the global community will stop and collectively eye this devastating, shunned and usually silent […]
FAMU Announcements
The last issue of the The Famuan will be published Friday. If you have announcements for events that will occur after Dec. 3, please submit them today by 2 p.m. to ensure that they are included in the last calendar of the semester. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. […]
Blacks search for self-definition beyond words
Centuries ago, black people were labeled the following: nigger, colored, coon, monkey, tarbaby and darkie. Now many blacks opt to be called African American. But who decided to label individuals by their race? Blacks tackle the issue of one of the more commonly used words, nigger, and its sensitivity level. […]
University to host NCAA volleyball subregional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-The 22nd-ranked Florida A&M University Lady Rattler Volleyball team will host one of 16 sub-regional rounds of the 2004 NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Friday and Saturday at the Jake Gaither Athletic Center. This weekend’s action on the FAMU campus will feature three nationally-ranked programs-No. 7 Stanford University, No. 12 […]
AIDS awareness could save lives
AIDS is no longer a distant disease only affecting struggling African nations. It’s no longer the “gay man’s disease.” It’s no longer something that can be pushed under a rug or under satin sheets for that matter. AIDS has traveled across the ocean, crawled from under the covers and refused […]
Students opt for laptop comfort
Owning a computer has become a near necessity for college students across the globe. When it comes to writing research papers, checking e-mails, or just surfing the Internet, most students do not want to deal with the discomforts of using public PC’s. In recent years the notebook computer has emerged […]
Tennis team reveals season’s goals
Despite finishing last season with an impressive record of 20-8, the men’s tennis team suffered a devastating loss to South Carolina State University during the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference finals last year. Having only lost two players from last season and gaining three freshmen to play this season, the men’s tennis […]
Some students choose to get plastic surgery
#8220;I thought I was going to die,” Crystal Lewis said. “My arms and legs were frozen. My tongue felt thick with saliva. But it was the best thing that I’ve done for myself yet.” Lewis, 20, a criminal justice student from Miami, is a part of the rising number of […]