FACES Modeling Troupe will demonstrate a new side of modeling Saturday in the Leon County Civic Center. The theme of the show, “Down in the Trenches…The Take Over,” concentrates on the troupe’s rise from death. Founded in 1997, FACES Modeling Troupe is fairly new compared to other modeling troupes such […]

A misunderstanding surrounding unallocated Activities & Services funds is still on the minds of many senators after Monday night’s Student Senate meeting. During the meeting, Junior Sen. Hasaan Flake brought to the attention of the Senate $1,500 that was allocated to the freshman class, without a two-thirds vote, by Senate […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation came to Florida A&M University in the hopes of recruiting students Friday. Senior Jessica Martin, a 20-year-old business student from Pontiac, Mich., said the FBI, in conjunction with EdVenture Partners, chose FAMU for the FBI’s collegiate marketing and recruitment program. She said the FBI offered […]

Sporting Florida A&M University T-shirts, flags and license plates were not enough to show a display of Rattler pride for one alumnus. He felt more should be done for his beloved University, and has donated equipment to both the men’s basketball team and the softball team. Keith Matthews, an electrical […]

Despite the nation’s current flu vaccine shortage, students at Florida A&M University can still get a flu shot. The vaccine is available at the University’s student health services. “You can’t buy a (flu) shot for $10 anywhere in town,” said Shankar Shetty, director of student health services. The flu vaccine […]

Florida A&M University Developmental Research School’s girls’ basketball team is looking forward to big things this season, and repeating as state champions is definitely on its agenda. With a convincing 81-56 win over Bradenton Christian in the state final game, the Baby Rattlers (30-4) made history by winning the Class […]

Hours of waiting in lines, unsympathetic personnel, unequipped office staff to handle the volume of foot traffic, uninformed staff members in positions of aid to students…these are all problems that are pretty standard at FAMU. Why is this the case? People employed at this school act as if this is […]

The practice of checking e-mail has grown as popular as walking to the mailbox. The Florida A&M University Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis recently unveiled a new user-friendly e-mail system that will benefit the entire school. There is an abundance of different e-mail providers that most students have either […]

A phenomenon of sorts has occurred with black women and record-setting statistical numbers, again. No, it isn’t AIDS or HIV. This time it’s the inflation of their presence in the prison population system. Vincent Schiraldi, executive director of the Justice Policy Center recently reported that black women made up an […]

The Beta Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc and the Mississippi Club are striving to get at least 5,000 students to vote early by Election Day. On Oct. 13, the two organizations combined and sponsored a workshop on one of Alpha’s programs “A Voteless People is a Hopeless […]