A minor fire broke out at the west wing of the School of Business and Industry’s water tower Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters worked to extinguish the fire as onlookers talked about what might have been the cause, as the origin is still being speculated. Lt. Kermit Washington of the Tallahassee Fire […]
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Senate reflects on campus program
Nothing but smiles and laughter filled the senate chambers during Monday night’s student senate meeting. Campus improvement and student outreach were the themes of the night. Senators removed the serious tone that has often prevailed at previous meetings during the fall semester and focused on the ways they have managed […]
Fall sports breakdown
What’s going on with Rattler sports? In five words: a whole lot of mess. Football It’s a well-known fact few people attend FAMU sporting events, with the exception of football. But at this point, people aren’t even going to the football games. Rattler fans had to wait over a month […]
Athletic events create unity for all Rattlers
The weather was fair, and there were fans at Bragg Memorial Stadium Saturday. However, the stereotypical fair-weather fans of Florida A&M University and its athletic programs stayed at home for the Rattlers’ first home football game of the 2004 season. Amid the division of supporters and detractors for current University […]
Like father, like son
Meet Albert Chester II, a 19- year-old football player from Jacksonville. As you look at him on the football field with his helmet, pads and authentic FAMU jersey, you would discard him as just another player for the Rattlers but this young man has an important legacy here at Florida […]
Bowling coach looks to achieve ‘miracles’
Novella Franklin is in her element. It is a Sunday afternoon, and she is at Seminole Bowl on W. Tennessee Street, a destination she knows well. People she knows like Paul Williams, her longtime friend and fellow bowler and Betty Snyder, the Seminole Bowl program director, surrounds her. For 25 […]
Make the most of your living space
You’re sitting at your desk blankly staring at the utterly dull look of your room. Nothing seems to appeal to you, not even the picture of your favorite recording artist on the wall. And the cost of decorating goes beyond your college student budget. But there is a way to […]
the famuan entertainment
Editor,I have an idea for The Famuan. I am a daily reader of the Famuan like every other rattler. But I feel that it is missing something. It is missing entertainment; ex. comic strips, funny stories, etc. I want to write a series of fictional stories. A Famuan drama, with […]
Question and answer debates lack real value
With four weeks remaining in the campaigning season for the U.S. presidency, the candidates are gearing up for some of the biggest battles of their political careers. The debates that the candidates participate in still play a major role in their chances to be elected. Candidates are given an opportunity […]
Grad weighs in on BOT issues
As an alum of my beloved Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, and as a former Mr. FAMU, I had to take time out of my busy schedule to thank you for being a voice of passion and reason in your most recent article in The Famuan (“President Gainous not alone […]