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I really enjoy your newsletter

I am prespective student hoping to be admitted for the spring 2005 semester. Your neswsletter gives me insight on what I will be expecting when I enter FAMU. The newsletter lets me know about hangouts I can look forward to and afforable fun I can partake in. The newsletter is […]

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Rattlers regain respect with win

ATLANTA-As 67,712 fans packed into the Georgia Dome to see the Rattlers face the Tigers in the 14th annual Atlanta Football Classic, there were two things on most people’s minds: who would win the battle of the bands and which streak would be broken, the Rattlers two-game Classic winning streak […]

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‘Idol’ chatter

Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard and Fantasia Barrino are all talented singers that went through a series of competition and won the title of American Idol. The new season of the popular television show may not have begun yet, but you can come be a part of the first “American Idol […]

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Lady Rattlers continue hot streak against Golden Eagles

The FAMU Volleyball team improved its record to 6-2 with a 3-0 (30-16, 30-18, 30-18) sweep over the University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles on Saturday. Sophomore middle backer Maria Andonova had 14 kills as the Rattlers defended their home court for the second time in 3 days. The Rattlers, […]

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College dating made cheap

You and your friends are sitting on the Set on a Friday. All of the sudden you see someone who catches your eye. After conversing for a while, numbers are exchanged and plans are made for a potential date. When that special person comes along, what does someone do for […]

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Sorority shows academic appreciation

Each year students celebrate Rattler Appreciation and Founder’s Day. Now, there is something just for the instrumental engineers of this institution. This year, the first Professor Akappreciation Week was launched. The Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., in conjunction with the FAMU NAACP and National Council of […]

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FAMU Announcements

Applications for the Economic Development Advisory Board are currently available in the student government offices. This task force will work directly with the Department of Economic Development in SGA. For more information, call Adrian Jordan at 599-3624. Are you a young parent? Did you leave your child with your parents […]

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Alumna receives warm welcome at campus booksigning

Victoria Pilate, a Florida A&M University alumna held a book signing for her book “Dorm Rooms to Boardrooms” on Thursday at the University bookstore. The signing, featuring the School of Business and Industry graduate was originally scheduled for last week but was postponed due to Hurricane Ivan. One professor said […]

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Guard calls students for hurricane recovery

Throughout the last trio of hurricanes to hit Florida (Charley, Frances and Ivan), FAMU students have answered their call to duty from the U.S. National Guard earning the title, Heroes of the Hill. Since early August, thousands of Floridians have been attempting to salvage what’s left of their damaged properties, […]

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Pop-culture lacks black heroes

After dying her hair Magic Marker blue, whacking it off in true Grace Jones fashion and having no success in transforming her into a black woman with a watercolor set, it was obvious my Sheera action figure had seen her last days. During the summer of 1989, she was finally […]