Florida’s 2010 mid-term election season is setting historical precedents and it’s causing quite a stir in the national media. GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott appeared in Orlando on Sept. 2 for the first time with his pick for lieutenant governor — a black woman.   His running mate is Florida […]

Please refresh this page frequently.  All updates will come with time stamps. 6:42 I was almost afraid this day would not come.  Summer can be long and dreary, and a lack of football action just makes things depressing.  Lucky for Florida A&M, football season gets a head start this year […]

Florida A&M  announced plans earlier this month to join radio host Tom Joyner on an ambitious online distance learning initiative. Officials on both sides said this is a move to tap into the huge market of black students who are interested in pursuing postgraduate degrees but can not get to, or do not […]

President James Ammons appoints search committee with little representation. The search committee for the new vice president of student affairs has only one person from student affairs. The chair of the search committee, William J. Hudson Jr. said “the committee was handpicked by President Ammons and he wanted […]

MIAMI | Senior running back Philip Sylvester kept his legs churning until the end, but his efforts were not enough to save the Florida A&M Rattlers from a 45-0 beating at the hands of the much faster University of Miami Hurricanes. A crowd of 53,674 gathered at Sun Life Stadium […]

This year Leon County Schools introduced Leon County Virtual School for local middle and high school students. Although online classes have been available through Florida Virtual School, the localization makes online classes more specific and practical for users. According to the Tallahassee Democrat (Wednesday August 31), there are already more […]

On Aug. 30, an article published in the Famuan entitled Graduation Rates Declining discussed the dwindling graduation rates and the fluctuating retention rates here at Florida A&M. Many people across the nation and even the world say with pride, “I’m a Rattler!” or “I went to FAMU!” Once a conversation […]

For too long, African Americans have been misrepresented in all forms of media. Most of the time, it is to no fault of our own. Still, too often we are the very reason for such misconceptions.                                                                                                                      Instead of working on trying to change the stereotypical image that plagues […]

The first week of school has already proven to be an ultimate test of patience and endurance for students in the past. New students involuntarily experience the registration woes they were warned about from former students, as returning students are reminded of how trying the registration process can […]

Florida A&M’s original band director has passed away. William Patrick Foster, long-time director and founder of the Florida A&M Marching 100, passed away Saturday morning. Foster, affectionately known as “Doc Foster” by band members both past and present, founded the Marching 100 and served as its director from 1946 to […]