Usually, a student who finds him or herself living in Paddyfote wishes for a better housing assignment. Several of them, along with many residents at Polkinghorne Village, got their wish Friday evening. Claiming the decision was part of a plan by the University to make the atmosphere “more conducive,” more […]

The first convocation of the school year featured President Fred Gainous delivering a list of goals and major plans for FAMU during the 2004-2005 academic year. However, the vision that President Gainous shared during his address served as a reminder that with another year comes the potential for more unfulfilled […]

Along with class schedules, financial aid and new roommates, students new to FAMU will also have the University’s increasingly popular intramural program to look forward to this fall. “We like to start our planning in the summer,” said Dionne Allen, assistant director of campus recreation. “We work with incoming freshmen […]

Pungent aromas from the sea and rhythmic sounds surrounded the intramural field Saturday as people came to celebrate the 15th Annual Goombay Festival & Family Fun Day. Reminiscent of a Be Out Day-style cookout, the event was sponsored by the Beta Lambda Sigma, Alpha Eta and Mu Epsilon chapters of […]

Coming to college is a different world for freshmen. However, freshmen Rattlers were welcomed with open arms and innovative freshmen activities as they took their first walk on the Hill. Welcome week this year involved a host of various activities including, but not limited to, an ice cream social, a […]

For the past three months a number of esteemed members of the FAMU Board of Trustees have taken sides on the issue of President Fred Gainous’ success in expanding the University. A number of trustees have backed Gainous and have pushed for a fair assessment of his presidency. “He’s had […]

Welcome back to the Hill. After a short hiatus from the hustle and bustle, students are back to FAMU and the daily routine of attending or not attending class, posting on the Set, wrestling with financial aid and fighting for parking spaces. It’s about that time: Time to go to […]

No one has ever denied that professional football is a business. But when such business decisions trickle down to the collegiate ranks, the fine line between working hard and playing hard has not only been crossed, it’s been trampled. The NCAA’s decision to not allow University of Southern California wide […]

The first week of classes ended with the President’s All-School Convocation, which ended up being a pep rally for students, faculty and other lovers of FAMU. Among the speakers for the two-hour assembly, in which classes were suspended, were SGA President Virgil Miller and the keynote speaker President Fred Gainous. […]

During the summer, tourists flock to the beaches, children hear ice cream trucks from miles away and women wear little to nothing. It is the season for big bashes and wild flings. But summer just isn’t summer without sizzling celebrity gossip. Reeewwwiinndd!! Take a look at the summer’s hottest entertainment […]