Photos by Collin C.Chappelle, Adeleke Omitowoju and Tara Lynne S. Pixley/The Famuan An”extinction level event” occurred Sunday evening at the Civic Center when Epicurean Fashion Experience debuted its spring show to a packed crowd of well-dressed onlookers. Swimsuits, skirts and flailing shirts on models of all shapes, sizes and shades […]

The black community is suffering. However, it is not because so many black communities are barely surviving in poverty-stricken slums, nor is it because blacks are being crammed into privatized prisons, nor is it because the rates of sexually transmitted diseases are rising at a staggering pace. Though these issues […]

The statistics for the number of women sexually assaulted in America is rising. According to www.louisville.edu, one in four college women have been raped or suffered an attempted rape and every 21 hours there is a rape on an American college campus. Although women are sexually assaulted more often than […]

In the black community it’s customary to immortalize our fallen brethren on cotton T-shirts with scanned portraits or airbrushed pictures. The purpose of these T-shirts is to keep a loved one’s memory alive postmortem. But this form of remembrance is completely trifling. This type of shallow tribute doesn’t reach the […]

National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice will appear on major national broadcast networks – ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS – TV Thursday at 9 a.m. to respond to allegations that the President neglected to act upon prior warnings of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Rice will testify before the Sept. 11 […]

Making an attempt to bridge the gap between the administration and student body, the student senate passed a bill Monday approving a town hall meeting with President Fred Gainous. The meeting, organized by the Men of Distinction, is scheduled for next Monday at 6 p.m. in Lee Hall. The possibility […]

Senior Javetta Dryer avoids her teammate to throw out a Florida State University player at first. The Lady Rattler defense regained its composure well after FSU closed the first inning up five runs.FAMU held the Lady Noles at five runs until they struck back with six runs in the fifth […]

#8220;If I’m in it, I’m going to win it.” The words of Terrence Woods, senior guard on the Rattler men’s basketball team, prior to competing in the National Association of Basketball Coaches NCAA three-point contest in San Antonio Thursday, proved to be prophetic. Woods won the men’s contest, defeating a […]

Recently, the Catholic Church released a statement saying that in the past 52 years, there have been over 4,000 priests accused of sexual misconduct against children. There is no excuse for such a blatant betrayal of trust and absence of decency, especially by someone like a priest who is the […]

ty’s wishes,” Richardson said.Richardson said Sen. Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, agreed that naming the building after both pioneers is the only option. “I spoke to Sen. Lawson, and we agreed that would be the best compromise,” Richardson said.Melissa Durham, Lawson’s chief legislative assistant, confirmed that Richardson and Lawson mutually decided on […]