Home sweet home. After a six-game road trip over the winter break, the Lady Rattlers returned to Gaither Gymnasium Saturday to begin a four-game home stand. FAMU (6-6, 2-1 MEAC) was happy to be back on their home court for Saturday’s 56-54 victory over Hampton University (2-10, 2-2 MEAC). “It […]

Coming off two straight MEAC losses to Coppin State and Morgan State, the Rattlers’ search for its first conference victor, came to an end Saturday afternoon. Kicking off a four-game home stand, the men’s basketball team defeated the Hampton Pirates 87-81. The Pirates and the Rattlers met in a battle […]

Did you ever have that one black teacher in high school who used to stop you in the hallways and hound you about your clothing, your language or just your choice of friends? You never had a class with this particular teacher, but it seemed as if he or she […]

I know I’m greedy, but the parents of Amadou Diallo really should have received more. On Jan. 6, Saikou and Kadiatou Diallo settled for $3 million in their lawsuit against the city of New York instead of the $81 million they initially sought. Forty-one bullets riddled the body of their […]

While the University prepares students for work around the world, some students are already applying that knowledge in their own businesses. Tavarius Taylor, owner of Dog Tagz & More in Governor’s Square Mall said, “Although FAMU focuses more on being a good employee and working in corporate America, the professors […]

From the culture-generated title to the after-movie child rap star charade, this movie was exploitative to a high degree. My Baby’s Daddy begins with an animation that provides a brief history about three boys and their troubled upbringing in the so-called “hood.” The movie quickly skips eight years to when […]

Out with the old and in with the new. The phrase may sound just as cliché as promises made at the beginning of each year. January is the month marked for New Year’s resolutions. Vows to lose weight, to save money, or even to stop cursing are just several proclamations […]

Every four years, there are certain things that are guaranteed to happen. There will be a leap year, someone will win a gold medal in the Olympics and a country will claim a victory in the World Cup. Of all the things that will undoubtedly occur, there is only one […]

Who designed it? Marc Jacobs What is it? The handbag is a combination of classic brown leather print on the top flap of the bag and the black and beige suede cowhide design on the base of the bag. Another style of the bag is a combination of the black […]

With the National Hockey League season now in full swing the Dany Heatley situation still drapes a dark cloud of despair over his Atlanta Thrasher teammates and the league. Heatley, who was not charged with vehicular homicide in a sordid car crash that led the October 5th death of teammate […]