Most non-gamers dismiss Nintendo’s Mario and his friends as a late 80s phenomenon, but that’s because they haven’t played “Mario Kart Double Dash.” Quite possibly the most entertaining game of 2003’s Christmas season, “Double Dash” does the crime-fighting plumber justice. Game junkies’ average days will be filled with racing around […]

Out with the old year and in with the new. The year 2004 looks bright with new movies (Troy starring Brad Pitt) and more comic-based sequels (Spiderman 2) looming on the horizon. Hopefully, these movies can wipe the sour tastes from mouths leftover from 2003 (Honey). The music industry is […]

Friday, Jan. 9Men’s tennis: South Florida Spring Team InvitationalTampa, All Day Saturday, Jan. 10 Women’s Basketball vs. HamptonGaither Gym, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. HamptonGaither Gym, 4 p.m. Swimming and Diving at Georgia Southern and HowardStatesboro, Ga. Compiled by Will BrownSource: FAMU Sports Information Monday, Jan. 12Women’s Basketball vs. Norfolk […]

Athens, Ga. – Former Georgia football player Damon Evans, 34, became the first minority athletic director in Southeastern Conference history and became the youngest athletic director in the conference on December 19. Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia will not contest any the four violations in the schools men’s […]

While most FAMU students were home for winter break enjoying tasty chicken and grandma’s apple pie, the women’s basketball team was hard at work playing ball. Their first match-up was against Wake Forest on Dec. 15. In the first half alone, the Lady Rattlers (5-6 overall, 1-1 MEAC) committed 22 […]

Nowadays, it may be old-fashioned and arguably forbidden for a student to give an apple to a teacher. Still, teachers say a mutually productive relationship should be established in the beginning. John Warford, an assistant professor in the School of Business and Industry, said showing interest early in the semester […]

With the grand opening of Rattler’s Edge, FAMU’s first on-campus barbershop and beauty salon, Malik Miller can barely find time to sit down. The 24-year-old is too busy making the final arrangements on his latest project. “I’m nervous, anxious and very excited,” Miller said. “But it makes me that much […]

Outside of the classroom, a host of student activities adds an important dimension to life at FAMU. Frequently, activities are referred to as “extracurricular,” but here at FAMU, student activities are regarded as a part of the total education program. Students have the opportunity to get involved, to be a […]

At the start of spring semester, it seems like the typical FAMU student is riding high, returning to campus with a new attitude, new goals and high hopes for the weeks ahead. But some fall off the horse as early as the end of January. Students tend to lag behind […]

With approximately 250 on-campus clubs and organizations and about 140 of them active, students have an extracurricular buffet to choose from that supports any personal taste. But Princess Matt, 21, an elementary and secondary education student, said she waited a semester before getting involved when she was a freshman. “I […]