FAMU students are practically out of luck when it comes to finding affordable textbooks these days. As local vendors refuse to carry FAMU books, it is the students who get hurt in the long run. Each semester, thousands of students set out to find the cheapest textbooks. Many Rattlers remember […]

The controversy surrounding the SGA executive branch’s current account balance continued to swirl at the Nov. 24 Student Senate meeting. Several senators questioned why the executive branch is still not able to assist the Senate in paying for a mandatory night guard for the H. Manning Efferson Student Complex. The […]

The University has weathered one wave of public embarrassment and should be the better because of this ordeal. It sometimes takes a crisis before flaws in our system are corrected. Blaming the previous employees who are now retired is not the answer or remedy. We’ve known for months that come […]

As the holidays approach, students driving long distances to visit family and friends need to make sure they stay awake while on the road. Harvey Lockhart, a 19-year-old sophomore music education student from Miami, said college students don’t understand the importance of getting enough sleep. “We don’t realize that staying […]

For those people fed up with the complimentary peanuts and soft drinks served on airlines, good news may be right around the corner. Delta Air Lines has become the latest major carrier to follow US Airways with plans to sell in-flight meals. The Atlanta-based carrier has tested this new program […]

Despite the record-breaking 73,538 fans rooting them on. Despite an 18-point Rattler lead with less than 6 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Despite the perks dished out inside the stadium to give them an extra boost on the field, the Rattlers feel 39-35 to the Bethune-Cookman College Wildcats. After […]

Since I started writing for The Famuan, I’ve received a lot of positive feedback and occasionally some questions. Here are some of the more interesting ones: Young Hakimu, what do you think about Jay-Z trying to buy the New Jersey Nets and P. Diddy trying to buy the New York […]

The shutdown of the entire FAMU Campus Technology Network on Friday has impacted students who are trying to get everything done before next week’s deadlines of final projects and papers. Saturday was the first full day of the shutdown and several students in Coleman Library seemed to have one thing […]

When it comes to saying, “I do,” a lot of men are more comfortable saying “I’ll wait.” Contrary to popular opinion, for many men, it is not an issue of fear. “Right now, I can’t take care of a woman the way I want to because I haven’t experienced a […]

Roderick Milton was a special case for Visions of Manhood, Inc. Two years ago, after a customer gave a testimony in Gilliams Barbershop about the goodness of Visions of manhood, Milton sought help for himself from the organization. He was a non-custodial parent who wanted to initiate child support payments […]