Blood, blood and more blood. Blood from cuts, blood splattered on walls, blood shooting in geysers, blood in slow motion, blood animated, blood in silhouettes, blood in black and white. “Kill Bill – Vol. 1” is director Quentin Tarantino’s one-man mission to desensitize the audience to the sight of blood […]

The sound of step teams representing their dorms as they display their skills, creativity and unity can mean only one thing. It’s time for the annual Dorm Step Show, one of FAMU’s biggest homecoming traditions. The show will be held, Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Gaither Gymnasium. “This year, we […]

FAMU band director Julian White doesn’t plan to march to the beat of a different drum when the school starts playing Division 1-A schools next year. Despite the changes at football games in terms of competition and crowds, the band does not intend to changes its performances. “We’re going to […]

Def Jam or Elektra doesn’t back rap artists Bottom Side Up and gospel singer Sharita Calloway, but when the Homecoming parade is over and the out-of-towners return home, you may still see them milling about campus. The performers are part of the homegrown talent harvested directly from the red-clay hills […]

The media got a sneak peek of the university’s new online and automated system that will create a virtually “paperless environment” and a new way of doing business on campus. Forty-five FAMU faculty and staff gave a tour of the Enterprise Resource Planning systems facility and their work, which has […]

Of FAMU’s 12 colleges, only seven have permanent deans. And administrators say the search is on to find permanent replacements. Provost Larry Robinson said search committees were formed to select the most competent people to fill the vacancies. After interviewing numerous applicants to replace former SBI dean Sybil Mobley, a […]

Loud music and underage drinking may be the perfect party-mix for most parties in Tallahassee, but your neighbors and the Tallahassee Police Department may disagree. “If any noise from a resident disturbs neighbors or anyone in your residence, you are in violation of the law,” said Dewey Riou, administrative sergeant […]

Record crowds in Detroit, sold out signs posted in the Swamp and over 70,000 in attendance in Atlanta. And Rattler football aims to keep those big crowds coming with a pending $40 million renovation of Bragg Memorial Stadium. “We are already playing in front of record crowds and winning! It […]

Anticipation is bouncing all around the athletic department these days, and it’s just not for the new arena being built. It’s because a new sports facility housing all teams that currently play in the Jake E. Gaither gymnasium will be constructed over the band field and ready to be used […]

Ever dreamed of being the next “Top Model,” or showing off your figure in those pair of Apple Bottom jeans by Nelly that you saw in Honey magazine? If this description fits you, then the chance to see yourself ‘in those jeans’ may be a little closer than you think. […]