The number seven was not lucky for the Rattlers on Saturday at Florida Classic XXIII in Orlando. Their seven-game winning streak against archrival Bethune-Cookman College was snapped in a very frustrating 37-10 loss because they surrendered seven costly turnovers. By winning their seventh conference game of the season, BCC (11-1) […]

Sharon Ames-Dennard and her husband, Dana Dennard established Sakkara Youth Institute Independent School, a school that Ames-Dennard said “gives African-American students the venue to develop holistically.” In 1993, the Dennards noticed that very bright children were having difficulty passing standardized tests. The couple began offering summer programs that stress positive […]

As a faculty member in SBI I could not resist responding to Theo Wilson’s recent article in which he alluded that SBI teaches slave mentality, and does not provide an Entrepreneurship program . His assertions are not true, but illusions and another form of self-sabotage. He cherished victimhood over action […]

Dear Sir/Madam,My name is Frank Campbell and I work in the marketing department of a company called MindArk AB. Our company has developed a 3D Virtual Universe that is accessible for free through the Internet.Having been a student myself for several years I know how beneficial it can be to […]

This Thanksgiving marks the sixth annual food drive sponsored by the Student Government Association. SGA is asking clubs, organizations and individuals to donate money, which will be used to purchase food baskets from Publix. Each basket will be donated to needy families and contain a turkey, two side dishes, two […]

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain – As a crippled tanker full of about 20 million gallons of gooey fuel oil split in two and sank two miles beneath the seething Atlantic’s surface Tuesday, experts feared the worst: Oil bubbling back to the surface that befouls Spanish and Portuguese shorelines, their fish […]

The number of candidates for the position of vice president for research has been narrowed to five. According to a university press release, President Fred Gainous said the search committee has done a great job of finding a group of extremely qualified and notable candidates. With the original number of […]

Amiri Baraka, poet laureate for the state of New Jersey, is being asked to resign his post. After being awarded a two-year term as New Jersey’s poet laureate and receiving a $10,000 stipend for the post, Baraka has been asked by Gov. James McGreevey to step down because of the […]

I almost lost a friend to money. She didn’t become addicted to it or anything, but it ripped our friendship to shreds. My friend and I were like family. When I came to FAMU, she made herself responsible for my well-being. She always set me a plate aside when she […]

The NFL is a little past the midway point and it is time to evaluate and make predictions regarding who will be playing in San Diego at the end of the season. First and foremost, my beloved Green Bay Packers seem primed to make a serious Super Bowl run in […]