Last Friday, Washington Post columnist Donna Britt went into Gaither Gym nasium. She stepped into the gym hoping to see a plaque of her father who had been inducted into the FAMU Sports Hall of Fame. When she arrived she was surprised to find that the plaque did not exist. […]

Well, we finally made it! It probably seems as though we just started college a few days ago and now we’re graduating. Remember the nights when we stayed up late playing spades at the Foote? Or what about the time when there was that food fight in the old café? […]

Lori Fede placed first and Elizabeth Brown placed third at the Future Business Leaders of America District 3 competitions. The event was held at Godby High School. Both Lori and Elizabeth qualified to compete at the Florida FBLA State Leadership Confer-ence, which took place on March 24-26, 2002, in Orlando.At […]

Since the beginning of my college experience in 1995, I have been very active in a variety of collegiate activities. There is nothing like the social atmosphere of college. I have attended most major college social events ranging from FAMU’s Homecoming festivities to Black College Reunion. Some of these smoothly […]

The all-nighters, frat parties and football games, spring break, Christmas vacation and summers off. This has been the highlight of my college career. Now I am just a few days away from the real world experience, and I am terrified. Anxieties, uncertainties and confusion are starting to consume my life. […]

For many who will be moving off campus next semester, I know you are very excited about this new found freedom that you will gain with having your own apartment. Gone are the room inspections, sharing a bathroom with 200 other people and especially the no room visitation rule after […]

The International Program and the Multi-Cultural Affairs Committee kicked off its third annual International Awareness Week Monday. The theme for this year’s event is Hands Across the World: Celebrating Cultures. On Monday, students gathered around the Eternal Flame for the proclamation of International Awareness. Dr. LaRae Donnellan, co-chair of the […]

With piercing eyes stapled to the glove targeted straight ahead, a look of determination is intensely painted across her face. As her glove blocks the FAMU logo on her chest, her opponent nervously anticipates the jerky delivery. Within an instant, her arm cocks and hurls the red-stitched ball toward the […]

Rochelle Goldthreate, known as Nikki to those close to her, is undoubtedly one of the best sportswomen in the field of tennis that FAMU has ever seen. Goldthreate, a senior from Nashville, Tennessee, is a very dominant force on the ladies’ lawn tennis team. She is the no. 1 seed […]

At the end of his new book “The Purpose of Human Life,” FAMU alum Clinton L. Black exhorts his readers to write and publish their own books. For emphasis, Black exclaims, “If I can do it, surely you can!” This is true. He did it. Black’s fourth book (all self-published) […]