When most people think of college, they think of a relaxed, carefree four years. But for some students, a college career can also be very stressful. School, financial aid, relationships are just a few factors that contribute to students being stressed. Zachary A. James, 20, a sophomore electrical engineering student […]

Behind the eightball; a familiar place for the “fat mack” Rapper, 8-ball aka the “space age pimp” or the “fat mack,” prescribes the recipe for extended success in the hip-hop game with his most recent album entitled “Almost Famous”. 8-ball continues to bring the same brand of lyrical heat to […]

BRISTOL, R.I. _ About 1,650 letters left the Roger Williams University mailroom on Friday as part of the school’s recent announcement that it is challenging all institutions of higher learning nationwide to follow its lead and offer academic scholarships to Afghan women. The letters are addressed to the editors of […]

The time to pick up grade point averages that were dropped last semester and get serious about school is now. However, many students have a problem when they start great at the beginning of the semester and then fall by the wasteside. “To be a student means to study,” said […]

At 6’3, with agile footwork and a soft shooting touch in the lane, Kim Watson should be one of the dominant interior players in the MEAC. The fact that she is not befuddles head coach Debra Clark. “She’ll have 20 points one night and then Monday, we’re not sure what […]

Library Staffing: FAMU is requesting $200,000 to increase the library’s staff so the hours can be extended. FAMU wants the library, which now closes at 2 a.m., to stay open until 3 a.m. Security guards and more workers are needed during the extended hours. Matching Funds for NSF HBCU-UP Award: […]

The City of Brotherly Love has now been characterized by ongoing protest rallies and marches. Most in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Abu-Jamal sits on death row for murdering Philadelphia Police Officer, Daniel Faulkner on Dec. 9, 1981 after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced him to […]

Marcus Garvey struggled with the charge of liberating states, liberating minds and liberating races. Today, FAMU’s Marcus Garvey Club works diligently with the purpose of liberating the state of consciousness in the FAMU community, encouraging its young African Americans to unite and press forward in a world where the struggle […]

There is a church in Atlanta that has been standing for 79 years. Today, it serves as one of the most visited tourist attractions in the nation. This church is known as Ebenezer Baptist Church, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a member. King was baptized there, he sang […]

I know this is the MLK issue of the Famuan, and I know Dr. King fought and died for integration, but I have to be honest. When I applied for college back in 1999, only HBCUs were on my list. I chose to attend Florida A&M because the white population […]