The campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity continues their builds for the community by helping construct a home on Oct. 3 for Wanneshia Baker, a mother of three in need of stability. Out of 28 other school chapters that applied, FAMU is the only chapter chosen to co-sponsor the four-bedroom, […]

Concert performers are like buses: miss one; in the next 15 minutes there is one on deck to perform. Southern rapper and CEO of So Icy Entertainment, Radric “Gucci Mane” Davis, will not be headlining this year’s annual homecoming concert. Instead, he will be replaced by rapper Plies. With club […]

Platinum selling R&B/Hip-Hop group, Pretty Ricky arrived in town Monday to shoot a music video for their upcoming single, “Say a Command” at Florida State University’s Film School. The shoot featured local models, dancers, luxury cars and extras. FSU Film School students were delighted to be chosen for this music […]

October signifies National Breast Cancer Awareness Month’s 25 years of providing awareness, education and empowerment to the public. NBCAM hosts the annual National Mammography Day held on the third Friday in October. This year it will be on Oct. 16. Mammograms are advised for women 40 and over, but women […]

In honor of the International Day of Climate Action, the FAMU Green Coalition is hosting the 350 Bottle Challenge, a contest to collect 3,500 plastic bottles between not and homecoming week. Campus dormitories and student organizations will compete to see which group can collect the most recyclable plastic bottles. The […]

Microsoft will release its next version of the Windows operating system on Oct. 22 to a plethora of high expectations. The company has been under scrutiny since the worldwide release of Windows Vista in 2007. The move left users wondering, what was Microsoft thinking? My experience with Vista started off […]

The eye-tantalizing and mouthwatering pages of Gourmet magazine will no longer be seen on newsstands. Foodies that used to cuddle in bed with the subscription, or pass time with it at the salon will have to enjoy the magazine’s culinary annotations and delectable pictures on the Internet at gourmet.com.   After […]

With Tucker Hall closed for renovations, the Essential Theatre has been forced to find a new home. The first show of their 2009-2010 season, “Emergency!” is set to premiere at Florida A&M’s Lee Hall Auditorium. Featuring guest artist Daniel Beaty, “Emergency!” tells the story of a slam poet named Rodney […]

Many students are unaware of FAMU’s Small Business Development Center, but for graduate Jonathan Arias and former student  Patrick McKeithen this connection allowed them to start their own successful cheesecake business. As a 2008 food science graduate, Arias is now the director of sales and marketing of Le Gateau au […]

Colorful stained glass windows allowed the bright sunshine to burst through the cool sanctuary. Adam Thomas, the church clerk, walked me through a tour of St. Thomas Cathedral and Student CenterGrandeur is the only word to describe many Catholic cathedrals. The fleets of nuns and cluster of burning candles that […]