Two weeks ago, the Florida A&M women’s track and field team confirmed it is a contender in the conference. Now, it is ready to prove it at the championship. After qualifying 17 athletes during the season, the Lady Rattlers will travel to Landover, Md. Thursday to compete in the Mid-Eastern […]
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Top-Three Finish on Minds of Track Team
Success has been the theme for the Florida A&M track and field team this season, and it has no plans to change the subject. Determined to conclude their victory-filled indoor season on a high note, the Rattlers have set their sights on a top-three finish during the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic […]
Black Love Loses Luster
Love hasn’t changed, but the way modern society views love has. The positive image of black love that has been portrayed by Hollywood has morphed into a misleading message of self-fulfillment. Black love in Hollywood has lost its substance. It no longer appears as a partnership or long-lasting friendship. It’s […]
Correction: Famuan wrongly names Keon Hollis in Champion case
On Dec. 2, 2011, Keon Hollis of Atlanta was incorrectly identified on thefamuanonline.com as one of four drum majors for the “Marching 100” band dismissed from Florida A&M University following the hazing death of Drum major Robert Champion. Hollis was not suspended, dismissed, expelled or reprimanded in connection to the […]
Champion family files suit against bus line
John Due: ‘My Wife Had a Strong Spirit’
John Due remembers his wife’s strong spirit and her refusal to submit. “She was as assertive with me as she was with the rest of the world,” said Due. From an early age, Patricia Stephens began to champion for integration in Florida. She was just 13 years old when she […]
Energy Advocates Push for Renewables in Florida
Lieutenant General John Castellaw, United States Marine Corps Ret., Thursday urged the Florida Legislature to invest in renewable energy, energy conservation and efficiency. At a press conference at the Capitol building, Castellaw praised renewable energy as a cheaper way to power the state. “We want to have energy that is […]
Jefferson County Employees Await Prison Privatization Vote
Employees in Jefferson County, Fla., can exhale for a moment as the 2012 legislative session continues. A plan to create the largest private prison system in the United States is facing stiff opposition in the legislature. Last week, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to move nearly $10 million around […]
FAMU Engineering Students Pin Hopes to New Dean
Professor Yaw D. Yeboah has been appointed the dean of the Florida A&M and Florida State College of Engineering. Many students are impressed with his accomplishments and hope Yeboah’s arrival will bring change. FAMU students hope Yeboah will help them feel included instead of as outsiders. According to students from FAMU, […]
Rattlers Escape Loss to Colonels in Tennis Bout
A sluggish start in doubles play almost afforded the Rattlers tennis team a loss against Nicholls State, but it regrouped late in the match to pull off a noteworthy win. “The team’s performance was okay,” junior Salif Kante said. “It wasn’t our best, but we did what we needed to […]