Florida A&M student Nancy Metayer will be spending this semester working at the White House. Metayer is one of more than 50 college students who landed coveted internships in the nation’s capital. The White House Office of Communications Tuesday announced this semester’s interns, praising them as “future leaders” gaining valuable training through […]
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Talent and Comedy Collide
Comedian Lavell Crawford had an overflow crowd rolling in stitches Monday during the opening night of homecoming week. Florida A&M annual homecoming comedy and talent showcase here at the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium. Students, faculty, and alumni gathered to celebrate FAMU homecoming week. The event theme […]
Don’t Shoot the Messenger
It’s one of the first lessons we learn on the playground in kindergarten: tell the teacher you were pushed off the monkey bars face-first into a pile of dirt and you’re a “snitch.” In childhood, it may not be a lesson we completely understand, but the concept is there. Like […]
Education doesn’t require excess spending
Glitz and glamour have always been a main composite of Florida A&M’s Homecoming. Students will often spend their last in hopes of making a statement for the annual extravaganza. In a world where college homelessness is at its peak and campus bookstore sales are low, this is a problem. With […]
Fresh Produce Spreads
The sun is setting as Jennifer Taylor leaves her Killearn Growers Market on Friday in preparation for a two-hour drive to Jacksonville, then a 10-hour flight to Brazil. She loads her Lincoln Town Car with three pieces of luggage and rushes to Florida A&M to pick up two students who […]
Expo Promotes Wellness
Nearly 250 people ventured out in the chilly weather Saturday morning to participate in the Rattler 5k Urban Challenge. Hosted by the Florida A&M Student Health Department, the event kicked off the homecoming week festivities. The Army and Navy ROTC units, along with Marine OSO, were co-hosts of the event […]
Show to Bring Big Laugh
This year’s homecoming Comedy showcase starts tonight at 7 p.m with the theme “Every day a star is born.” “The talent portion of the show will include eight to nine acts including two group performers that are all vying for the top spot,” said Brandon Hill, the comedy showcase’s coordinating […]
Decent fashion still applies for homecoming
As students, alumni and Rattler fans prepare for celebration of homecoming week; one defining issue is on everyone’s mind. It may be a bigger issue than what events they plan to attend to ensure a good time and possibly more important than reserving a ticket to guarantee a good seat […]
Life Is Too Precious to be Wasted
Really? Are you Serious? Lord, please bless and strengthen me and all involved and all who knew him, in Jesus’ name, amen. This has been my avid prayer since 1999, when my second oldest brother, Richard, was murdered. My prayers became more fervent after my oldest brother, Ray, was murdered […]
Education doesn’t require excess spending
Glitz and glamour have always been a main composite of Florida A&M’s Homecoming. Students will often spend their last in hopes of making a statement for the annual extravaganza. In a world where college homelessness is at its peak and campus bookstore sales are low, this is a problem. With […]