Overlooking Florida A&M University quad, students lined up to celebrate their academic achievements with the first annual ice cream social hosted by the Florida Lottery. The ice cream social provided refreshments, free t-shirts and live music from DJ Loose Kid. The celebration began at 11 a.m. with the Student Government […]
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Women’s Center Aims to Improve Community through Essay Contest
Florida A&M University’s Women’s Center, located in Sunshine Manor at Florida A&M, announced its winners of its “Back to School” essay contest on Aug. 25, sponsored by a government grant to increase health and wellness of women of color. The winners of the contest are Brittney Croslin, who received the […]
Soul Food Spots Serves Good Eats
Students can get all the taste and flavor of down-home cooking without driving home to their parents’ kitchens at Champions Chicken and Waffles. Owner Patricia Edwards said the name of the restaurant came from her son Darnell Baker, who liked to say “everyone who wakes up to a new day […]
Too Close For Comfort
In a game plagued by penalties, the Florida A&M football team found a way to come out with a 28-22 win in its home opener against the wildcats of Fort Valley State on Saturday. A touchdown pass from quarterback Austin Trainor to redshirt freshman wide receiver Lenworth Lennon in the […]
FAMU Dentistry Program Nears Approval
Future plans for students pursuing a career in oral and dental health at Florida A&M seems promising. On Thursday, Aug. 4, at a university Board of Trustees meeting, the Academic Affairs Committee presented a plan to establish a doctor of dental medicine (DMD) degree program. The program will focus on […]
Men Just Miss Third
The Florida A&M men’s cross country team placed in the top five in its first meet of the season at Troy University in Troy, Ala., Saturday. The Rattlers competed against schools such as Troy University, Auburn University and South Alabama. Overall they placed fourth, but individual runners came in different […]
More Than A Neighbor
If any significant drawback to living with a teammate exists, Shuaib Winters and Isaiah Coleman have yet to experience them. Winters, a senior from Conyers, Ga. and 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s cross country individual champion, has been living with cross-country teammate Isaiah Coleman for more than a year. “A […]
Thomas Nelson: Dilligent, Driven, Gone Too Soon
Thomas Nelson’s mother remembers him as an only child who was always positive despite a lifelong heart condition. The 21-year-old graphic design student from Jacksonville reportedly died at a hospital over the weekend. According SJGC Dean James Hawkins, Nelson had become ill and was hospitalized for some time. Associate Vice […]
Women Run to Third at Troy
The Florida A&M women’s cross country team opened their schedule this year with a third-place finish on the road at the Troy University Trojan Invitational in Troy, Ala. Seven teams competed along with many unattached runners. Among those to compete were Auburn University, who won the event, and second-place finisher, […]
Home Court Advantage?
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers volleyball team remains winless on the season, as they lost their home opener Sunday to the Lady Dolphins of Jacksonville University. The team lost in four sets (25-21 L, 25-19 L, 25-15 W, 25-18 L) in the Al Lawson Center. FAMU lost the first two […]