One Florida A&M alumnus is getting exactly what he wants. Former Student Government Association Vice President Calvin Lee Hayes was awarded a 2011 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide contest. The Rangel Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of State and managed by the Ralph […]
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FAMUAN Lists: Performers Who Need to Make a Comeback and Others Who Need to Go
We here at the Famuan are avid music listeners. So we, in an interesting way, came up with a list of artists we think should make a comeback. Albeit some of us didn’t agree with others (note the side comments) this is what we think. Add your own in the […]
County Schools Challenge Childhood Obesity
With childhood obesity being an epidemic in America, schools and districts around the country are looking for ways to fight a dangerous problem. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 17 percent of American children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese. And statistics reveal that this trend is increasing. […]
Career Center Still Helps Students Find Jobs
After the global economic slowdown and subsequent and job hiring freezes, the transition from college graduate to career holder may be a difficult task for some students. Nonetheless, for local grads the FAMU Career Center is helping students make an easier transition by aiding them to land employment in their […]
FAMU PD Lacks Much-Needed Equipment to Fight Crime
The Florida A&M University Police Officer’s Union says its members are ill equipped to handle major or violent crimes on campus, and worry about their ability to keep students safe. At a recent Board of Trustees meeting, officer Stacey Youmans said the union had raised the issue six years ago […]
Penn Talks to FAMU Students
White House representative Kalpen Modi, better known as Kal Penn, came to Florida A&M Thursday to discuss issues concerning historically black colleges and universities. Students had the opportunity to discuss political and economical issues with Penn in the Dean’s conference room in the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. Penn, […]
Reflections on Spring 2011
Spring 2011 is coming to an end. Seems like yesterday it was Fall 2010. Time sure goes by fast. For incoming freshmen this year started with campus tours and healthy lectures mixed with meeting soon to be peers and associates. Say hello to a decent networking system. But college is […]
Poetry Spotlight from ‘Voices’
I am here I am that element that generates that “ahh” sound you make after the first cool sip I linger before in darkness before the earth was lit I embodied essence before the word had definition Repeated his image before repetition I am that part of America’s history they […]
Retired Rattler Earns Master’s in History
This year’s summer commencement will be one for FAMU’S history books as Juanita Isom, 69, will receive her Master’s degree in history. Isom was a registered nurse for 35 years before she retired. Isom enjoyed her retirement for nine years before returning to school. “I wanted to do something other […]
Couture Twist to Rattler Pride
FAMU swag with an Ivy League tag is just what students and alumni will get to experience with the launch of FAMU’s online apparel store E-Rattler.com. On Wednesday, Florida A&M University along with Cintas, a Cincinnati-based corporation, launched FAMU’s new line of apparel called Collegiate Couture. The fashion show took […]