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That’s not music, that’s just noise
With the Grammy’s right around the corner, it is pertinent to look back on the great music, or maybe the lack thereof, of 2011. We frequently listen to many different styles of music in The Famuan. Some of us enjoy the sweet sounds of gospel while we work, while others […]
Shepherd Archie III: Golfing’s “Quiet Assassin”
Shepherd Archie III, or “the quiet assassin” as he is referred to, is working hard to help lead the Florida A&M golf team to a national title this year. Archie is a junior biology student from Augusta, Ga. Archie’s father first introduced him to golf as a toddler, […]
Women Win Nail-Biter
Lady Rattler basketball team would not deter their conquest to add another notch in a potential Mid-Eastern Athletic COnference (MEAC) championship belt. The Rattlers edged out North Carolina Central 63-62 in a “tough battle” Saturday night. Senior forward Antonia Bennett scored 31 points, tying the MEAC single game scoring high […]
Women’s tennis loses on the road
A victory on the road gets put on hold for the Florida A & M women’s tennis team, in part to a loss against Jacksonville University Saturday at the Keith Watson Family Tennis Complex. Similar to the previous weekend, FAMU was able to win games but couldn’t consistently win […]
Staff Ed: When Campaigns Hurt More than They Help
The start of the “Your Mom Will Hate This Game” campaign for the newly released video game “Dead Space 2” has sparked some debate among gamers. The main question has been, “Is the value of the shock campaign worth the damage it could do?” The commercials for “Dead Space 2” […]
Sidewalk: Great for Safety and Health
A durable sidewalk system will do wonders for a community. It has positive effects on people, traffic and the environment. Sidewalks assist thousands of students who rely on safe access to and from their classes. It can do as little as making your walks around campus easier […]
Seriously, nobody wants to see your boxers, dude
On Friday Jan. 21, Martin Luther King, III, son of the legendary civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., was the keynote speaker for the MLK Convocation at the Al Lawson center. King spoke about a number of things ranging from our environmental and governmental issues to some of our issues […]
Rec center hours change
Unprepared FAMU Swimmers Sit out Meet
The Florida A&M swim team was forced to sit out the HBCU Swimming Innovational scheduled for Jan. 29 due to a lack of preparation. Swimming and Diving Coach Jorge Olaves made an executive decision to pull his team out of Saturday’s meet. He feels they were not prepared to […]