Shots fired, Made him Lean Back too far In Da Club, His boys shook him and told him to Walk It Out. Witnesses said they hadn’t seen a thing-damn liars, I told them, “He was flirting with this girl” “Got pushed and he swung,” “I heard 3 shots and a […]
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As renovations for Jones come to a close, Gore is up next
Jones Hall and the Gore Education Complex are the current targets of construction. Jones Hall, often referred to as “the science building,” has been under renovation since December of last year. Now in its final stages, Jones is to be completed before the New Year. The project has cost the […]
New semester offers opportunity
It has been a long road since the beginning of the semester when I found out that I have Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The fight has been tough, and the emotional and physical toll it took on me has reached levels I never expected at the beginning of my treatment. Countless […]
Board of Trustees meet and change alcohol policy, along with a few other incentives
Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has approved the sale, distribution and serving of alcoholic beverages at select on-campus locations. Members met Thursday at the College of Law in Orlando for the second board meeting of the semester. This meeting was open to listen to via conference call. The […]
Smart technology spreads across campus
Nationally, colleges are restructuring classrooms to include smart technology which is believed to improve student performance. In an era when machinery satisfies the need for instant gratification, software in thousands of facilities is being revamped to keep up with the times. Florida A&M has joined at the peak of […]
‘J-School Journals’ gives young filmmakers the opportunity to shine
FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication is hosting a special screening of four documentaries edited and produced by broadcast journalism students. J-School Journals: “Through the Lens” will showcase controversial topics from the challenges associated with interracial relationships to the devastating results from the largest oil spill in history. […]
High enrollment strains student housing
Florida A&M has the highest enrollment with 2,700 first-year students in the school’s history. This increase has strained student housing on and all around FAMU, since the university has approximately 1,890 beds. According to the university’s housing policy, “all freshmen (first time in college students) and/or students with less […]
Bryant adjusts to life in Germany
Former Florida A&M Rattler Brandon Bryant is playing professionally for the Velbert Baskets basketball team in Bonn, Germany. Bryant said he was invited to play for the team after he completed pro camp this summer in Germany. Once the coaches saw his skills, he was asked to play for the […]
Student leaders rally behind Kirby for VP of student affairs
As we come to the end of the fall semester, it is a pleasure to voice our full support in the selection of a new vice president of student affairs who has the competence and the experience to lead. Associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students Henry […]
Wounded Rattler continues to fight
Bullets have a notorious history for piercing flesh, corroding bones and rupturing bodily organs. These lead rounds turn horrifying nightmares into harsh realities. On the night of Dec. 1, 2009, the unexpected happened. Danielle Givens, 19, a former Rattler and second-year pharmacy student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College […]