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SB 30 aims to promote boating safety

Boating is often regarded as an adventure on the open water. It offers a sense of freedom, relaxation, or even escape from everyone and everything in everyday life. However, both boat owners and non-boat owners know that the joys of boating come with specific responsibilities that mainly pertain to the […]

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Dr. Brickler Hart brings art to the community

The story of Dr. Celeste Brickler Hart and the Anderson Brickler Gallery is a full-circle journey that all begins on FAMU’s campus. Hart was born in Tallahassee, at what is now FAMU’s Foote-Hilyer administration building, once known as the Florida A&M College Hospital. Just across the street stood her grandfather’s […]

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Expectations for pageants at FAMU at a crossroads

Pageantry at Florida A&M and other historically Black colleges and universities is more than a tradition; it is a platform for self-expression, empowerment and celebration of culture. However, beneath the surface of glittering gowns and eloquent speeches lies a complex narrative involving hair, authenticity, and the struggle against Eurocentric beauty […]

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Student artists come together

Florida A&M University is known for bringing creative minds together. Bronson “Israel” Jones and Giahni Bosquet are two emerging artists who live up to this testament. Jones is a senior English major from Gainesville and Bosquet is a Fall 2022 philosophy and fine arts graduate from Miami. Jones and Bosquet […]

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South Florida a pipeline for FAMU’s students

Florida A&M University students are proudly representing their hometowns as word circulates about the top three counties for producing Rattlers on the hill. A survey was created and sent to the student body to collect their responses, thus sparking a buzz around campus. The Division of Student Affairs in the […]

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Relationships: Is the game just getting too old?

Relationships, especially in modern-day social media, and progressiveness can seem all-consuming for some. The pressure to be a certain way, look a certain way, and have a certain mindset creates a limited dating pool of eligible bachelors. Then factoring in outside influences such as social media, for example, relationships in 2023 […]

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Ash begins reign as Miss Freshman

At Florida A&M University, atop the highest of seven hills, a bright new leader is ready to represent FAMU’s Class of 2027 for the academic year 2023-2024. Brandi Ash, a first-year biology pre-medicine student from Houston, is the embodiment of youthful enthusiasm, purpose and a commitment to positive change at […]

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FAMU celebrates 136th birthday

Florida A&M students, administration, and guests gathered around the Eternal Flame Tuesday morning to witness the annual wreath-laying ceremony in commemoration of FAMU’s birthday. Remarks were made by Student Government Association Vice President Jeffrey Francis and FAMU President Larry Robinson. Francis, a health science student from Jacksonville, Florida, approached the […]