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Improvement Is The Name Of The Game For The Lady Rattlers
Florida A&M Lady Rattlers completed their three game home stand with a loss against the Bulls of South Florida. After the first three games the Rattlers stand at (0-3). The Lady Rattlers played a lot better in the first set and fought back and forth with the Bulls. They were […]
Lady Rattlers Show Signs Of Improvement In Loss
Teams typically try to work out their kinks early in the season, and that is what the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers did in a losing effort to the New Mexico State Aggies. Florida A&M seemed to have a problem with their blocking and their defense in the first set as […]
Graduation rates decline
The graduation rate at Florida A&M has declined over the past decade, while retention rates have fluctuated, but only slightly. Nonetheless, William Hudson Jr., who serves jointly as the director of retention in the office of academic affairs, and interim vice president of student affairs, wants to change that. As […]
Out with the old, in with the new
Tucker Hall’s year-long renovation has finally come to an end. The newly restored building was opened to the public at the beginning of this fall semester. Tucker Hall has been a part of Florida A&M University’s history for over 60 years. Constructed in 1956, it was named after Thomas DeSaille […]
New management… Same great coverage
The Famuan has a legacy of being the voice of the student body at Florida A&M. Returning from the Black College Conference Association as the number 1 Historically Black College or University paper in the nation, we are poised and eager to bring to the forefront the most pressing […]
Top 10 news stories of summer 2010
Free to worship. Unless you’re Muslim: An Islamic center and mosque plans to move into a vacant building a few blocks from the site of Ground Zero; and it sparked a nationwide controversy. But, even with the support of Mayor Michael Bloomberg many people do not want this center […]
Tucker Hall renovations could build student morale
The revamping of Tucker Hall brings a new and improved swag to the campus Florida A & M. The 77,536 square foot building, which is home to the […]
Convocation welcomes largest incoming class in FAMU history
The first convocation of the school year marks a period of massive growth for Florida A&M. President James H. Ammons stated in his State of the University Address that Florida A&M has currently enrolled 13,089 students. 2700 of these students are freshmen, the largest incoming class in Florida A&M’s history. […]
Dr. William P. Foster Dies
Florida A&M’s original band director has passed away. William Patrick Foster, long-time director and founder of the Florida A&M Marching 100, passed away Saturday morning. Foster, affectionately known as “Doc Foster” by band members both past and present, founded the Marching 100 and served as its director from 1946 to […]