The FAMU wrestling team traveled to Macon, Ga., to participate in the NCWA regional tournament over the weekend. The team placed sixth overall; 17 schools participated in the event. The team has shown tremendous progress in its three years of existence. Last year, Hubert Poulard – one of the team’s […]

The FAMU women’s soccer club defeated Valdosta State (Ga.) 2-0 Saturday afternoon at the FAMU Intramural fields. Kimya Randolph scored both goals for the Rattlers. The victory evened the five-game series at two a piece. “They played great and with a lot of heart,” said FAMU Head Coach Eric Bryant. […]

BOSTON, Mass. -Florida A&M sophomore Kevin Hicks continued his meteoric rise into the ranks of track and field’s elite Sunday, when he won the 800 meter final at the 2005 USTA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center. “I have been practicing hard for this,” Hicks said. […]

Who would have known that Jamie Foxx, best known for his character Wanda on “In Living Color,” would win an Oscar? Well, obviously quite a few people. When Foxx’s name was announced as the Academy Award winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the entire audience applauded the entertainer […]

Have you ever wondered if a degree by itself will be enough to get a good paying job? Graduation is just around the corner. What is going to happen once you graduate? Well, if you don’t have experience in your field, then you’re going to have a tough time finding […]

Over 150 students gathered in the Grand Ballroom Monday night to hear poet and activist Kevin Powell present the “State of the Black Men” address. The forum, which the Student Government Association sponsored as a conclusion to Black History Month, addressed issues that affect black men. Powell, who appeared on […]

The American Intelligible Mock Trial Association sponsored its 20th Annual Mock Trial Friday. Suits, ties, stockings and pearls pervaded Perry Paige Auditorium that evening, as students from various universities exhibited their adroitness. “A mock trial is when students practice as if it’s a real trial,” said Williams Ravenell, Ph. D., […]

Recruiting top quality students to FAMU has been a challenge in recent years for the University’s administration. A lot has changed since TIME Magazine’s Princeton Review named FAMU “College of the Year” in 1997; during the late ’90s, FAMU was considered one of the top colleges in the country. From […]

Every day there’s a college student who has to go to the FAMU campus clinic for treatment. Many may be forced to come out of pocket for their medical costs regardless of whether they are insured. But the question is, do they have health insurance? There are 20 to 30 […]

I don’t normally respond to these things but I felt compelled by your article. America and indeed most of Europe owe a huge debt to African and indigenous Native Americans. In the Jewish holocaust an estimated 6 million people were killed and tortured. Germany has since apologized and gives Israel […]