For a long time, people may have wondered how athletes and coaches manage their social, academic and athletic lives. How can an athlete who has classes, practices, meetings and games still manage to make it to the club? How can a coach plan, prepare, study film and coach a team […]

Johnny Carson’s death left many people across the country grieving for the long-running host of “The Tonight Show.” Newspapers ran front-page stories about the funnyman – telling of the many genius skits and characters he created during his television stint. But the story probably didn’t help with one of the […]

Just in time for black history month, a month of celebration for and of blacks in America, the FAMU section of the National Council of Negro Women highlighted the color complex issues that plague the black community. The forum, Sister Dark/ Sister Light, took place Thursday in Perry Paige Auditorium. […]

Freshmen athletes often have a hard time adjusting to their respective teams and to the social and academic atmosphere of college. But Jon Mason, a freshman sensation on the FAMU men’s basketball team, has quickly earned the respect of his coaches and teammates not only with his play, but also […]

The crucial home game stretch in the upcoming weeks for the men’s basketball team got off to a promising start with a 93-86 win over North Carolina A&T (3-14, 2-4 MEAC) Saturday afternoon in Gaither Gymnasium. With the win, the Rattlers (4-10, 3-4 MEAC) move into a three-way tie for […]

Usually, when it comes to sports, FAMU is only considered among the elite in one thing, the ‘Marching 100.’ People sometimes come to the games just to see the band play then leave. However, FAMU is known for things that people outside of Tallahassee wouldn’t understand, but people seem to […]

After being defanged by Georgia Southern 7-0 in their previous match, the women’s tennis team hoped to earn its first win of the season Saturday on the FAMU tennis courts. It was not to be, as the Rattlers lost 5-2 in a match that was more competitive than the score […]

What can Brown do for you? A lot if you’re the women’s tennis team. Charlana Brown, the No. 2 singles player, has overcome a back injury in time enough to finish her final season. Playing tennis since she was seven, Brown, a fourth year broadcast journalism student from Los Angeles, […]

A local DJ and FAMU student died Friday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Timothy Burroughs, 23, also known as DJ Skip-A-Chuck, died Friday afternoon from a blood clot likely connected to a Dec. 31 motorcycle accident in Tallahassee. Burroughs sustained injuries, which required three surgeries to replace his […]