I am often teased by my peers and colleagues for being the ghetto girl with valley girl tendencies. They have even gone as far as nicknaming me “Boughetto.” When I come into The Famuan office, I am usually singing Ashley Simpson or Hoobastank, and I keep the radio tuned to […]

Feelings of remorse were prevalent among Rattlers at Lee Hall Auditorium Friday as family and friends gathered for a memorial service. The service was to give three last silent strikes to celebrate the life of James N. Eaton, Sr., a distinguished professor of history and founder and director of what […]

The Florida A&M University College Democrats have made down-to-the-minute efforts to get students out to vote and bring known political personalities to campus. One of the most anticipated celebrities was Fahrenheit 9-11’s creator, Michael Moore, who was to be brought to campus through a joint venture between the FAMU and […]

The University Board of Trustees’ transition committee met via a telephone conversation to establish guidelines for the appointment of an interim University president Wednesday. The committee decided to accept resumes from potential candidates for the position until Nov. 30. For the potential candidates, a stipulation was set that whomever is […]

Hundreds of college students marched to the Leon County Courthouse Wednesday, in an effort to vote early in the 2004 presidential election. Students from Florida A&M University, Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College participated in the march. FAMU students departed from the student union at 11 a.m. to head […]

The University lost one of its professors this week, when history professor James N. Eaton Sr. died from a brief illness and hospital stay on Tuesday, according to a press release. Eaton was 74. Eaton had been an employee of FAMU since 1958. From 1969 to 1977, he served his […]

Florida A&M University student Carlton Worthen, host of television show “Carlton Worthen Presents,” along with the Hatchett Pre-law Society, sponsored a seminar titled “Make Your Vote Count 2004” Wednesday in the Perry Paige auditorium. Student organizations across campus have been holding seminars in an effort to get students mobilized to […]

It is all around you from the clothes you wear to the way you walk-it’s hip hop. If you ask someone what exactly hip hop is, you are sure to receive a barrage of different answers. Yet there is always one that can be agreed on – a culture. “Hip […]

The relationship between hip hop and sports, specifically basketball, has been undeniable from day one. Every MC wants to be a professional athlete and vice versa. Kurtis Blow expressed his love for the game back in the day with his classic joint “Basketball”. Farther back than that, the Sugar Hill […]

When I was 5 years old, I fell in love with my big brother’s best friend. As one of the most frequent guests in my parents’ home, he had always been around. But I never really noticed him until the Saturday morning I was cleaning my room. While picking up […]