Individual prices for football tickets have been a source of hostility between students and University officials in the last few years. Many students feel the University has taken advantage of them by raising ticket prices for the homecoming games. “I think it’s ridiculous when we already pay for that in […]

With the men’s basketball season rapidly approaching, the University’s basketball coaches, players and fans are expecting another unforgettable season. Practices have begun, plays are being taught and a tough schedule against teams like Michigan State, Illinois and Florida were all a part of the early season layout. However, an injury […]

Freshmen often receive a lot of criticism from upperclassmen, and the criticism is even more intense for first-year athletes. Not only do they have to maintain their grades, but they also have to prove themselves to their fellow teammates, most of whom are upperclassmen. “It is like you have to […]

For the past few weeks, The Famuan staff has been fielding questions from angry readers about columns that have been published in various sections of the paper. Let me start by saying columns, or the opinions of particular writers, run in all sections of the paper except for news. When […]

I get so tired of people complaining about things that happen at FAMU and blaming the situtation on the school’s administration, organization, or whatever. Ms. Lambert’s statement about “the university’s irresponsibility and oversight of not having enough tickets [for the homecoming game] is deplorable,” is completely irrational. I understand Ms. […]

Rashard Pompey is one of the most unassuming members of the 2004 the University Football team. The soft-spoken 5-foot-10-inch, 200-pound junior halfback from Tallahassee’s Godby High School was almost matter-of-fact following Saturday’s homecoming win over Savannah State, more pleased about the Rattlers’ third win of a rugged season than about […]

#8220;The Loneliness” by Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds opened the seminar while women sat awaiting for the event to start. Their initial goal was to stop, to educate and to applaud the survivors of abuse. Minority women rallied on Oct. 25 in the Phase III recreation room to ascertain questions and pay […]

Chanell Solomon a computer information systems student who works in Lee Hall, is paying for college by herself. The junior from Bowie, Md., said she pawned personal items when she was low on money and needed cash right away. “I pawned my TV last year, but I didn’t make much […]

After Michael and Christina share a night of passion, Michael notices that the condom has broken. Now what? One popular solution is emergency contraceptive pills, otherwise known as the Morning-After Pill. Each year, young women get a scare as a result of unprotected sex, and have to worry about a […]

A group of Florida A&M University students are trying to help make the dreams of working in the science field a reality. Teaching Our Youth Science, or T.O.Y.S., is aimed at helping inner-city kids reach goals they may have decided were too hard to achieve. “Science is a hard field, […]