During this campaign season, the president has been saying he supports the troops in Iraq with persistence. But in light of the current anomaly overseas, his actions and those directly responsible for the security of the involved soldiers have proven otherwise. This past weekend at least 19 members of a […]

I’m old school. And since the time I was old enough to understand music, the oldies have always had my heart. There’s just something about music that makes you feel good all over. As soon as Stevie Wonder hits the first key on the piano to “Ribbon in the Sky,” […]

After perusing the tape of Florida A&M’s huge 62-0 loss at Virginia Tech, FAMU head coach Billy Joe said earlier in the week that if the Rattlers played the Hokies again it would be a different outcome. “We made a plethora of mistakes,” said Joe about FAMU’s worst loss in […]

ior Rattler football players are ready to start this weekend’s homecoming game against Savanna State University with a whole new outlook. Many senior students walking around the Florida A&M University campus this week will find their last homecoming a little emotional. For the 22 senior football players who will step […]

On a nationwide tour, Kate Edwards, the 22-year-old daughter of Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, spoke with The Famuan via telephone Wednesday. Edwards, who recently graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor’s Degree in politics and economics, has spoken at 46 colleges across the country, including the University of […]

The Black AIDS Institute held its first Historically Black College and University Student Mobilization Initiative last weekend in Atlanta. The initiative is a nationwide effort to make black college campuses aware of the AIDS epidemic in America. Guests included Hydeia Broadbent, 20, who has been a face of AID S […]

In what could have been mistaken for the first event of homecoming, John Edwards, the democratic vice presidential candidate, visited Florida A&M University’s campus Sunday. The rally had everything from the “Marching 100” to Scott Maddox, “the world’s greatest hype man,” as one member of the crowd put it. Maddox […]

Jesse Jackson met with students on the Set Monday to rally early voters. Monday marked the first day registered voters in Leon County could vote early for the presidential candidate of their choice. Jackson reminded students of the importance of voting. “The power is in your hand,” Jackson said at […]

Making sure every vote is counted and that disenfranchisement does not keep eligible persons from casting a ballot is a concern in Florida that has gained national attention. On Tuesday, a national organization named CodePink rallied at the R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough St., in an effort to fire […]

Dear Editor: I am an alumnus of Florida A & M University, class of 2002 and am currently working in the field of education. I just wanted to let you know that I just recently came across this information during my travels: If you know of a family earning less […]