There was no huge sigh of relief or contempt from the room when the judgment came. The members of the FAMU Board of Trustees sat with a look of finality. And everyone else rushed the backdoors of the Grand Ballroom, piling outside after the trustees voted to terminate President Fred […]

Well, well, well. It seems if Gainous doesn’t make any changes by Jan. 1, 2005, that would yield the FAMU Board of Trustees to unanimously agree to renegotiate keeping him aboard ship; he will be fired. It’s almost impossible to reach a unanimous decision. Gainous has done little to improve […]

Whenever there is a convocation or major gathering at FAMU, there is usually a point where a speaker (or three) gushes on about how the University has some of the nation’s most talented and best students. However, these speakers have a tendency to avoid the complete truth about FAMU’s student […]

The actions of the FAMU Board of Trustees at its meeting on Tuesday, has set FAMU on a path to a major crossroads. The University is at a critical place where there is either a future of greater promise or deeper despair. During the meeting, the BOT voted 9-4 to […]

How do universities with 40,000+ students and multiple campuses avoid financial aid drama? I attended Famu in the late 80s, early 90s, and the financial aid department was a travesty. I graduated and attended another university anticipating a negative financial aid experience. Surprisingly, the financial aid process went smoothly. Many […]

I am prespective student hoping to be admitted for the spring 2005 semester. Your neswsletter gives me insight on what I will be expecting when I enter FAMU. The newsletter lets me know about hangouts I can look forward to and afforable fun I can partake in. The newsletter is […]

Long lines, bad customer service, and the slow pace of the financial aid office became the butt of many jokes. It used to be common for students to poke fun at the problems they encountered on this campus. However, over the past two years we have seen an influx of […]

Florida A&M head coach Billy Joe said earlier in the week that his defense had improved tremendously. “We know that we have some issues with certain components of our defense,” said Joe about his defense, which gave up 129 points in the Rattlers first three games. “But the fact that […]

Students graduate from college and go to interviews equipped with resumes, pressed suits and various degrees. Still, many of them say no matter what they do, they cannot find a job to pay the bills. Also, many students say that finding steady employment can be stressful because of the competition […]

After dying her hair Magic Marker blue, whacking it off in true Grace Jones fashion and having no success in transforming her into a black woman with a watercolor set, it was obvious my Sheera action figure had seen her last days. During the summer of 1989, she was finally […]