The FAMU baseball team completed a weekend series sweep over the Coppin State College Eagles Sunday, with a 7-6 victory at Moore-Kittles Field. The Rattlers (17-21,7-2) were victorious in the third and final game against the Eagles (9-20,4-5). Senior pitcher Mike Connell held the Eagles at bay through five innings […]

ith numerous independent album posters plastered on trees and walls around campus, it is obvious that people are diving into the music world. Many aspiring artists make this move without a real understanding of how the business works. A group of University students realized this fact and hope to make […]

Imagine you were a fly on the wall for a frank conversation between some brothers from the ‘hood. You’d probably hear talk of cheating, relationship problems, the super freak from the club last night and fears about unplanned fatherhood. Now add a melody, production by Lil’ Jon and Just Blaze […]

Many electronic retailers will begin carding minors who seek to purchase mature-rated video games by the 2004 holiday season. The new carding system will place the burden of decision on purchasing M-rated games on parents Yet, many, including under-aged gamers, don’t seem to mind the new policy. “It’ll be a […]

From pristine portraits to musical masterpieces, the 2004 “Artists in Bloom Festival” brought art to life.

President Fred Gainous should be commended for the plans that he laid out during his State of the University Address on Thursday. Planning for FAMU to overcome the shadow of its unfulfilled grants and continue to grow was inspired. Nonetheless, Gainous failed to focus on one serious fault that he […]

Rarely does a man surrender control of his car’s musical play list to a female passenger. When it happened, I was surprised. But as I sat staring questionably at my friend’s collection of Eminem albums, the privilege didn’t last long. “Hand me that Eminem Show,” he said. Quite offended, I […]

Determination and good defense helped the Lady Rattler’s softball team defeat Florida International University (17-21) in both games of a doubleheader, each ending in extra innings, on Friday at the Lady Rattler’s Complex. In the first game of the doubleheader FAMU got off to a slow start by walking the […]

Fans of R&B singers Usher Raymond and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, of TLC, were shocked when the two started appearing in the media as a couple. Thomas, like many other women, received a lot of flack because she is eight years Raymond’s senior. However, almost no one criticized Raymond for dating […]

Gregory Kendall, a financial services representative at MetLife, was the keynote speaker at the Financial Empowerment Seminar Wednesday in Perry Paige Auditorium. The topic of the seminar was “Preparing for Life After Graduation.” One segment was “The 3 R’s of Credit,” which stands for risk, reporting and repair. Kendell said […]