President Fred Gainous, along with several university officials, held a press conference Monday to explain inconsistencies on the university’s financial statements. Gainous, who was guarded by Love Collins, vice president for development; Patricia Green-Powell, vice president for student affairs and University Provost Larry Robinson, clarified recent news reports about a […]

FAMU’s Board of Trustees and President Fred Gainous ensured faculty, staff and students that they would strengthen lines of communication, stabilize the university’s financial record and set a clear vision for the future of the university at last Monday’s Board of Trustees workshop in the Grand Ballroom. “The future of […]

Basketball season is here and the athletes are ready to play. But the question is: are the fans ready? Based on past games, it’s apparent fans rarely attend the women’s basketball games despite their talent. The team had two All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference players in seniors Kim Watson and Yolanda Dixon […]

As I sat in front of the TV, a commercial flashed with the fact stating one out of every three people infected with HIV do not know they have it. Then I began to think to myself: How could you not know? It seems like every time I go to […]

#8220;CAU to Close Library School,” read the headline in the Oct. 4-10 issue of The Atlanta Voice newspaper. How can outsiders write about and be more informed on Clark Atlanta University issues than students? If anyone ought to know, we should first. At a Town Hall meeting in September, some […]

Democrats are in an uproar over President Bush’s first campaign ad that essentially claims that if you’re against President Bush, you’re soft on terrorism. The Democrats claim Bush is using the war in Iraq and the fight against terrorism for partisan gain. It has also been said that those who […]

It has come to light that there are citizens of Tallahassee that feel that FAMU should be closed. The Tallahassee Democrat ran a letter to the editor in Monday’s paper stating just that. The writer accused FAMU of being racist and incompetent. The mere suggestion of closing an 116-year-old institution […]

Since I started writing for The Famuan, I’ve received a lot of positive feedback and occasionally some questions. Here are some of the more interesting ones: Young Hakimu, what do you think about Jay-Z trying to buy the New Jersey Nets and P. Diddy trying to buy the New York […]

Despite the record-breaking 73,538 fans rooting them on. Despite an 18-point Rattler lead with less than 6 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Despite the perks dished out inside the stadium to give them an extra boost on the field, the Rattlers feel 39-35 to the Bethune-Cookman College Wildcats. After […]

For those people fed up with the complimentary peanuts and soft drinks served on airlines, good news may be right around the corner. Delta Air Lines has become the latest major carrier to follow US Airways with plans to sell in-flight meals. The Atlanta-based carrier has tested this new program […]