This is my third year in college and I am glad to say that I have never been in a relationship where I was physically or verbally abused. I would like to say that if you are in an abusive relationship, please get out. Never mind the fact that you […]

Nothing makes me smile harder than 24 inch rims underneath an early seventies model car with about four 12 inch speakers in the trunk. You’ll see all my teeth if this work of automotive art is driven by a man with lots of gold in his mouth and unruly dreadlocks. […]

Favor’s pendulum can swing more freely as victims of rape aim to get their assailants convicted. Lawmakers are beginning to take the subject of rape a bit more seriously. Newly reformed rape shield laws give prosecutors more leeway to find attackers guilty. These statutes allow victims to cry rape in […]

To call our men’s basketball team dormant would be an understatement; the once morbid men’s basketball program has neared revival since Mike Gillespie’s arrival in 2001. In Gillespies’ two years as coach of the men’s basketball team he has guided the Rattlers to a respectable 26-31 overall record. His winning […]

President Fred Gainous asked all media to escort themselves out of the third faculty luncheon Wednesday. But little did he know the media had the right to be there, and one reporter from The Famuan was going to exercise her right. She sat through the entire luncheon and even attempted […]

The U.S. Census Bureau reported that there were nearly 7 million multiracial Americans in 2000. Many of the multiracial people face unique challenges in their search for acceptance and identity. Danielle Robinson, a 23-year-old, SBI student from Manhattan, N.Y., describes her family as supportive and straight forward about racial issues. […]

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Florida) recently proposed a bill to assist Medicare beneficiaries obtain wills and receive education on health care options in the event they become severely debilitated. Nelson unveiled the legislation, which is targeted at people over the age of 18, on Oct. 28. It is an attempt […]

With a hitting average of just .216 against the opponents’ .258, it was an uphill battle to victory for the Lady Rattlers in Friday night’s win over North Carolina A&T. FAMU (22-3 overall, 13-0 MEAC) celebrated its 20th straight win for the season as the Lady Aggies went down 30-24, […]

The College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will start holding classes in their new $33 million building next semester. “The new building will be able to merry up with the talents and expertise that we produce here at Florida A&M University,” said Dr. James L. Moran, Jr., Coordinator for Advancement […]

President Fred Gainous fielded questions about the university’s recent financial woes and plans for last year’s budget surplus on Wednesday during the third brown bag faculty luncheon. Gainous opened the meeting with a statement addressing the university’s late financial reports. He said the university is doing everything it can to […]