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Video game proves to be addictive

Anyone who has played a game made by Electronic Arts’ sports division is familiar with its motto, “EA Sports, it’s in the game.” That little catch phrase has never been more precise than with the release of this year’s Tiger Woods sponsored golf simulator. “Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour 2004” is […]

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Homecoming 2003

Sunday 6 p.m. -7 p.m. Worship Service (Lee Hall)9 p.m. – midnight Rattler Cinema (Lee Hall) Monday 11 a.m. -3 p.m. Spirit Day on the Set -The King and Queen of Orange & Green 6 p.m. – midnight Bash/Carnival/Party on the Set/Den/Patio/Galimore Lanes Tuesday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Health […]

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Famuan Access

Why is The Famuan placed around campus so late, and why do they only make it to certain places. They should not be stacked on the floor in Tucker Hall all morning. This is great newspaper so please make an effort to have them around campus every Monday, Wednesday and […]

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Searches continue for 4 deans

Of FAMU’s 12 colleges, only seven have permanent deans. And administrators say the search is on to find permanent replacements. Provost Larry Robinson said search committees were formed to select the most competent people to fill the vacancies. After interviewing numerous applicants to replace former SBI dean Sybil Mobley, a […]

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University ready to ‘go live’

The media got a sneak peek of the university’s new online and automated system that will create a virtually “paperless environment” and a new way of doing business on campus. Forty-five FAMU faculty and staff gave a tour of the Enterprise Resource Planning systems facility and their work, which has […]

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Talent Show promises excitement

Def Jam or Elektra doesn’t back rap artists Bottom Side Up and gospel singer Sharita Calloway, but when the Homecoming parade is over and the out-of-towners return home, you may still see them milling about campus. The performers are part of the homegrown talent harvested directly from the red-clay hills […]

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Band tradition continues

FAMU band director Julian White doesn’t plan to march to the beat of a different drum when the school starts playing Division 1-A schools next year. Despite the changes at football games in terms of competition and crowds, the band does not intend to changes its performances. “We’re going to […]

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Dorm Step Show to exhibit originality

The sound of step teams representing their dorms as they display their skills, creativity and unity can mean only one thing. It’s time for the annual Dorm Step Show, one of FAMU’s biggest homecoming traditions. The show will be held, Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Gaither Gymnasium. “This year, we […]

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‘Kill Bill’ desensitizes audience

Blood, blood and more blood. Blood from cuts, blood splattered on walls, blood shooting in geysers, blood in slow motion, blood animated, blood in silhouettes, blood in black and white. “Kill Bill – Vol. 1” is director Quentin Tarantino’s one-man mission to desensitize the audience to the sight of blood […]

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Royal Court to be crowned during Homecoming

A smile travels through the telephone as Hope Hampshire, the former Miss FAMU, talks about what the Royal Court events of Homecoming week meant to her last year. “It was surreal. I think it’s every girl’s dream to be honored, not just for her external beauty, but for the things […]