The fall election appeal submitted two weeks ago by four freshman senator candidates was denied and fall elections results stand, said Dean of Students Henry Kirby. Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Green-Powell made the final decision last week. “Dr. Green-Powell decided the issues made in the appeal were minor […]

Although the student senate voted to remove SGA President Larry O. Rivers more than a week ago, Rivers continues to act as SGA President, frequenting SGA-sponsored events. The night of his impeachment trial, Rivers was present at the annual Relay for Life Kick-off in Perry Paige. The large fund-raising effort […]

Poor lab facilities and inadequate program support were just a few of the issues that computer information students addressed to the College of Arts and Sciences administrators Tuesday. Carl Forde, 20, president of the Association for Computing Machinery, a campus organization that provides students with the latest information on technology, […]

Movies or TV shows portraying the illicit life of being involved with secret organizations in the government are everywhere. However, many wonder if those images portrayed are actually true. According to a story on CNN.com, they are. The FBI has been accused of sneaking around – Kojak-style – and bugging […]

FAMU already has all the incentive needed to travel to Washington, D.C. and beat former MEAC foe Howard. Not only is this the final time the Rattlers (4-2) will face Howard (4-1, 3-0 MEAC), not only did the Bison beat them at home last year, not only is FAMU looking […]

Amidst the ignorance and controversy of Rush Limbaugh’s comment on the media’s need for black quarterbacks to succeed in the NFL, something could actually have been taken from what he said. Limbaugh exposed an issue that is very sensitive to most people – race, or more specifically, race in the […]

VOLLEYBALLThe Lady Rattlers ended a four-match road trip Oct. 3 and 4 with a trip to Virginia to play Hampton and Norfolk State. Friday night FAMU defeated the Lady Pirates in three straight games 30-13, 30-15, 30-18. Sophomore Adriana Kostadinova led both teams with 13 kills. Outside hitter Andreina Ruiz […]

Hip-Hop soul pulses through the doors to Club Deep, where on Sundays, poetry is “the deal.” The trombone sings through the speakers, the base pounds and the ebony and ivory keys of the piano tickle the audience members’ urge to nod their heads, tap their toes and allow their bodies […]

After being on the road 2 weeks, the Lady Rattler Volleyball team will play its second home match of the season Friday night against MEAC opponent Norfolk State. The Lady Rattlers are fresh off a four-game road trip that concluded Oct. 4 in Norfolk. FAMU stomped over the Spartanettes in […]

Performing spoken word poetry and reading the emails that were sent to me in response to my article on loving black women reminded how important expressing one’s self is. The majority of the emails inspired me just as much as, if not more than, my article inspired them. Self-expression itself […]