CHEERS to Bishop Hoban senior Gerry McGroarty for kicking a 64-yard field goal Saturday. His kick was a new state record and was longer than the NFL’s longest field goal (63). The previous high school record was set by Matt Domonkos last year at Bishop McDevitt High School and was […]

Over the past three seasons, the game between Team Duval (2-0) and Platinum Plus (2-0) has turned into a bit of a rivalry. The intramural flag football game of the week features the two teams in a showdown today at 6 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest undefeated […]

The Campus Recreation department has found a way to get more women involved with intramurals and club sports. The DiamondBack All-Stars is a new cheerleading club coordinated by campus recreation. “The people came and they asked for it,” said Michelle Roby the new adviser for the DiamondBack All-Stars. Bob Carroll, […]

It was good to honor the 1978 national championship football team. However, it was inconsiderate to the 25,000+ fans who paid and attended to see a ‘real’ Marching 100 performance. Both could have been done. Especially since we have only three home games this year. I could have seen this […]

1927: Born in Silver, S.C. 1947: Won first of 10 consecutive American Tennis Association titles. 1949: Enrolled at Florida A&M University played tennis and basketball 1950: Became first black player to compete at the U.S. Championships (now U.S. Open). 1951: Played in first Wimbledon. 1953: Graduated from FAMU 1956: Won first major singles title at French […]

Have you ever stopped and looked around your campus? Ever stood on the steps of the library, looking toward Lee Hall and felt an immense amount of pride? Hold on to that feeling because according to some critics, Historically Black Colleges and Universities are deficient and on the way out. […]

Althea Gibson was one of the sports world’s greatest athletes. Not only did she excel in the world of women sports, but she also excelled in the world of sports for African-Americans.  As a pioneer, she paved the way for future generations. Below is a general synopsis of her life […]

Professors approached microphones set up in the Grand Ballroom Monday to ask President Fred Gainous what he planned to do about the lack of faculty available to accommodate the largest enrollment in FAMU’s history. “Recruitment and retention of faculty, faculty development and a scholarship endowment are the top three problems […]

Attn: Garrison Vereen or To Whom It May Concern I recently learned of the unfortunate news of the passing of FAMU professor and personal friend George Auzenne. Professor Auzenne passed on September 17, 2003. I was surprised to see that a story had not been written on his behalf for […]

President Gainous said he wants FAMU to be a “paperless university.” Nevertheless, we can’t because the internet hardly ever works. This is entirely unacceptable for a school attempting to update their computers to the latest in technology A breaking news story, though tragic and sad, has broken and we can’t […]