Two students charged with vandalizing the School of Architecture’s building could face prison time for smearing cooking oil throughout the building. Freshmen David Mathews, 19, of Tallahassee and Julian Wimbush, 19, of Pittsburgh were charged with criminal mischief of more than $1,000. The Big Bend Crime Stoppers was flooded with […]

Miss FAMU hopeful Kim Pate thought Tuesday’s rain would keep voters away from the polls. Aziza Bowser wasn’t sure if the “Genesis” campaign could withstand competition from three other presidential tickets. Both managed to make it into Thursday’s run-off elections. Veterans of the Royal Court and sorority sisters, Pate and […]

The Results SGA President/Vice President Larry Rivers 1381Virgil Miller Travis Williams 936Aziza Bowser Miss FAMU Ashia Everett 1143Kim Pate 1171 Queen of Orange and Green Tiffine Baskin 1183Krista Young 985 Junior Attendant Stephanie Johnson 212 Jessica Martin 208 Senior Attendant Brooke Jenkins 217Tiffany Zeno 202 Sophomore Attendant Kimberly Brown 420Christy […]

For years Detroit has presented the entertainment world with a plethora of talent ranging from Motown to the controversial Eminem. So why expect any less in 2003? This talent is shown here on FAMU’s campus through the efforts of four young men that hail from the Motor City. They are: […]

In honor of Women’s History month, every Wednesday during March, we will run a commentary from readers praising women who have influenced their lives in a positive way. The woman who has influenced my life the most is former U.S. Senator, U.S. ambassador, professor of political science, lawyer and 2004 […]

An eighth-grader from Chicago Ridge, Ill., has been suspended from school for wearing a homemade T-shirt with a drawing of two towers, an airplane and a man in traditional Arab headdress. Fourteen-year-old Ian Itani said he wore the shirt in response to taunts from his classmates. He said he wanted […]

Candidates in Thursday’s runoff elections have only one day to get students back out to vote. Angie Green, one of the candidates for Miss FAMU who was defeated in Tuesday’s election, said “getting people to vote the second time is tough.” “If you have a solid platform and you are […]

Losing streak continues The baseball team (6-9) has lost four straight games. The latest loss , 7-1, came on Friday at home against Florida International University. The Rattlers will host Alabama A&M this weekend in a three-game series Friday and Saturday at Moore-Kittles Field. Woods continues to lead RattlersThe Rattlers […]

For many clients, a cosmetologist serves as a personal beautifier, counselor and confidante. Dwayne Pressley, a stylist at Illusions located on Thomasville Road, personifies these qualities Recently, Pressley officially launched his new Web site www.askdwayne.com. The site is a source of information for clients as well as stylists. It can […]

The University Honors Program will sponsor its annual Spring Break Cultural Excursion trip for faculty and students to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico March 10-14. The trip is organized to focus on cultural diversity, with hopes to broaden the horizons of the faculty and students of different institutions. Joseph […]