Everytime I go on a reporting internship, I look to the vets of the newsroom to know how I should carry myself. And I look to the situations I witness to know how certain things should be handled. And the situation at The Tallahassee Democrat involving political reporter and columnist […]

There’s a powerful and perfect faction in professional sports whose mistakes are often covered up, overlooked and free from criticism. However, something unusual happened last week. National Football League officials had to endure a wave of criticism due to their non-call on the final play of a Wild Card playoff […]

In 2001, as Florida Gov. Jeb Bush touted several accomplishments in supporting Florida A&M University and state minorities, his positive job-approval rating among black Floridians continued to slide–reaching a dismal 8 percent. It’s questionable whether Bush will ever convince most blacks he sincerely cares about them. During his 1994 gubernatorial […]

Yasmin Moody was beaten to death by her parents. The 3-year-old girl from Ogden, Utah was beaten until her small frame was riddled with open wounds. Her parents then poured hot sauce and rubbing alcohol into the wounds. To suppress the screams, her parents allegedly placed a pillow over her […]

Coming off a 2-2 road trip over the winter break, the Rattlerettes improved their record to 5-7 with Saturday’s 83-78 win over University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. Coach Debra Clark knew that her team wouldn’t match up well with the opponents’ size, so she made her game plan accordingly. “They weren’t […]

The will of the Rattler was severely tested Saturday night by a winless Maryland-Eastern Shore team (0-11, 0-3) in a double overtime thriller in Gaither Gymnasium. And it passed as the Rattlers were able to overcome a 41-point outburst by UM-ES’s leading scorer (junior guard) Tee Trotter, a 10-point second […]

According to experts, finding the right form of birth control has become an important area of concern for many college students. The birth control pill is the most popular contraception among college women because it is easy to start and stop, said Sherry Tobia of Planned Parenthood in Lilburn, Ga. […]

I graduated from FAMU in 1962 and for many years had no idea what was going on back “On the Hill”, with the exception of the infrequent news publication.Please accept my thanks and congratulations for the time and effort that you put into keeping this on-line communication in place.

If freshmen come to Florida A&M with no idea of what they want to major in, where is their outlet to discuss what they want to do? This dilemma plagues many students who are not quite sure what their future career plans may be. Student advisement is supposed to provide […]

President Gainous has a very long to-do list. “I’ve gotten to know a lot of [students] over the past six months,” Gainous said. From the students, he learns a lot about what needs to be done around campus. “The students are incredible,” Gainous said. Already, he’s received a lot of […]