Hughey is a third-year business administration student from Dallas. Watson is a fourth-year business administration from Brooklyn Park, Minn. Fresh./Soph. SenatorJudicial Rules Chairperson(2000-2001) Senate Legislative Watch Chairperson (2000) Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Camp Adventure Youth Service (Hong Kong, 2001) Chairperson for Campus Improvement and Action […]

A House appropriations bill amendment seeking $14 million in increased funding for additional voting reforms was defeated in committee Friday, despite claims from one of the bill’s Democratic sponsors that the state hadn’t “done all of the job.” At the meeting of the House Fiscal Responsibility Council, Rep. Doug Wiles, […]

Thursday’s full board trustees’ meeting featured faculty grievances, a revisiting of the presidential search and a spirited debate about FAMU DRS’ future. Sandwiched between these high-profile issues, budget and finance committee Chairman Joe Lacher presented a sobering report on the depleted state of FAMU’s reserve budget. The budget cuts handed […]

Henry Lewis III said he does not want to be considered for the permanent position of presidency at Florida A&M University and the board of trustees has made it very clear that he would not be the permanent president even if he wanted to. “The policy stands,” said William Jennings, […]

The Student Supreme Court dropped charges against six campaigns that were temporarily suspended Friday. Chief Justice Nailah Rogers, who is the only individual allowed on the court to make public statements on the rulings, could not be reached for comment. The Electoral Commission suspended the campaigns of SGA candidates for […]

The alert reaction of the FAMU Police department resulted in the arrest of two FSU students attempting to burglarize a vehicle parked in the garage at the intersections of Gamble and Wahnish Way on Wednesday. Patrol officers Freddie Franklin and Evelyn Anderson were conducting routine surveillance of the parking garage […]

The swimming and diving team glided into fourth place overall at the Southern States Conference (SSC) Championships held February 13 -16. This fourth place finish saved Head Coach Jorge Olaves from having to shave off all of his hair, as he promised to do if the team finished among the […]

After scoring 22 runs in Tuesday’s doubleheader sweep of Savannah State, FAMU’s offense seemed to break out of an early season slump and looked to maintain its momentum against University of Illinois-Chicago. Limited to one run and eight hits in the first two games of a three-game series, the Rattlers […]

Sex is a major issue, it seems, among many college students. Yet, as with everything you do, there is ultimately a consequence. Many things should cross your mind before you engage in this activity, “Is the person safe? Do condoms really work? I could become pregnant. What if I become […]

I arise in the morning with questions on my mindWhy when troubles seem to follow, I’m the one it findsAt birth, my presence alone brought heart-ache and painNot knowing that through childhood, I would have moreto lose and nothing to gainA grandmother, whom no one could replace the thingsthat she […]