Monday, July 7, 2025
The Florida A&M University (FAMU) women’s cross-country team will compete Friday at the FSU XC Invitational. The team enters the meet looking to make significant strides after their last competition at the Georgia Tech Cross Country Invitational in Atlanta, where Tara Bert led the Rattlers by breaking personal records. She […]
The recent arrest of Sean Combs, known as Diddy, has sparked intense scrutiny regarding the interplay of celebrity status and accountability within the justice system. A 73-page court document detailing grave allegations—including sexual relations, racketeering, and sex trafficking—highlights the potentially heinous nature of his actions, raising critical questions about whether […]
As the election is steadily approaching, the concern over student voter turnout is emphasized. FAMU has a voting precinct at Efferson Student Union that makes voting more accessible to students, yet its voter attendance has not always been the best. According to official voter data on LeonVotes.gov, in the […]
As Florida A&M University’s football team heads into its bye week, the Rattlers sit at 3-2 overall, with a 1-0 record in SWAC play. While the season has been marked by its share of challenges, there’s a palpable sense of optimism as they prepare for the second half. After […]
FAMU welcomes PRNews’ 2023 Top Women in PR contender Alonda Thomas as its new Chief of Marketing and Communications, effective Sept 23. “My goal would be to be able to work with those communicators to make sure that we are being as impactful as we can, as well as […]
Another new head coach is coming to the Highest of Seven Hills. Florida A&M University recently appointed Britney Beall as its seventh softball coach in program history. With a successful coaching stint at Eustis High School, just north of Orlando, Florida, Beall is now determined to bring her winning strategies […]
Florida law defines domestic violence as “any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another family or household member.” From 2000 to 2020, in […]
It’s no secret that FAMU’s volleyball team has been a dominant force in the SWAC. The team is a two-time SWAC champion, snagging titles in 2021 and 2022, and finishing runner-up last season. With a record like that, it’s clear that FAMU volleyball is a powerhouse. But here’s the thing: […]
Six years after the murder of Tallahassee’s Elisa Thompson, the Leon County Second Judicial Court is putting Thompson’s murder case on trial later this month. Thompson, 26, was found dead in her car on Nov. 30, 2018, after she was reported missing, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. Court […]
Ashanti Smith, a 22-year-old student at Florida A&M University, died n a fatal car crash on Sept. 29. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Smith majored in criminal justice and was deeply involved in campus life. She served as the president of Ladies of Torque, where she inspired her peers with […]