It’s that time of the year where parents are helping their kids move out, and universities are welcoming students back in. Across the country, college students are probably the most excited to be back in the classroom, specifically the freshmen. While there is much to love about the first-year college […]
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Student’s business: Natural at its best
Entrepreneurship can be defined in more than one, and it looks different for each individual. For Jamesha English it looks like island vibes, natural oils and minimization. English, a 20-year-old graphic design major at Florida A&M University, is not the typical student. Born and raised on the island of Antigua […]
FAMU football poised to bounce back against Jackson State
Florida A&M University football is looking to bounce back after a devastating loss to Troy University on Saturday 59-7. FAMU will try to win its second straight home game in Bragg Memorial Stadium come this weekend against Jackson State. In the Rattlers’ minds, the loss to Troy is exactly the […]
Prayer vigil held for Jordan Thorne
Family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of Jordan Thorne. Students, family and friends gathered around the Eternal Flame Tuesday to celebrate the life of Jordan Thorne and his contributions to the campus community. Many friends spoke about how Thorne touched their lives in such a short time at […]
Crowned with Curves caters to plus-size women on campus
There are many organizations on Florida A&M University’s campus that represent a certain idea or group of people, but there was one that was missing from the list. Jilissa Plummer, a junior theater performance student, and Sidney Fleeks, a junior public relations student, knew just what was missing and decided […]
FAMU announces partnership with ESPN
FAMU athletics announced Sept. 1 that the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has agreed to a multi-year streaming deal with ESPN. Photo By: ESPN.com Florida A&M athletics recently announced that the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has agreed to a multi-year streaming deal with ESPN. “FAMU Athletics would like to announce a brand-new partnership […]
New head coach leads FAMU volleyball team
Florida A&M's head volleyball coach, Gokhan Yilmaz. Photo credit: Charlotte 49ers Club Florida A&M University’s volleyball team has a new head coach with years of experience behind him . Gokhan Yilmaz started playing volleyball in his hometown of Istanbul, Turkey until he was told he was too short to play […]
The history and importance of “FAMUNOW!”
FAMU NOW! airs weekly on Sirius XM Channel 142 HBCU. Photo credit: FAMUNOW! Since 1867, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University has been a prominent name when referring to historically black colleges and universities, but since the creation of the radio show “FAMU NOW!”, the university has taken the name to […]
FSU students also turned out for Gillum
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum stunned the political establishment last month when he received the Democratic Party’s nomination to run against Trump endorsed Ron DeSantis in November’s Florida Governor race. There was no doubt that Gillum, a graduate of Florida A&M, had the support of his alma mater’s student body as […]
Student senate meeting confirms new Chief Justice
On Monday, the 48th student senate held its weekly meeting in the Senate Chambers to discuss upcoming events that deal with sickle cell awareness, as well as confirm the new chief justice on the student supreme court. The initial topic of the meeting covered the importance of being aware of […]