Florida A&M University boards of trustees met on call Friday to discuss the next steps for the athletic department. The board of trustees Special Committee on Athletics Meeting’s established their goal is to provide strategic direction and help to develop a longer-term division for the athletic department, to ensure the […]
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Artists Bring Talent to Black On Black Rhyme
Talent is always present at Black on Black Rhyme. The poetry event, located at Nefertari’s Fine Cuisine in Tallahassee, Fla., brings musicians, poets and other artists together to enjoy the power of words. Keith Rodgers founded Black on Black Rhyme in his living room in 1998. Since then, it has […]
Journalism Students Host Election Night Special
The Florida A&M University School of Journalism & Graphic Communication students produced and hosted the Election Night Special. Election Day, held Nov. 4, is a day when Americans can cast their votes for their desired candidates and the final winners were announced. Professor Kenneth Jones started the Election Night Special […]
Eat More Chikin at Chick-Fil-A’s Ceremony
Florida A&M University is eating more chicken since Chick-Fil-A unveiled a month ago. Tomorrow, Rattlers can eat more chicken at the ribbon cutting ceremony in the Orange Room to welcome the restaurant to FAMU. The ribbon will be cut in front of the Orange Room at 10:40 a.m. Students present […]
Professor Changes Student Expectations
Florida A&M University professor Janet L. DeCosmo changes student expectations as she, a white woman, teaches, researches and publishes material based on the Caribbean and other regions part of the African Diaspora. In a spacious room with large, black televisions showing the official music video to Bob Marley’s 1983 hit […]
FSU Extends Streak With 34-20 Victory Over UVA
With homecoming festivities in full swing, the Florida State Seminoles added to the fireworks. The Seminoles (9-0, 6-0 ACC) pulled out a gritty 34-20 win over the Virginia Cavaliers (4-6, 2-4 ACC). The level of energy the Noles played with was a sight to sore eyes, especially the set of […]
Rattlers End Home Schedule With 34-17 Loss
The Florida A&M Rattlers (2-8, 2-4 MEAC) suffered another devastating home loss, 34-17 to the South Carolina State University Bulldogs (7-3 , 5-1 MEAC) Saturday afternoon at Bragg Memorial Stadium. For the seniors, it was an especially bitter night as they took the field for the last home game of […]
Tallahassee Police and community should work together for a better relationship
The Tallahassee Police Department and its community have not been on the best of terms lately. Harassment, racial profiling and lack of respect has put a strain between TPD and the community. Captured on video, the tasing of a 61-year-old great-grandmother Viola Young by a TPD officer sparked a national […]
FSU and FAMU Inform Prospective Law Students
Florida State University’s Black Law Students Association & Florida A&M University’s Pre-Law Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta collaborated in Benjamin L. Perry for “Life as a Law Student” panel discussion. Anika Boyce, the coordinator of the panel discussion and member of BLSA’s e-board, said that her goal was to create […]
FSU Students March against Thrasher
Florida State University students rallied in a march from Westcott to the Capitol building to protest the corporatization of education. The outrage from students began through the appointment of incoming university president, Sen. John Thrasher. FSU Board of Trustees voted 11-2 in September to select Thrasher as the next university […]