At 6 feet 4 inches tall, every coach she has come across in her life has asked her to play basketball. Her mother brags she could have given Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks a run for their money and she could have also been one of the easy, breezy faces […]

The SGA senate unanimously voted during Monday night’s meeting to pass a resolution recognizing FAMU soldiers serving in the war . The resolution is the senate’s way of showing support to the 15 to 25 FAMU students deployed to serve in “Operation Iraqi Freedom.” The resolution, SR03S-003, says, “be it […]

The Miss FAMU Fitness Pageant and Mr. FAMU Bodybuilding contest Tuesday evening was a night full of screams, beams, and fantasy dreams. Bettina Byrd won the fitness pageant while Teddy Atkins successfully defended his bodybuilding title. Fitness winner Byrd, 21, a fourth year, business major from Chattanooga, Tennessee was elated […]

In show business it’s all about chasing your dreams. The Essential Theatre’s production of the Tony Award-winning classic “Dreamgirls,” tells the story of chasing your dreams and making them come true. The play stars Travaulya Wallace as Effie White, Erin Washington as Lorell Robinson, Rashada Dawan as Deanna Jones and […]

The Artists in Bloom Festival will inform students and the community about art, literature and health care. The festival is a chance to introduce the university to the community, President Fred Gainous said. This event will be the first of its kind at FAMU. “It will give every citizen in […]

During this weekend’s Artist in Bloom Festival, performers and organizers alike hope to educate and entertain members of the entire family. “They can expect an experience of the black storyteller, through slavery finally to freedom,” storyteller J. Richard Woodward said. Woodward performs under the name of Dr. Gee Pop. The […]

I want to commend Dean Mobley for a job well done. From 1974 to the present, she has laid the foundation for SBI and has been our visionary leader. Dean Mobley has fought long and hard for the School of Business and it doesn’t end here. Her decision to seek […]

Before the bombs over Baghdad were shocking and awing, hundreds of millions of people took to the streets to show their disapproval of such attacks. These people are still protesting while the war rages on. Contrary to what some may believe, there is absolutely nothing unpatriotic about disagreeing with the […]

Sybil Mobley believes gaining accreditation for the School of Business and Industry is not as important as producing internationally respected students. “At first I was reluctant to apply (for accreditation) because the standards to be accredited are lower than the standards we hold for this school,” said Mobley, the dean […]

#8220;Nann” was the song that gave Maurice Young the fame he always dreamed of. This fast spitting, raunchy rapper broke into the music business in 1996, and took the industry by storm. Since then, he has released hit after hit, but some people wouldn’t know it because he’s not being […]