Maritza Vargas, a working mother in the Dominican Republic, can now afford to continue her children’s education and no longer has to worry about struggling to feed her family and pay rent. “All four of my children shared one room and now we each have our own space, so […]
Author: Ashley Hogans
Students kick off “Sexpectations” series
Hands flew up around the Perry Paige auditorium on Wednesday night as two students stood at the front of the room mumbling and uncomfortably shifting back and forth, avoiding the microphone. The question: What does HIV stand for? After an incorrect answer and a shrug followed by, “I […]
Privacy or policy: where does it end?
The Recording Industry Association of America filed suit against peer-to-peer, file-sharing company LimeWire in June. A trial is set for Jan. 18, which if the RIAA wins, it will strike a serious blow in the continuing fight for privacy rights in America. The concepts of privacy rights and individual liberty, […]
Offense and defense struggle in opening day shutout
MIAMI | Senior running back Philip Sylvester kept his legs churning until the end, but his efforts were not enough to save the Florida A&M Rattlers from a 45-0 beating at the hands of the much faster University of Miami Hurricanes. A crowd of 53,674 gathered at Sun Life Stadium […]
College colors day to boost school spirit
Every year Florida A&M University community kicks off the academic school year in a festive mode by showing school spirit. Each year students participate in the annual spirit color week by wearing school colors of orange and green, or other university paraphernalia. FAMU is letting students know to recognize not […]
Step teams battle it out for BET Title
Florida A&M clubs and organizations have recently made many national appearances in competitions. Rampage Step team and the Kappa Delta chapter of Alpha Phi Omega will be competing in this year’s BET Stomp the Yard Homecoming show. The finalists will win a trip to New York to compete on Sept. 22 during 106 & Park ‘Wild Out […]
Slaves of materialism
Despite economic hardship, the demand for materialistic goods has remained the same. The urge to indulge in useless, expensive products is apparent among students at Florida A&M, whether it concerns the clothes on their back or the height of their rims. What price are college students willing to pay to […]
New VP of Student Affairs Search Gets Underway
President James Ammons appoints search committee with little representation. The search committee for the new vice president of student affairs has only one person from student affairs. The chair of the search committee, William J. Hudson Jr. said “the committee was handpicked by President Ammons and he wanted […]
FAMU and Tom Joyner to launch online degree programs
Florida A&M announced plans earlier this month to join radio host Tom Joyner on an ambitious online distance learning initiative. Officials on both sides said this is a move to tap into the huge market of black students who are interested in pursuing postgraduate degrees but can not get to, or do not […]
The journey begins: Live blog
Please refresh this page frequently. All updates will come with time stamps. 6:42 I was almost afraid this day would not come. Summer can be long and dreary, and a lack of football action just makes things depressing. Lucky for Florida A&M, football season gets a head start this year […]