Author: Ebonie Ledbetter and Sidney Wright IV

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Alexander, Agnew to lead SGA

Students gathered anxiously on the Set Tuesday night as Electoral Commissioner Tiffany Cartwright announced the results for the Spring 2005 FAMU Elections. Winners of the SGA President and Vice President, Miss FAMU, Mr. FAMU, King of Orange and Green, Sophomore Attendant, eight junior senator positions, senior class president and vice […]

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Ticket comes close to disqualification

There were no candidates disqualified from the Spring 2005 FAMU Elections, although one ticket came close to the minimum amount of violation points required to be considered for disqualification, according to the Electoral Commissioner Tiffany Cartwright. Cartwright said there is no established maximum number of points needed to disqualify a […]

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Bachelor’s degree no longer key to future

Having a bachelor’s degree may not be as useful in the workplace now as it was in the past. After deciding on a major, students are soon faced with the question of what degree is enough. Next follows, “how marketable am I with a bachelor’s degree?” “Will I be missing […]

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e-mail edition

This note isn’t really for publication, but I just wanted to alert you to a problem I’m having with the Famuan e-mail edition. Whenever I follow one of the links to a story with a photo, the photo is obscuring the story text, usually toward the top. (If you want […]

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BeBe Winans’ ‘Dream’ really a nightmare

Songwriter and gospel music extraordinaire Benjamin “Bebe” Winans just released his fourth solo album titled “Dream.” It more or less delivered a never-ending nightmare. With all of the talent that exists within his previous projects one would expect this Grammy Award winning veteran to offer more than the half-baked ballads […]

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2005-2006 Election Results

SGA President and Vice President Ramon Alexander/ Phillip Agnew 1636 Torey Alston/Yvette Wilmoth 1302 Miss FAMU Kimberly Brown 1555 Danielle Joyner 576 Brittani King 637 Golden Marzett 211 Mr. FAMU Hasan Flake 2592 Queen of Orange and Green *Janni Buggs 841 Naomi Hill 642 Kendra Howard 552 *Kenedria Thurman 781 […]

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2005-2006 Election Results Pt. II

Electoral Commissioner Albert Bryant 572*Adrian Jordan 844*Shaun West 1367 Senior President/Vice President Edwin Barry Pearson/Robert Mitchell Jr. 493 Junior President/Vice President *Marcus Carson/Amanda Byrd 258Garrett Henry/Corey Woods 159*Marcus Hughes/Randy Bell II 186Sophomore Pres./Vice PresidentLamarious Myers/James Bland 943 Junior Senator Adam Billups 181Jasmine Blanks 322Nyerere Davidson 177Candice Elliott 385Larry Ferguson 233Kristle […]

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Sports Article

Are you going to be adding today’s 2/21) sports article to the website? I am eager to read my daughter’s article. Thank you. Fran Stephens-ArmwoodFAMU Class of 1981

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Rattlers shoot down Eagles, 62-58

FAMU proved their championship victory over Coppin State in last year’s MEAC Tournament was no fluke. The Rattlers (10-13, 7-7 MEAC) edged out the Eagles (11-13, 11-4 MEAC) 62-58 Saturday afternoon to upset the number one team in the conference. Head coach Mike Gillespie was pleased with the overall contributions […]

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Lady Rattlers’ hot streak concludes

Despite a valiant fight and the Homecoming spirit racing through the gym, the Lady Rattlers lost to the Coppin State Lady Eagles 68-57 Saturday afternoon in Gaither Gymnasium. The loss snapped the only consecutive win streak the Lady Rattlers had all season, and drops them to a 6-8 MEAC record […]