The fall semester is almost over and parking services at the University is still one of the most faculty departments on campus. Students and faculty both deal with constant citations and American Eagle tow truck drivers. Why are the parking services so incompetent? I took it upon myself to question […]
Author: Stephanie Gomez
The Famuan’s official presidential candidate endorsement
With four days left until Election Day and three days left to vote early, The Famuan staff has decided which candidate to endorse as the president of the United States of America. We have carefully compared the platforms of the Republican incumbents, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick […]
Campus linking 101
While Shayla Stevens, who was a broadcast journalism student at the time, sat in associate professor William Bullard’s entrepreneur class last fall, she found herself catching the entrepreneurial bug. But she didn’t know where to start. As she searched for ideas, Stevens, along with Chanel Glover, her classmate at the […]
Florida Atlantic underestimated in prediction
At the time, I was worried more about how I could get my hands on the band Incubus’ “Morning View” than I was about anything related to college football. That was January 2002 and I was the last person who should have given advice to someone torn in a recruiting […]
Rattlers prepare for last game in Bragg
Senior punter Damon Miller looked intently in the eyes of the media and made it clear that losing is not an option for this week’s match-up against Florida Atlantic University. “Especially the seniors; we don’t want to lose our last game in Bragg. We don’t want to lose period,” said […]
Athletics puts cap on student tickets
Individual prices for football tickets have been a source of hostility between students and University officials in the last few years. Many students feel the University has taken advantage of them by raising ticket prices for the homecoming games. “I think it’s ridiculous when we already pay for that in […]
Player’s injury may upset
With the men’s basketball season rapidly approaching, the University’s basketball coaches, players and fans are expecting another unforgettable season. Practices have begun, plays are being taught and a tough schedule against teams like Michigan State, Illinois and Florida were all a part of the early season layout. However, an injury […]
Freshman athletes attempt to adjust to new college setting
Freshmen often receive a lot of criticism from upperclassmen, and the criticism is even more intense for first-year athletes. Not only do they have to maintain their grades, but they also have to prove themselves to their fellow teammates, most of whom are upperclassmen. “It is like you have to […]
Freedom of the press lives on
For the past few weeks, The Famuan staff has been fielding questions from angry readers about columns that have been published in various sections of the paper. Let me start by saying columns, or the opinions of particular writers, run in all sections of the paper except for news. When […]
Stephanie LAmbert’s opinion on student tickets
I get so tired of people complaining about things that happen at FAMU and blaming the situtation on the school’s administration, organization, or whatever. Ms. Lambert’s statement about “the university’s irresponsibility and oversight of not having enough tickets [for the homecoming game] is deplorable,” is completely irrational. I understand Ms. […]