Some students prepared earlier this week to head to the much anticipated Atlanta Classic. One event they didn’t expect to happen earlier this week was severe flooding. Metro Atlanta experienced harsh floods in which 11 bridges, state-controlled roads and highways were closed, according to the National Weather Service. An 80 […]
Author: Antoinyce Eaton
Recent meningitis deaths should keep residents alert
Meningitis hits Tallahassee again. Everyone is still feeling the effects of the loss of Florida A&M University student Courtney Simms. Nearly two weeks later, another person has fallen victim to the disease. Lawson Mayfield was diagnosed with bacterial spinal meningitis on Monday. She was a recent graduate from Maclay School, […]
Fall Elections
Freshman senator elects were J. Baker, K. Cabret, A. Collins, T. Haynes, K. Miles, S. Sider, A. Sider and P. Moore. Baker, Fletcher and Mathis were elected as graduate senators. Johnson was elected as graduate attendant. There will be a run off for freshmen president and vice president between S. […]
Courtney Ralls
Courtney Ralls is a senior public relations and Spanish minor student from Pensacola. On campus, she serves as the director of special events for FAMU’s Chapter of NABJ and a member of National Council of Negro Women. Outside of school, she is a mentor through Big Brother Big Sister and […]
Texsena Scott
Texsena Scott is a senior Broadcast journalism student and French minor from Jacksonville, Fla. This is her first year as deputy news editor for The Famuan. She is a fun and determined person that always have a smile on her face. After she graduates, she plans to attend graduate school. […]
Atlanta classic events
It’s that time a year again! The Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic goes down this weekend Sept. 24-27.The event, hosted by 100 Black Men of Atlanta is one of the biggest and most anticipated historically black college and university games of the season. Look forward to a weekend full […]
Barrington’s punishment fits the crime
It was tough to sit in a courtroom on March 27 and listen to a jury decide the fate of former Florida A&M University student, Marcus Barrington. No, a kinship did not exist between us; we only had a few encounters. But that day, life was an object. A 12-member […]
What grinds Wesley’s gears: Traditions taint freshmen elections
#8220;No, I am not a freshman,” was the phrase I said to a doe-eyed and overly eager first year student yesterday.It has been a week since freshmen and graduate campaigns have started and I am so happy that they are over.Everywhere I went I was bombarded by zealous freshmen and […]
Kiara Benschop
Kiara Benschop is a third year Public Relations major from Philadelphia. This is her first year working at the Famuan as the assistant multimedia editor. She enjoys reading, writing, and taking pictures. After graduation she plans to move to Atlanta and work in entertainment PR.
Kikora N. Mason
Kikora N. Mason is a senior psychology and journalism student from Tallahassee, Fla. As a third generation Rattler, this is Kikora’s first year as an editor for The Famuan. Upon transferring to FAMU from Fisk University last fall, she took an interest in becoming active in FAMU’s progressive student media […]