Author: Tiffany Pitts

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Your mission: make this vacation memorable

I am so thankful that someone was so stressed out one day, they decided to take a week off, and let the students do the same. Spring break is just around the corner, and if you have not made plans yet, I can give you 101 reasons why you should. […]

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Government must fix bad credit with blacks

With high interest student loans, credit cards and the ability to finance nearly anything, debt is easier to get into than the job needed to pay it all back these days. After paying your creditors little or nothing, you are given a stamp that follows you for the rest of […]

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School Spirt and Support

This year seems to be one of the worst when it comes to articles from The Famuan. I know that that our Univerisity has gone through much, but there are other things to focus on besides the down periods of our school. Also, writers are constantly complaing about problems on […]

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FAMU Announcements

Graduate Feeder Scholars Program has several exciting Summer Research/ Internship programs available to FAMU students. For information regarding eligibility requirements, application deadlines and financial support contact Linda Knight at 599-3505 or e-mail Linda.knight@famu.edu. SGA Department of Student Welfare is conducting surveys of the Blueprint Administration, now through March 31. Surveys […]

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Voters should use system

#8220;A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping to lift someone else.” – Booker T. Washington (educator/social reformer/writer) To vote or not to vote, that is the question. So many are torn over the issue. Comments range from “I don’t do politics,” to “I can’t wait […]

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We Salute You…

Medgar Wiley Evers was born in Decatur, Miss. July 2, 1925. He attended school there until 1943 when he went into the army during World War II. After returning, he declared business administration as his major at Alcorn A&M College in Lorman, Miss. and participated in numerous extracurricular activities. Evers […]

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We’re steppin’ out!

The fliers are up, the word is out and the tickets are selling. Tonight in Gaither Gymnasium FAMU’s Greek organizations will step up their skills and stomp on the competition. Rattlers get ready for a showcase of hand clapping, foot stomping entertainment and most importantly, Greek unity. The step show, […]

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We Salute You

Medgar Wiley Evers was born in Decatur, Miss. July 2, 1925. He attended school there until 1943 when he went into the army during World War II. After returning, he declared business administration as his major at Alcorn A&M College in Lorman, Miss. and participated in numerous extracurricular activities.Evers was […]

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Genre reaches new heights

Hip-hop moguls of the past sketched the blueprint for artists of today to emerge as musical prodigies. Old school hip-hop heads such as Grandmaster Flash, Furious Five, and DJ Jam Master Jay, paved the way, influencing contemporary songs. However, from Kurtis Blow’s “If I Ruled the World” to Notorious B.I.G.’s […]

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Artwork captures life

Against the backdrop of a rippling shoreline in Tanji, Gambia, 30 men and women climb out of rowboats and wade in the low tide. One of the passengers, a solemn faced woman, balances a tub brimming with fresh fish on her head. This is one of the many images featured […]