President James H. Ammons is scheduled to begin his eight-city recruitment tour March 8. He plans to meet with students, parents, business executives and alumni in order to build enrollment, donor and corporate support. “This is an excellent opportunity for me to personally meet students and tell them why they […]

Florida A&M University students waited in front of student activities in the cold until after midnight to hear the results of the run-off election. FAMU Electoral Commissioner Marva Butler announced Jeremy Becks as the King of Orange and Green, “bringing the FAMU heat to the FAMU streets.” Becks, 20, a […]

The voting turnout for the spring elections wasn’t much of a turnout. Doesn’t FAMU have more than 12,000 students? How is it that not even a tenth of the student population participated in the elections? Candidates were winning by numbers in the low thousands. Are students just not concerned with […]

The story of Carine Desir, 44, who had heart disease and died on a plane flight from Haiti to New York, was very heart breaking. It’s unfortunate when someone loses their life, especially when there are suspicions about whether the person could have lived if certain actions were taken. Desir […]

When Barack Obama was first mentioned as a potential presidential candidate, there was some initial uncertainty regarding his name. Some felt the last name Obama was too similar to Osama Bin Laden’s first name. In recent months, Obama’s middle name has become a point of contention. On Feb. 26, Bill […]

The Florida A&M football program was invited to speak to fourth and fifth graders Thursday at Riley Elementary School about the impact of Black History Month. The team calls it a community outreach program. Javares Knight, 21, a wide receiver, said it is up to the football team to have […]

The Florida A&M University men’s swimming team was presented with numerous honors at the inaugural Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Swimming Championship. The competition, which took place Feb. 21-23, was the first CCSA championship. Mujahid El-Amin earned the honor of most outstanding swimmer among all of the schools within the championship. […]

When looking at Rueben Felder, most people don’t see one of the toughest wrestlers walking FAMU’s campus. Instead they see a guy who some may consider short or scrawny. But looks can be deceiving. A junior health care management student from Miami, Felder is a two-time tournament championship winner of […]

Don’t call it a comeback. Rather call it a two-album hiatus and an opening for other artists to get a chance to shine. After 20-plus years in the music game, a host of platinum-plus albums and a successful acting career, Janet Jackson has another near-classic album under her belt with […]

The future looks bright for all Rattlers, well at least clothes are brightening up for the spring and summer. Style gurus predict spring and summer fashions will include bright colors, unique sandals pumps, summer dresses and a lot of patterns. Last year, spring fashion saw the triumphant return of the […]