Due to limited funding, the hours for the campus recreation center at have changed. The center hours will open at 10 a.m. and close 8 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays.  The hours before were 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. […]

This week’s “Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America” initiatives are receiving more support from Florida A&M University, including an official letter of endorsement from President James H. Ammons and keen interest from various student organization leaders. A part of the Ammons’ letter addressed to Jacqueline Hightower, adviser of […]

Some black people may consider Barack Obama unworthy of being U.S. president because he talks about hope and has little experience. But have blacks forgotten that it was hope and a vision that carried us through slavery, the Jim Crow Era and countless other trials? Blacks are so busy working […]

I don’t know why the thought of recession surprises people. News networks like CNN have been conducting polls and bringing in all kinds of so-called economic experts and business specialists to explain why America’s national and global economy are so messed up. These experts, who are usually balding white men […]

Glaciers are melting, water is scarce, tropical diseases are spreading and all of it is our fault. By leaving the lights on, failing to recycle and leaving the water running we are contributing to the warming of our earth. People don’t think that this directly affects us, but walking in […]

The list of politicians who have struggled with bouts of infidelity seems to be endless. Unfortunately, a Florida A&M University alumnus has been added to that reprehensible catalog. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who has long been accused of sexual misconduct while in office, was caught lying under oath about his […]

With the fans on their side, the Florida A&M Rattlers pushed their way to a 72-62 win against visiting team Maryland-Eastern Shore on Saturday at Gaither Gymnasium. The game began with the Rattlers in the lead. There was a missed dunk by Akini F. Akini, a senior center from Tallahassee, […]

On Saturday the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers took on the Lady Hawks from the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. The Lady Rattlers fell short with a final score of 60-50. The Lady Rattlers took control during the first half of the game and led at the half 26-20. In the second […]

A Florida A&M University student has been cast in a main role in the popular live production of “High School Musical 2” at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Antwuan Roper, 23, a senior performance theater student from Avon Park, is postponing his graduation to pursue his dream of being in […]

Nearly six months after Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, more than 4,000 poor people arrested after the hurricane, many only for misdemeanors, are still in jail and have not been tried. And what’s worse, there are only six public defenders in the city. A member of the Orleans Parish […]