Several Florida A&M University students have created the initiative FAMUnity to unify the greater Tallahassee area with FAMU. FAMUnity, a newly approved campus organization, allows students to give back to the community and receive community service hours at the same time. The organization’s founder and president DeNishia Yearby said FAMUnity […]

While some students deck their cars out with flashy chrome wheels and bright-colored paint, others say students “pimping out” vehicles may garner negative attention from onlookers. Michael Jefferies, 20, a junior mechanical engineering student from Jacksonville, said cars are like a canvas. “Designing my car lets me express my artistic […]

Florida A&M University student Malcolm Parkinson’s recovery has shown much progress after he suffered from an aneurysm and went into a coma in the spring of 2006. Parkinson collapsed in front of the FAMU cafeteria two years ago and was rushed to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was put into a […]

The plight of women sports broadcast journalists continues. According to reports, sports anchor Kelly Tilghman has issued an apology for the comment she made about Tiger Woods. Wednesday, Tilghman received a two-week suspension after saying that players on the PGA Tour should “lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley” in […]

Althea Gibson didn’t stop herself from becoming the first black woman to win championships at Grand Slam tournaments in the late 1950s. Anika Noni Rose didn’t stop herself from gracing huge movie screens across the world by being a ‘Dream girl.’ Rapper Common didn’t let any obstacle from prevent him […]

According to MSNBC.com, last week Kelly Tilghman, golf’s first female anchor, was suspended for two weeks after saying that Tiger Woods’ challengers should “lynch him in a back alley.” Although Tiger Woods forgave Tilghman, individuals like Al Sharpton were not so forgiving. Some may say it wasn’t racist but a […]

As an avid television viewer, I’m a little peeved that the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike is not over yet. I wrote a similar piece on the issue in November, but I was under the assumption that the strike would be resolved by now. Now we are in the […]

Two juveniles were taken into custody on criminal charges stemming from an altercation involving gunfire, a group fight and a car crash at the McDonald’s restaurant located at 2800 South Monroe Street. Authorities from the Tallahassee Police Department said the incident occurred Jan. 12, at about 2 a.m. Lt. Chris […]

A press conference for a new organization called Project Force was held in Florida A&M University’s Grand Ballroom on Jan. 11. Project Force hopes to enrich the surrounding community of FAMU and enlighten black youth by working with them to achieve academic success. Project Force was created by members of […]

As the FAMU community prepares to welcome yet another head football coach to ‘The Hill,’ there may be a sense of apprehension or uncertainty of what will come. Many of us who follow sports regularly wonder if new Coach Joe Taylor can restore FAMU to those days of glory, such […]