President James Ammons named William Hayes new athletic director, Tuesday in a press conference as the FAMU athletic department heads in another direction after the firing of former head football Rubin Carter and the resignation of former A.D. Nelson Townsend on Nov. 20th. Hayes is the former director of Intercollegiate […]
Author: Ray Jenifer
Player turns life struggle into triumph
Akini Akini, the star forward for Florida A&M University men’s basketball team, is quickly changing the tides of his past to become a leader not only on the court, but in life. Change, by definition, is the transformation of a person, place or thing. And for one athlete change is […]
Fashion do’s and don’ts for graduation attire
In between the period of submitting graduation applications and approaching finals, there is still time that needs to be spent on deciding what to wear under that beloved graduation gown. The gown has been a dress tradition for as long as can be remembered. So, do not defy this meaningful […]
Graduate school decisions not black and white
Many students attend Florida A&M University in hopes of receiving a bachelor’s degree, but after graduation some students say attending graduate school at a predominately white institution may be a better option. Yvonne Bell, associate professor of psychology said there are numerous reasons why students may attend non-HBCUs for their […]
Life after graduation: Why I chose to return to my Rattler roots
#8220;Why do you all want to be lawyers?” Dr. Gary Paul was standing in front of the class again talking about getting a Ph. D. I came back to FAMU to get a masters degree and I already knew that I was going to be a lawyer. This diatribe provided […]
Contraceptives, a colorful work of art
Colorful art displays made of sex props and hundreds of condoms grabbed student’s attention Monday at the condom art show/competition on The Set of Florida A&M University. Students couldn’t help but notice the colorful gallery of condoms, instructional diagrams and dildos as they passed by. Many stopped to admire the […]
Provost and Academic Affairs finalists named
Tallahassee, Fla. – The search committee for the position of Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Florida A&M University (FAMU) has identified five finalists who will be interviewed beginning November 26 through December 5. The Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs is the second highest-ranking position at […]
Projector thief in custody
An attempted burglary occurred at the Florida A&M University School of Journalism and Graphic Communication on Dec. 1 around 3:30 p.m. The attempted burglary took place on the first floor in room 1003 of the SJGC building. The burglar tried to steal another liquid crystal display projector. This time the […]
Sexual deviants reside in campus area
Statistics garnered from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Sexual Offenders and Predators Web site show that there are 214 registered sex offenders/predators living within a five-mile radius of the Florida A&M University campus. The FDLE defines a sexual predator as someone who has “been found by the court to […]
Recognize the warning signs
The body of a Jackson State University student who had been missing since Nov.13 was found decomposing in a wooded area in Jackson, Miss. Thursday. The body of 20-year-old Latasha Norman, an accounting major who worked at the school paper and was described by her friends as a serious student, […]