The Florida A&M University College of Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture has a reason to celebrate after receiving a highly coveted grant from The U.S. Department of Agriculture. The $260,000 grant was given to the University on Oct. 26 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Research Initiative Grant Program. […]

With proper knowledge of city ordinances and regulations that are provided, local tow and recovery companies say Tallahassee drivers can avoid being scammed by parking violations. Lisa Barthlof, company agent for Danny B’s Towing and Recovery said she feels that students are unfairly targeted and her company prides itself on […]

Florida A&M University is a moneymaking machine that generates a large amount of revenue for the city of Tallahassee both directly and indirectly. FAMU contributes more than $3.7 billion to the Tallahassee-area economy, according to a report compiled by The Washington Economics Group, Inc. titled, “The Economic Impact of Florida […]

For some football fans and players sad moments come when the team doesn’t make the playoffs, an undefeated team loses to the underdog, or the team that is knocked out of the playoff race. With the loss of NFL star Sean Taylor, these moments in football become trivial and are […]

It looks like winning the MEAC championship is the norm for the the Lady Rattlers volleyball team as it captured an unprecedented seventh title in a row in Hampton, VA. Along with the MEAC crown, FAMU took plenty of the tournament hardware back to Tallahassee. Head Coach Tony Trifonov was […]

During high school, many students experience a course in sex education where slides of gruesome photos of sexually transmitted diseases are shown; thus enabling students to think of the physical consequences of sex, not the emotional one. According a Tallahassee Democrat article headlined, “More local girls juggle pregnancy, school”, Michelle […]

National Football League fans lost a great player Tuesday, and young aspiring NFL players lost a good role model. NFL Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor died Tuesday after he was shot in his Florida home by an apparent intruder, leaving the Washington Redskins in mourning for a teammate who seemed […]

Florida A&M University’s President, James H. Ammons, held a forum in Lee Hall Nov. 27, to speak to faculty, staff and students about the university’s status. Various issues such as FAMU’s probation, the investigation of grade changes, tuition increases and the importance of having a full-time schedule were discussed. Ammons […]

What is the state of today’s black college student? Today’s black college student is now confronted with the growing problem of HIV/AIDS, incarceration and separation among themselves, which did not exist on such a large scale throughout the 60s and 70s. Black youth represent 65 percent of HIV/AIDS case among […]

What makes an individual a whore? There has always been an unjust double standard when it comes to men, women, and sexuality. I am aware that we live in a male-dominated society. The very principles on which this country was founded, are the ideals and beliefs of the male specie, […]