October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Florida A&M Essential Theatre prepares to perform its first production of the school year, Pearl Cleage’s “Flyin’ West” on Oct. 24th. The play touches on an issue that over 30 percent of college students have in common domestic violence. “Flyin’ West” presents four […]

Many students at Florida A&M University are unaware of the scholarships available to them. FAMU in partnership with major corporations offer several collegiate scholarships. Julia Brunson, FAMU scholarship coordinator, is encouraging students to seek and apply for scholarships. Brunson said companies like Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola are just a couple of […]

Honesty is not always the best policy. Many have often wondered if honesty is dead, ignoring the fact that it is almost impossible to be completely honest in the first place. Envision being in a world where everyone told the truth. Can you just imagine how serene the world would […]

Bicyclists deserve respect, as long as they are not in the middle of the road. Florida law states that a person in control of a vehicle on a street is a drive. It also states that a cyclist has all of the rights to the roadway applicable to any driver, […]

Pedophiles are lurking in the hallways of American schools. A recent investigation by the Associated Press found that there were more than 2,500 cases where educators were penalized for sexual misconduct over a five-year period, and that there are nearly three sexually abusive schoolteachers for every school in America. Another […]

Another chapter in the Martin Lee Anderson story continued Tuesday morning as students, community members and other supporters hit the streets in protest of the ‘not guilty’ verdict of eight former boot camp workers on Oct. 12. “I think Bay County is still sleeping,” said Carolyn Mosley, president of the […]

In the 9th session of the 37th Student Senate meeting, the senate was bombarded with complaints about their actions, or lack thereof from Student Body President Monique Gillum and students. Senator Joyia Smith, 21, a fourth-year agricultural business student from Greenville, Miss. expressed her anger and frustration with her fellow […]

Freshman and sophomores picked up ideas on how to improve their college experience Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom from the “Ticks of the Grade” seminar held by the School of General Studies. The speaker of the event, Joe Martin, a former FAMU professor, took the students down […]

It is no secret, the objective in the game of football is to score more than your opponents. First, an offense must establish a running game, and then when the defense fills up the box to stop the run, an offense must go to the air with a sound passing […]

The Lady Bulldogs of South Carolina State (7-18) (1-4) came into Gaither Gym to face the first place Lady Rattlers (9-5) (5-0) with plenty of confidence Friday night despite being ranked second to last in the MEAC conference. FAMU’s opponent screamed loudly as the announcers read the names of the […]