Dannel Shepard, the senior outside linebacker, has exhibited leadership and dedication on the field by leading the Florida A&M University’s football team in tackles. Shepard leads the team with 28 tackles, five for loss and two sacks, with still eight games remaining in the season. Throughout his years at FAMU, […]
Author: Molleah Hamilton
Veterans struggling with transition back into class
Transitioning from summer vacation back to school may prove to be difficult for many students, but for another group of students an even harder adjustment is being made- from combat to the classroom. “Veterans shipped overseas must change the way they think and act in order to survive,” explained the […]
Students juggle college and ministry
Jason Montgomery, 21, and Devon Wright, 19, are two young reverends set to make a mark in the Tallahassee Community as serious men of God. Montgomery, a junior elementary education student at Florida A & M University from Palm Beach, and Wright, a sophomore business management and public relations student […]
New album addresses drug addiction issues
Sixx: A.M.’s album entitled “Heroin Diaries” discloses the reality of a Heroin addict. The tracks are actually from the diaries of an addict. The second track “Van Nuys” is a confession about the highs and lows of heroin abuse. It allows its listeners to hear how heroin addicts stops caring […]
Cross Country team “running over” the competition
With new goals for the 2007 season, the Florida A&M University’s men’s cross-country team is ready to strike down all opponents. “I think that it is going to be a good season,” said Omari Crawford, 21, a senior political science student from Atlanta. “The leadership is gone but I feel […]
Lewd scenes growing far too popular
As Hollywood films continue to push the envelope of the erotic into the pornographic, the line between the two is thinning. Imagine being at the AMC Tallahassee Mall 20 on a Friday night and the theater is packed. After five minutes of commercials and 15 minutes of trailers, the lights […]
SBI places first in competition
Monday, a reception was hosted for the three students from Florida A&M University’s School of Business and Industry, which made history on Sept. 15, 2007. The students won first place at the 13th annual National Black MBA Association Case Competition. This is the first year FAMU was able to participate […]
Students protest for justice in Martin Lee Anderson case
Martin Lee Anderson has not been forgotten. On Monday, about 35 students from Florida A&M University, Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College protested in hopes of the people allegedly responsible for his death, being brought to justice. With poster boards and signs, students expressed their concern about the outcome […]
Three runoffs in tight race
After a week of passing out flyers, hanging up posters and hosting various socials, students gathered in front of the Office of Student Activities to await the results of this year’s fall elections. Last night, the Student Government Association welcomed eight new senators but three positions are still up for […]
Conference to address elements of research
The School of Graduate Studies and Research will host its 21st Graduate Feeder Conference and Research Forum this week under the theme “Making Research Work for You!” Chanta Haywood, dean of graduate studies and research, said she is “thrilled about this week.” She said the conference “epitomizes the type of […]