The Office of Black Diasporan Culture hosted an African-Caribbean concert Friday night in the Lee Hall auditorium. LaToya Davis-Craig, a show producer and office manager for the OBDC, said she wanted for the concert to “highlight aspects of different cultures of the African diaspora.” This aim was demonstrated throughout the […]

The Office of Student Union Activities and the Kappa Delta chapter of Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity, Inc. teamed up Friday to host Florida A&M University’s first Casino Night. The goal of the event was to provide the student body with a new, exciting form of entertainment. Lefran Lloyd, […]

The Student Alliance for Cultural Development is a campus organization that was reestablished at Florida A&M University earlier this semester. Founded more than twenty years ago, SACD strives to cultivate the consciousness of the student body and shape more awareness about African history. According to current members, the majority of […]

The Florida A&M University Rattlers (6-3, 4-2 MEAC) enjoyed a convincing 45-12 win over the woeful North Carolina A&T State University Aggies (0-9, 0-7 MEAC) Saturday. The Rattlers were in control for much of the game as they took a 24-6 lead into halftime after a 31-yard Wesley Taylor field […]

He did not play organized football until his freshman year in high school. By the time he graduated from high school, he earned all-district, all-Cape Coast, second team all-state honors and a football scholarship to play for Florida A&M University. His name is Cameron Houston, a freshman defensive-tackle from Rockledge. […]

More than 200 students from Florida A&M University, Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College spent the night in the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center for the “Sleep Out for the Vote Extravaganza” Wednesday. Less than 60 of those students marched to the Leon County Courthouse Thursday morning to participate in […]

The college of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Florida A&M University is preparing for an accreditation site visit. On Nov. 7-9 the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education will be evaluating the college.Pamela Bryant, special assistant to the university’s interim president, said this year there has been an increase in the […]

There is a still hush flowing through the halls of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice as two professors face possible removal from teaching classes. “Professor Narayan Persaud and Phyllis Gray-Ray may be forced to step down from teaching upper-level courses in criminal justice if they are found to […]

Senior Maria Andonova has proven herself as a volleyball player.  At the MEAC Midyear Roundup in Orangeburg, S.C., she broke the conference and Florida A&M University records with 42 kills in one match. Her high skill level was displayed throughout the weekend with a total of 143 kills in six […]

On Tuesday, Sigma Chi Fraternity, a predominantly white fraternity that was founded in 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, was suspended at Johns Hopkins University for having a “Halloween in the Hood” party. The party invitation, which was on Facebook.com, requested that all attendees wear “regional clothing from our […]