The All Campus Academic Concerns Council has been reactivated to promote scholastic activity and aid in eliminating communication problems within the colleges and schools at the University. The Blueprint Administration, led by SGA President Larry O. Rivers and Vice President Virgil Miller, founded the program during the last academic year […]
Author: Anthony Ray
FAMU athletics lacks support
The screaming Rattler fans in the stands, chanting the cry for victory has tremendous impact on any sports event. The fans have the power of getting inside the opposing teams heads, and for that reason the fans are actually lodged inside the game. You’re not the basketball player who takes […]
Meet Mr Bojangles
On September 1, 2004 representatives from Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, NC only Historically Black University) attended a meeting at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of elections. The objective of their presence was to compel the board to grant Johnson C. Smith University, a campus polling booth. Anthony Tindall, of the […]
90.5 takes seat among top college radio stations
So, you just got out of that boring, overcrowded class in GC. After finally making it out of the Patch or whatever tow zone you parked in; you turn on your car stereo. After turning through the commercial stations and hearing the all-too popular hits that have been played out, […]
Jill Scott returns ‘beautifully human’
In 2000, she blessed listeners with her platinum selling debut, “Who is Jill Scott?: Words & Sounds Volume 1.” After a nearly three year hiatus, Jill Scott returns with her third album, “Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Volume 2.” On this album, Scott experiments with different genres of music and […]
FAMU Announcements
Journey Magazine is sponsoring two dorm room makeovers for a lucky guy and girl. Let us know in 150 words or less why your dorm room should be should be made over. Winners will be chosen in October. For more information, e-mail Journey Magazine at journey_styles@yahoo.com. Do you have problems, […]
Alumni petition for new school leadership
More than 1,000 signatures claiming to advocate a “change in leadership” are listed on an online petition criticizing President Gainous. Launched Aug. 27 by members of the Jacksonville and Miami-Dade chapters of the FAMU National Alumni Association, http://www.petitiononline.com/famu1887/petition outlines 13 issues that question the president’s decisions and motives. Though the […]
AirTran Airways to depart from Tallahassee
This year the day after Labor Day marks not only the end of summer, but also the end of AirTran Airways’ service in Tallahassee. AirTran notified officials at the Tallahassee Regional Airport that the air carrier would no longer have Tallahassee as one of its Florida locations in July. Serving […]
University difficulties provide life lessons
Why did I come to FAMU? That question probably runs across many students’ and faculty members’ minds everyday. I did not come to deal with confusion, lack of preparation and an unorganized staff. Most students can attest to running around FAMU’s campus trying to find out what happened to their […]
Petition proves division
There is a number that is the beginning sign that FAMU is coming undone at its foundation-1,156. At press time, there were 1,156 signatures from alumni, students and other members of the FAMU community demanding the end to the leadership of President Fred Gainous. The petition written by FAMU alumni […]