Excited students filled their school’s cafeteria on Jan. 24 for the chance to receive encouraging words, hugs and school supplies, brought to them by FAMU athletes. Students at Nims Middle School were paired with a FAMU athlete as part of the University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s initiative to provide community service […]

When a movie bombs at the box office, a studio’s last hope is for solid home video and DVD sales. Luckily for Artisan Entertainment, an immediate cult following ensued after the original release of their critical and box office flop “Belly.” With the release of the ” Belly: Special Edition […]

TV shows like Fox’s “American Idol” and Vh1’s “Born to Diva” demonstrate to viewers some of what is required to make it in the music industry. These shows transform ordinary people like Ruben Studdard into instant celebrities and make breaking into the music scene appear easy. But for some, being […]

Henry Lewis III was destined to study pharmacology, said his younger sister, Rosalyn Bryant. She said Lewis was nearly 11 years old when he asked for a chemistry set. “Henry used to say he wanted to make medicine,” Bryant said. “Even then, he knew exactly what he wanted to do […]

After a disappointing 86-62 road loss to South Carolina State, the Rattlers (7-11, 6-3) returned to Gaither Gymnasium Saturday to defeat the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (2-14, 2-7) 79-74. After hitting one of their 15 three-point field goals to tie the game at 74, the Hawks were in the hunt […]

The Rattler men’s tennis team suffered its first loss in 2004 in a dual match to the Tigers of Princeton University at home Friday 7-2. With the loss the men fall to 1-1 for the season. Though this was only the second official match of the season, the team has […]

As grave as the health problems of Utah head coach Rick Majerus and Louisville head coach Rick Pitino might be, news of such losses to college basketball stole the spotlight from one of basketball’s greatest coaches, John Chaney. Chaney, who is the head coach at Temple University, won his 700th […]

The FAMU women’s basketball team defeated the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Saturday(4-11, 2-7 MEAC) 63-60. The Lady Rattlers have won six of their last seven games improved to 11-7 and 7-2 in the MEAC. “I was real pleased with the team’s productivity and team effort,” head coach Debra Clark said. […]

This year will be a hard one. And it’s all because of one thing: elections. Not only will we vote for our new campus leaders, but we will also vote for our nation’s leader. Every four years, Americans are called upon to organize the leadership of the nation. Does this […]

Sellouts have plagued the black community since our departure from our homeland into American slavery. These sellouts are black people who have found it necessary to side with their oppressors against their own people. Ignorance, fear and greed have trapped these people in a permanent position of subservience. However, over […]