Candles, gleaming fountains and carpeted floors decorated the Al Lawson Multipurpose Gym Friday night as Florida A&M hosted the 2011 President’s Gala. The event was held to kick off the anniversary of the 125th year of the university and honor “The Marching 100.” Norma Solomon White, the first woman to […]
Author: Kristin Broner
College is the Right Time for Innovation
#8220;If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you’d have invented Facebook…”, this is the famous quote used in the eight-time Oscar nominated movie, The Social Network. The movie might be an overdramatized view of how Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, created a billion dollar success, but it’s a fact […]
Fallen Legends Leave Lessons
The deaths of Steve Jobs and the Rev. Fred L. Shutttlesworth last week gave us two reasons to pause and reflect. These men, their lives and work remind us of all that is good and noble about this country. Although Jobs is more relevant to our generation and Shuttlesworth means […]
Volleyball Team Starting to Heat Up
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers defeated the North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies in straight sets (25-9 W, 25-14 W, 25-21 W) Sunday at the Al Lawson Center. The team improved its record to 2-11 (2-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) on the season and the Lady Aggies are now ( […]
Clark Sisters Carry Spirit to Lee Hall
What started as a somber gospel event turned into a foot-stomping, Southern Baptist revival meeting. The Clark Sisters shouted, danced and belted out some of their most familar tunes at the annual homecoming gospel concert in Lee Hall Auditorium Friday night. The event, which was part of the Florida A&M […]
Special Report: Safety at Homecoming
Every year Florida A&M’s Homecoming attracts a large volume of alumni and visitors to Tallahassee. With that influx of people also comes a greater risk for crime…And although the week’s festivities are undoubtedly about having a good time, people such as current student Elouinia Exantus say feeling secure on campus […]
Bison Trample Rattlers
With two minutes left to play, Florida A&M leads by 15 points. And then Howard scores. In one minute and 27 seconds, Howard secures a 29-28 win at Bragg Stadium after being down 21 points in the fourth and capping one of FAMU’s biggest homecoming collapses ever. Bragg Memorial Stadium […]
Alum Goes from Wall Street to Great Wall
Elijah John Bowdre is on a mission to unite the world. The 25-year-old Long Beach, Calif. native said he wants to encourage students and individuals to maintain a worldview and become active global citizens through his Global Citizens Campaign (GCC). The 2008 Florida A&M graduate is an activist, entrepreneur and […]
Chandelic Jackson: Going the Distance for FAMU
Week after week, Chandelic Jackson leads the Florida A&M women’s cross country team with her impressive times. Many students may not recognize Jackson when they see her, but she has made her presence known at meets among competition. Last week at the Bobby Lang Invitational, Jackson came in at 18:47.45, […]
Spotlight Comes for Flag Football Champion Girls
Even with the success of the Florida A&M girls’ flag football team, Simply Marvelous, they are not used to a lot of exposure. But come Saturday, they will get more than enough for the job they did on the field. Simply Marvelous will be recognized for their six national championship […]