As we inch closer and closer to the half mark of the semester and the fall breeze is settling in, we can definitely say it is that time of year again…it’s Christmas! Okay, all jokes aside, it’s homecoming and I couldn’t be any happier. Everyone is in the giving and […]
Author: Moriah Johnson
No Homecoming is No Problem
The Florida A&M men’s cross-country team is solely committed to entering this year’s homecoming week with a “win-now” philosophy. The team is scheduled to travel to Orlando for the 16th Annual Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic on Saturday, the same day as the homecoming football game. In spite of […]
QB Switch Gives Team Much-Needed Spark
The Florida A&M football team ran away from the Atlanta classic with a win this year, but many couldn’t stop talking about the mid-game quarterback change. The game kicked off with redshirt sophomore quarterback Austin Trainor, leading the team. Mid-way through the game, coaches replaced the sophomore with freshman quarterback […]
Getting Your Money’s Worth
Here’s a truth I learned in class recently: college is the only place where most people find it okay not to get their money’s worth. That got me thinking. Imagine going to a mechanic, paying him or her to fix and spray your bumper and then halfway through, him or […]
Going with His Gut
Kevin Elliott was a wanted man. While a student at Orlando’s Colonial High School, he won two track and field state championships. Major collegiate powers like Clemson, Georgia, Arkansas and other Division I programs came knocking at the door. They all wanted Elliott on their track teams. With all the […]
WTF, FAMU?
Oh please, we’ve all had one of those moments. Whether it was because you were told you didn’t have housing until move-in day or your paperwork fell victim to the mysterious dog that wanders campus preying on students’ most important documents. Anyone who has attended FAMU can recall at least […]
Dorm Step Show Brings the Heat
They not only came to compete, but they came to battle. The 2011 Dorm Step Show left a lot of students with smiles and others with frowns. The Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center was packed to the top of the bleachers Tuesday night as students whole-heartedly cheered for their […]
Music Royalty to Serenade Students
Music royalty will be on campus this Friday at 7:30 p.m. as part of the homecoming week’s events. Lee Hall Auditorium is expected to be filled to capacity when the Clark Sisters, the legendary gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters: Jacky Clark-Chisholm, Elbertina “Twinkie” Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole and Karen […]
‘Dralion’ Dazzles Big Bend Fans
The Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center was filled this weekend for Cirque du Soleil’s visit to the Big Bend area. Children were running about the Civic Center wearing the dragon head pieces sold in the lobby. Laughter and excitement filled the air as the lights flickered to signal the beginning of […]
Vendors Continue Homecoming Tradition
The aroma of barbeque ribs, slightly singed sausages, fried chicken, garlic shrimp and funnel cakes fill the air along Wanish Way and Perry Street near Bragg Stadium. The food vendors are as much a part of Florida A&M homecoming as the football game and step-show. One familiar red and white […]