In the past week, the sentences of the athletes involved in the Steubenville, Ohio rape case have been administered. And in the wake of the sentencing, opinions from multiple sides of the issue have made their voices heard. Trent Mays, 17, was ordered to serve at least two years in […]
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Two Rattlers named to all-conference team
Two Florida A&M basketball players were named to All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference teams. MEAC head coaches and sports information directors voted junior guards Jasmine Grice and Jamie Adams to the all-conference teams. Grice, a 5-foot-9 redshirt junior from Quincy, Fla., earned first team All-MEAC honors after leading the conference in scoring, […]
One Who Finds a Mentor, Finds a Good Thing
Having a mentor is the best thing anybody can do to enhance his or her life. Mentors typically are the people who have successfully achieved goals that are highly impressive and lives in a way that you would like to emulate. They are selfless enough to look back and […]
UPDATE: Timbrina Thomas Funeral
The Famuan has learned that funeral arrangements for Timbrina Thomas have been set. The viewing for Thomas will be held Friday from 1-8 p.m. at Wright & Young Funeral Home, located at 15332 NW Seventh Ave. in Miami. The funeral service will begin Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Apostolic Temple, located at 1855 […]
Wellness Week draws students interested in staying healthy
Rattler Wellness held its one-year anniversary celebration in the Hansel E. Tookes Sr. Recreation Center on Tuesday. Rattler Wellness is an organization with members dedicated to promoting the overall health and wellness of minorities and throughout the community through mind, body and spirit. The event consisted of Caribbean, belly […]
Money over everything
A week after Lil’ Wayne released his verse in the remix of “Karate Chop,” which included a controversial reference to Emmitt Till, Till’s family penned an open letter to the Grammy award-winning artist that was received exclusively by Vibe magazine. Till’s family accused Wayne of degrading Till’s memory, disrespecting […]
Photos from Timbrina Thomas vigil
In Pictures: FAMU community unites to mourn the loss of Timbrina “Timbo” Thomas.
Organizations partner to save a million hearts
Nearly 70 organizations, including the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association, are collaborating with Million Hearts, a national initiative that plans to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. The Million Hearts initiative aims to improve access to effective care and focus clinical attention on prevention […]
Rattler Wellness to host one-year anniversary party
The Rattler Wellness program will celebrate its first anniversary Tuesday with a free party for students inside the recreation center from 6-8 p.m. Florida A&Ms Student Health Services aims to teach students how to maintain healthy lifestyles with its Rattler Wellness program. We focus on physical, emotional, intellectual, environmental, social […]
Students hold vigil in memory of Timbrina Thomas
Students shed tears and held one anotheras they remembered Timbrina Thomas, a “Marching 100” member who died in a car accident yesterday. Her fellow band mates, members of student government and others from the Florida A&M community participated in a vigil held in the band rehearsal hall in Foster Tanner. […]