You’ve read the opinion of two fellow Famuan’s about their specific living arrangements. This, for out-of-towners, is usually the “norm.” Well, I don’t fit that norm. I am a local and I live at home. While most people think, “Oh you live at home that must be awesome” or “Really you live […]
Author: Khristanda Cooper
‘Sense of Place’ Coming to Monroe-Adams
On Wednesday night, Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department held a town hall meeting outlining a plan to enhance the aesthetics and safety of the Monroe-Adams corridor. The meeting was held in the Community Room at the City of Tallahassee’s Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs Administration Complex at Myers Park to discuss […]
Battle L.A. Fails
#8220;This can’t be happening,” I said to myself as I winced at what was being shown on the big screen. “This is awful,” my girlfriend said. “Can we just leave?” “I wish, but I can’t. I have to write a review about this garbage, so I have to see how […]
Dear, Lupe Fiasco: The FAMUAN Reviews ‘Lasers’
Dear Lupe Fiasco, First off, I want to say thank you for your contributions to hip-hop. You truly are the ‘coolest’ hip-hop artist to me, right now. I say right now because at any moment, Nas could drop a mix tape or album, and well, you know how that goes. […]
‘Renaissance Man’ Josh Benson Does it All and Helps People Too
Joshua Smith-Benson considers himself a renaissance man. He freestyle raps, performs spoken word, is teaching himself how to play the guitar (when he has the time) and is embarking on the “365 Project,” which involves chronicling each day of his life with a photo for a year, after discovering a […]
Apartment Living Ought to be Comfortable for Everyone
Seeing a moving truck parked outside of my apartment is parallel to a dark cloud hovering above my head waiting to rain on my parade. Staying at Seminole Grand, a complex that specializes in separate lease apartments, that dark cloud finally burst a couple weeks ago when my new roommate […]
Next Season Could Spell Big Wins for Lady Rattlers Basketball
Florida A&M’s Lady Rattler’s basketball team (14-14,8-7, in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) stands a chance at winning MEAC in the 2011-2012 season. Although Coppin State (12-17, 8-7 in MEAC) dealt the Lady Rattlers a tough, first-round home defeat in this year’s MEAC tournament, the team team gained experience for next year’s […]
Scouts drool over Rattler prospects
Constantly refresh page as updates will continue throughout the duration of the event. 1:05 P.M. Ok, so the first thing that could go wrong did. They moved the time up so instead of a four o’clock start time, we will be starting in 25 minutes. 1:13 P.M. Don’t worry people, […]
Staying Afloat in Tallahassee
Cold air from inside the Paperback Rack bends and twists the tattered paper sign taped above the large plastic bin outside without even the slightest opening of the front door. A closer look reveals the words “Free books: please take” written neatly in black ink. What’s left in the bin […]
Housing Scare
Tallahassee apartment complexes that appeal to the college demographic with “Walk to Campus” and “First Month Free” are among the most dangerous, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. WCTV reported in August 2010 that Florida A&M had set an enrollment record of 13,089 students, lower than Tallahassee Community College’s student […]