The FAMU Faculty Jazz Quintet will be hosting a tribute to Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Foster-Tanner Recital Hall.

I’ve never done exceptionally well in math classes. Honestly, that’s probably part of the reason I’m a journalist now. But even I know some of the basics. For example, good things sometimes come in threes. Take this past weekend for instance. The Florida A&M Rattlers traveled to “Chocolate City” and […]

Watch out late-night show veterans Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien; there is a new rookie in the late-night line-up, and his name is Spike Feresten. Feresten is the host of the late night talk show, “Talkshow with Spike Feresten.” This comedic, sarcastic and somewhat insulting show contains all […]

Sometimes our lungs are engulfed with the musical smoke from the “snappin” of our fingers and the bricks we are moving from state to state so much that we near suffocation. Then a breath of fresh air comes along to relieve us. This time, that breath comes to us in […]

Students who have encountered problems learning in a regular classroom setting can receive assistance through Florida A&M University’s Special Services Programs. FAMU offers aid through the special support services and information offices located on campus to assist persons with impairments in several areas. Some of the service providers include the […]

The Florida A&M University Rattler Aquatic Center is open and offering opportunities for recreation and education in aquatic studies for interested students. David Brown, a 20-year-old junior architecture student from St. Petersburg, said, “The facilities are huge and really look up to par!” The facility comes complete with an Olympic-sized […]

There is no real excuse for not being involved on campus while juggling off-campus life. Many students may question how they are going to get all their work done and still escape in time to make it to their jobs, cook a meal or watch their favorite TV show. But […]

Toshiba recently announced a recall on 340,000 laptop batteries made by Sony. In the business world, the bottom line matters most just as the job of a politician is to get re-elected. But should this come at the expense of the consumer? This is not the first time Sony has […]

If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times. And frankly, I’d rather not hear another complaint from a college man about the difficulty of finding a good woman at Florida A&M University. The sob stories are usually followed by sweeping generalizations that label FAMU women as either […]

Parking ticket and tow monies collected from Florida A&M University students may be causing more than constant irritation. Funds collected from infractions on campus not only go to support operation costs, but they go toward student loans. According to the Florida Statues 1006.66 Sec. 7, “Moneys collected from parking assessments […]