When it comes to students viewing Channel 20, better known as FAMU-TV, many students have expressed that the programming on the campus station could be better. “I only watch FAMU-TV if it’s an event that I missed on campus,” said Samatha Christian, 21. Christian, a senior fine arts student from […]

A substantial nutritional diet might just be the secret weapon that you have been craving to make it through your hectic day with energy and enthusiasm. According to the article titled, Food Rx The Natural Way to Health, printed in Natural Awakenings, a local health guide, maintaining a healthy lifestyle […]

At many colleges and universities students must take a minimum of nine to 12 credit hours to be considered a full-time student, and in addition most of those same students work full or part-time jobs. This can be a stressful task when on a mission to receive a college degree. […]

The Rattlers walked away from Saturday’s game wiping sweat from their foreheads. But it wasn’t just because of the nail-biting 96-92 overtime win over Maryland-Eastern Shore. Florida A&M University (9-9, 5-2) escaped with a victory over the Hawks (4-12, 1-5) in conditions that head coach Mike Gillespie called “incredible.” “I […]

The line between fun and foolish is often a fine one. For the one’s who’ve managed to purge the moment from their permanent memory, allow me to take you back because for that if-you-don’t-know-history-you’re-doomed-to-repeat it factor. September 16, 2005. Bragg Memorial Stadium. Everyone draped in orange and green was having […]

For Marlynn Jones, it was her love of black colleges that brought her from the University of South Carolina to Florida A&M University to take the job of associate athletic director of compliance. “I grew up around black colleges,” said Jones, a University of North Carolina graduate. “My godfather’s grandfather […]

It was one of the most anticipated match-ups of the play-offs and it lived up to its billing, but the conclusion of the Pittsburgh Steelers-Indianapolis Colts game could have been different from what it turned out to be, thanks to a botched officiating call. With five minutes and 26 seconds […]

It hit us hard and made us realize that our time may come soon. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was sworn in as the Liberian president and the first female president in African history. We couldn’t believe our ears that a woman (in a country where women are generally not leaders) is going […]

Tuesday evening death row inmate Clarence Hill, will be executed for his involvement in the fatal shooting of Pensacola police officer, Stephen Taylor. Hill, who will die by lethal injection, committed the crime more than 20 years ago. Enraged by the lapse in time since Hill committed the crime and […]

As business at Jazzman’s Café improves, students and staff still spot ways in which the coffee shop is lacking in service and location. Although they enjoy going to Jazzman’s, located in Coleman Library, some say that the long lines, closing in the middle of the day, lack of product and […]