Have you ever stopped and looked around your campus? Ever stood on the steps of the library, looking toward Lee Hall and felt an immense amount of pride? Hold on to that feeling because according to some critics, Historically Black Colleges and Universities are deficient and on the way out. […]

Althea Gibson was one of the sports world’s greatest athletes. Not only did she excel in the world of women sports, but she also excelled in the world of sports for African-Americans.  As a pioneer, she paved the way for future generations. Below is a general synopsis of her life […]

Professors approached microphones set up in the Grand Ballroom Monday to ask President Fred Gainous what he planned to do about the lack of faculty available to accommodate the largest enrollment in FAMU’s history. “Recruitment and retention of faculty, faculty development and a scholarship endowment are the top three problems […]

Attn: Garrison Vereen or To Whom It May Concern I recently learned of the unfortunate news of the passing of FAMU professor and personal friend George Auzenne. Professor Auzenne passed on September 17, 2003. I was surprised to see that a story had not been written on his behalf for […]

President Gainous said he wants FAMU to be a “paperless university.” Nevertheless, we can’t because the internet hardly ever works. This is entirely unacceptable for a school attempting to update their computers to the latest in technology A breaking news story, though tragic and sad, has broken and we can’t […]

SGA President Larry O. Rivers may lose his job today in what could become the most important trial in FAMU’s student government history. The impeachment trial, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. in the senate chamber, will have the four appointed Supreme Court justices presiding and the senate serving as […]

Larry O. Rivers was still on the minds of many in attendance at Monday night’s SGA Senate meeting a week after he was impeached for appointing an ineligible student to his cabinet. Some students shared their disapproval for Rivers’ removal while others said they supported the Senate’s impeachment vote. One […]

Local State Rep. Curtis Richardson told Gov. Jeb Bush on Friday that the Legislature could provide more funding for public schools if the state can afford tax breaks to attract new businesses to Florida. Richardson (D-Tallahassee) also asked House Speaker Johnnie Byrd to investigate the corporate tuition-voucher program. Tom Gallagher, […]

This is in response to Will Brown’s column titled “Womens sport’s league fails.” There are many female high school and college athletes aspiring to be in the top echelon of the WNBA or WUSA. For many of these high school and college players, watching the female pro teams are very […]

Strength. Women have it: plenty of it. It might not be visible through a wife-beater, but it’s definitely there. I admit I’m not much competition in an arm-wrestling match. I don’t get down with the push-ups: My personal record is eight push-ups, which I worked all summer to achieve. Forget […]