With a career spanning nearly 40 years and more than 100 million albums sold, Lionel Ritchie has proven himself to be a legend in the world of music. With timeless hits ranging from “Brick House” to “Three Times a Lady,” Ritchie continues to set a standard that remains untouched. With […]
Author: Roscoe Thompson
ROTC ‘Corrective Training’ Gets Revamp, Upgrade
One cadet’s hands are on the ground — his legs use another cadet’s shoulders as a brace — as he too places his feet on the man behind him. A line of about eight men form, and fans at Florida A&M University’s football games cheer at, the ROTC “pushup team.” […]
Triples, Trimesters and Trials
It was the eve of the ESPNU softball game, a nationally broadcast event against North Carolina A&T at the Lady Rattlers Softball Complex in April 2011. Florida A&M head softball coach Veronica Wiggins called team-captain Tenisha Dixon to her office. Dixon had a secret, and Wiggins wanted to expose it. […]
BOG Docs Reveal Hazing Complaints Days before Champion’s Death
The hazing documents requested by the Board of Governors proves that university administration was made aware of hazing incidents being performed in the band before Nov. 19. The documents show that Band Director Julian White reached out to Florida A&M Police Department following a hazing incident for the clarinet sub-section […]
Blacks Can Build Presence in Country Music
In the vast array of popular music genres, African-Americans typically set the precedent in each category. Singers such as Aretha Franklin (soul), Michael Jackson (pop), B.B. King (blues), Tina Turner (rock n’ roll), Lil’ Wayne (rap) and Mary J. Blige (R&B), are the centerpieces for their genre. But there’s one […]
FAMU Senior Launches Vintage Clothing Store
Jeff Bezos created Amazon, Pierre Omidyar created Ebay and Corri McFadden created E Drop-Off. Queneisha Harvey may be the next big thing. Harvey has created Lux Evolution, an online clothing store that will launch this summer. ShopLuxEvolution.com will sell vintage designer and timeless fashion pieces. It will also be a […]
Silent for a Semester, FAMU’s Voice of ‘100’ Remain Suspended
On the hills of Florida A&M University, located in the heart of the Foster-Tanner Music Building, sits a room that was once filled with the rhythmic and melodic sounds of the Marching “100.” FAMU’s famed band performed at countless Super Bowl games and Grammy Awards shows, received national and international […]
Editor-in-Chief Says Farewell
The past year that I spent working with The Famuan has been the busiest, most intense year I have ever experienced and I would not change a thing. When I came to Florida A&M January 2011, I never thought I would get to this position, especially not this quickly. Yet, […]
Students Have Many Choices to Go Abroad, Learn
Students who are looking to travel abroad have many options besides studying. Students can take a spring break trip, volunteer over the winter and even intern abroad. Today’s global economy has increased the need for having experience living abroad. “The importance of studying abroad is it helps you to learn […]
Civil Rights Group Cautions about Race, Discrimination Violence
A nonprofit Civil Rights organization that handles discrimination warns that hate-based violence is on the rise in America. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there are 1,018 hate groups in America, with 55 of them in Florida. Since 2000, the national count has increased by 54 percent. SPLC said […]