Junior Alexis Brown’s winning attitude and fierce play has enabled her to be a force on the tennis court for the Florida A&M women’s tennis team in her hopes to become one of best. Brown’s mother played collegiate tennis at America University in Washington. The Minnesota native gained a true […]
Author: David Parks
Swim teams will face FSU, Florida Gulf Coast
The Florida A&M men’s and women’s swim teams will dive into action Friday and Saturday as underdogs against neighboring schools. Florida State and the University of Florida Gulf Coast will have their hands full when they face the 18 swimmers of FAMU. Led by Coach Jorge Olavez, who replaced […]
Candlelight vigil for abuse victims
Refuge House is a women and children shelter that has been providing services to survivors and victims of domestic and sexual violence for over twenty years. The shelter is having a candlelight vigil at Tom Brown Park Oct. 20th from 6-8 p.m. “‘The Speak Out’ is to honor survivors […]
FAMU College of Law welcomes student senator
The Florida A&M 40th Student Senate welcomed a new member Monday night as Donnya Banks, a second year student at FAMU College of Law, was sworn in as the FAMU College of Law’s student senator. She joined student senators after making the four-hour drive from the College of […]
Reinventing a tradition
CAPE TOWN, South Africa —Longstreet in Cape Town greets visitors with a diverse, energetic atmosphere that unlike anywhere else in the world. Restaurants, electronics stores and clothing shops peddle their various wares, and soccer fans eager to support their teams roam the streets blowing loud vuvuzelas, a local instrument […]
Rattlers look to extend streak
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers (6-11, 4-0 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) will go on the road to face the South Carolina State University Bulldogs (8-20, 1-2 in the MEAC). The game will take place Friday in Orangeburg, S.C. The Lady Rattlers are coming off a 3-1 (25-23, 25-22, 27-25, 25-20) […]
Timothy Beard addressed questions from students
Florida A&M moves forward with in their search of finding a new Vice President of Student Affairs with an open forum with candidate Timothy Beard. Beard answered questions about how he would fulfill the role in Lee Hall on Monday in front of a small group of faculty, […]
FAMU student prepares for Peace Corps
Fifty years ago Senator John F. Kennedy addressed students at the University of Michigan in Ann Harbor about actively changing their world. The following spring, Kennedy signed an executive order to initiate the Peace Corps. Since then, thousands of Peace Corps volunteers have worked to help improve the daily […]
Health clinic addresses upcoming flu season
As Flu Season approaches, health departments prepare to combat the disease. There are many ways to prevent the flu, but one a person’s best chances against fighting the virus is by getting the flu vaccine. Last year thousands of people were infected with the H1N1 disease, also known as […]
Forum examines flawed justice
He woke up every morning in a prison cell, fully aware that he was living on borrowed time. He wanted to beg, wanted to convince anyone of his innocence, but no one listened to criminals. No one listened to the condemned. It terrified him, but he knew it was […]