Florida A&M Saturday honored Simply Marvelous, the university’s women’s intramural flag football team, for winning two recent national championships. The university recognized the team in front of thousands of fans in a special ceremony during half-time at the men’s basketball game against rival Bethune-Cookman University. Over the holiday break, the […]
Author: Frank Peterman
Students, Faculty Unite for Prayer
About 50 students, faculty and alumni gathered around the eternal flame to celebrate the National Florida A&M Day of Prayer Saturday evening. The program, FAMUnited We Stand, marked 125 years of excellence at FAMU. The day of prayer was organized by SGA and the Student National Alumni Association. The voices […]
FAMU Women Agree to More Conservative Dress
Women residents of Florida A&M dormitories agreed Wednesday to a checklist of fashion do’s and don’ts that they believe will better represent the image of black women. The women named body suits and tights with colored underwear as unacceptable and pledged to wear more conservative clothes – like shirts that […]
Joe Paterno: When Integrity Precedes a Legacy
Joe Paterno has coached football at Penn State for about half a century and won 409 games, which is more than any other head coach in college football history. Yes, he also donated millions of dollars of his salary to Penn State. And yes, more than 250 of the players […]
Men’s Basketball Looking For Signature Win Against B-CU
Expecting solid performances from both sides of the ball, Florida A&M’s men’s basketball team plans to dominate the court as it plays Bethune-Cookman — the team’s archrival. Both teams compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, which oversees athletic programs at 13 historically black colleges. Head coach Clemon Johnson and his […]
Men’s Track Team Prepares For Niswonger Invitational
As the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Championship approaches, the Florida A&M men’s track and field team is preparing mentally and physically for competition. On Friday, FAMU will look to display this preparation to Johnson City, Tenn. during the Niswonger Invitational. Head coach Wayne Angel said the team is heading […]
Women’s Track Seeks To Improve Performances in Clemson
The women’s track team is traveling to a different city, but its goal remains the same. As FAMU prepares to travel to Clemson, S.C. to participate in Friday’s Clemson Invitational, it will be looking to improve on its performance for a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Championship push. Head coach […]
Therapy for The Soul
I know I usually have story about how I learned the recipe or when I have used it and memories attached. This time, however, I do not. Instead, I want to share my recent experience of the kitchen helping me to cope with circumstance. Wednesday morning, as I was […]
Showcase of Student Art
Student artists at Florida A&M are showcasing their talents at the Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery since it opened Friday. Support came from far and wide for these young talents. Some were pleased, like Jessica Florence, a first-year industrial engineering student from Baltimore, Md. “I’m really amazed,” she said, […]
Florida National Guard Shows Stuff, Opens Doors to Public
The annual Florida National Guard Day showcased this week military equipment used for the state of Florida and nation during times of crisis. The Florida National Guard is part of the National Guard force of the U.S. It is made up of the Florida Air National Guard and the Army […]