Dr. Dre dubbed Kendrick Lamar the “King of the West Coast.” His first album “good kid, m.A.A.d city” probes his psyche during his curious teen years in California. The album literally depicts Kendrick Lamar as the good kid within a mad city. It explores what life is like within […]
Author: Robyn Mowatt
A loss that pushed for change
The Florida A&M community is reminded of the day that changed the lives of students and sparked a movement to transform the culture of the university. On Nov. 19, 2011, drum major Robert Champion died after being hazed by members of the Marching “100” at the Florida Classic in […]
Band members reflect a year later
The Florida Classic was near, and drum major Robert Champion said he wanted more respect from his peers. “I’m thinking about doing Bus C,” Champion told Melvina Hunter, a senior music student from Atlanta. Hunter sat in Florida A&M’s cafeteria, surprised at what Champion was saying. She respected him […]
Pause on a drummer’s beat
Ray Nelson II, a jazz band student at Florida A&M, reflected on spending between 45 minutes to two hours a day in a garage with no air conditioning, accumulating sweat and blood from blisters behind a drum set practicing. He uses self-made speed exercises with a metronome to practice […]
The Twinkie’s legacy
Twinkies have been America’s unofficial national comfort food for decades. They have gained an iconic status. Not only have they entered the cultural lexicon with the term “Twinkie defense,” but the urban legend about their shelf life has also become a largely debated topic. In an odd subtle way, […]
Lady Rattlers face big road tests
The Lady Rattlers have won 11 out of their last 13 games and look to get their third non-conference win of the season as they travel to take on the University Of South Florida Lady Bulls. The Lady Rattlers are coming off a sweep of the North Carolina Central […]
Rattlers take on Sun Devils
Sunday the Florida A&M men’s basketball team (0-2) will be facing the Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0). “Even though we are off to a rough start there has been a lot of a positive,” says Coach Clemon Johnson. During the last game he noticed that when playing man to […]
Rattlers lose big to Arizona State
The Florida A&M men’s basketball team lost Sunday against Arizona State 97-70. Junior point guard Jamie Adams, a third-year agribusiness student from Chicago, led the Rattlers with a team-high 24 points, shooting 40 percent from the three-point line. Adams also added four rebounds and two assists. He said the […]
Another Classic loss for FAMU
For 44 minutes, the spirit of Florida A&M Rattlers had the football team leading the Florida Blue Florida Classic. However, FAMU failed to capitalize on late opportunities and make crucial stops as it lost to Bethune-Cookman University 21-16 on Saturday at the Florida Citrus Bowl. Sophomore quarterback Damien Fleming […]
Let us not point the finger
When you point a finger there are always three pointing back at you. In covering the weeks, months and now year following Robert Champion’s death, The Famuan is in a recovery mode. Some who were wary of having their names appear on our pages are finally coming around. And […]