The Newspaper Association of America launched its new advertising campaign to create a message that reading the newspaper makes users sexy. The organization is using the tagline “Smart is the New Sexy” to catch reader’s attention. The campaign is trying to gain national acknowledgement for the importance and timelessness newspapers […]
Author: Danielle Avitable
Full-time Student-Mother Worries about Lack of Time
The end of the semester is quickly approaching and I am pressed for time. Between Sevin and school I don’t know if I am coming or going. I am asking myself the same question every day, “How am I going to cook, give Sevin all the attention he needs and […]
Students Urged to Recycle
Coca-Cola, along with the FAMU Green Coalition and Environmental Sciences Student Organization, handed out T-shirts, flyers and gave away prizes to students passing by to educate them about the movement of being “green.” Nov. 15 is America Recycles Day, a nationwide initiative sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, Inc. Florida A&M […]
Rattlers hope to handle Wildcats
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers look to finish their regular season conference play on a high note as they look to defeat their arch rival the Lady Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman. The Lady Rattlers haven’t had much trouble against the Lady Wildcats as they have never lost to them in […]
Team brings out brooms for rivalry week
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers defeated the Lady Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman in straight sets (25-23 W, 25-17 W, 25-16 W) Sunday November 13,2011 at the Al Lawson Center in a battle of Mid Eastern Conference Athletic opponents. The Lady Rattlers improve their record to (11-12, 9-1 MEAC) and the […]
Men proud to be among state elites
With record books on its mind, the Florida A&M men’s cross country team set three goals for the regional championship’s outcome on Saturday. It was delighted to have accomplished two of them. FAMU walked away from the 2011 NCAA South Regional Cross Country Championship at the University of Alabama […]
Women’s Tennis Team Sharpens Strategy as Major Game Looms
Courtesy of FAMU Athletics The Florida A&M Lady Tennis team has worked to improve its game in preparation for a dominating spring season. With the UCF game coming up, the team has been honing its skills strategically. Nikki Goldthreate, head coach for the women's tennis team, said the team has […]
A Classical Performance: Symphony Orchestra Plays for FAMU for a Night
The crowd was slim, but the music radiated through the auditorium in lee hall. The Munich Symphony Orchestra is a collection of 55. Florida A&M’s Lyceum Series presented The Munich Symphony, featuring Philippe Entremont as their last event of the fall semester. The event started at 7:30 p.m. with an […]
Theatre Director’s Guidance Comes from Growing Pains
Students and faculty came in droves to support fellow Florida A&M theatre professor Marci Duncan as she directed Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters this weekend. Duncan was born in Rivera Beach, and moved to Tallahassee when she was in the fourth grade with her three siblings. She graduated from Rickards High School […]
Students Should Pay More Attention
President Obama may have a chance at winning the elections again. According to Quinnipiac University polls, President Obama and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney are tied in the polls in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Now for those who don’t know, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania are the three swing states. These states […]