As we reflect on Hurricane Katrina one year later, we think about not only how it affected the nation, but also how it affected college students everywhere including Florida A&M University. And with FAMU being so close to the Gulf of Mexico, we should never forget that Hurricane Katrina could […]

From just being known as a former member of the GRAMMY award winning groupDestiny’s Child to becoming a “Destiny’s orphan,” Letoya Luckett decides topack her bags, move out and deliver her self-titled debut album “LeToya.” With production from mega-super producers Scott Storch, Tha Corna Boyz,Just Blaze and Jazze Pha, Letoya […]

The fraternity house of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. and the wall of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. were vandalized Monday. When Torey Alston received a phone call early Monday morning, he was saddened and shocked by the news that his fraternity’s house (which houses 11 members) was traced […]

Atkins, South Beach, low-carb, The Zone. The list of fad diets could go on forever. However, while that list continues to grow, the health of Americans continues to worsen. Fad diets are ineffective and harmful to a person’s health. Most require you to eat only one type of food. In […]

The 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Convocation held in the Gaither gymnasium at 11: 15 a.m., gathered students, teachers and alumni together in celebration of the legendary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Throughout convocation students listened to David Jackson, the keynote speaker and full professor of History, deliver an […]

Roughly 50 students gathered in the Perry Paige Auditorium Friday at 4:30 p.m. to discuss with the Presidential Search Operation Subcommittee the criteria categories used in selecting the next president of Florida A&M University. Ramon Alexander, chairman of the Presidential Search Focus Subcommittee began the meeting by describing the six […]

Controversial firings. The Florida A&M University administration ignoring proper procedures and shared governance. Very few topics lacked controversy Thursday as the university Board of Trustees endured harsh criticism of FAMU’s leadership. The board had to rescind the recent firings of eight School of Business and Industry faculty members. The actions […]

Students from Florida A & M University, Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College chanted “No Justice, No Peace” as they marched to the Florida capitol in memory of Martin Lee Anderson. On Jan. 6, Anderson, a 14-year-old boy at the Bay County Sheriff’s Office boot camp facility was pronounced […]

Students from Florida A&M University, Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College staged a sit-in at the governor’s office at the Capitol Wednesday and Thursday to protest the suspected cover-up in the death of Martin Lee Anderson. Anderson was the 14-year-old who died Jan. 6 at a Bay County Department […]

1. The Passing of civil rights heroine Coretta Scott-King.2. The suspension of the Alpha Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi because of hazing allegations.3. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney’s police assault case.4. Copyright infringement issues facing spring election candidates.5. The death of former first lady, Antoinette M. Humphries.6. The return of Zeta […]