Meet Albert Chester II, a 19- year-old football player from Jacksonville. As you look at him on the football field with his helmet, pads and authentic FAMU jersey, you would discard him as just another player for the Rattlers but this young man has an important legacy here at Florida […]

The weather was fair, and there were fans at Bragg Memorial Stadium Saturday. However, the stereotypical fair-weather fans of Florida A&M University and its athletic programs stayed at home for the Rattlers’ first home football game of the 2004 season. Amid the division of supporters and detractors for current University […]

What’s going on with Rattler sports? In five words: a whole lot of mess. Football It’s a well-known fact few people attend FAMU sporting events, with the exception of football. But at this point, people aren’t even going to the football games. Rattler fans had to wait over a month […]

Nothing but smiles and laughter filled the senate chambers during Monday night’s student senate meeting. Campus improvement and student outreach were the themes of the night. Senators removed the serious tone that has often prevailed at previous meetings during the fall semester and focused on the ways they have managed […]

A minor fire broke out at the west wing of the School of Business and Industry’s water tower Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters worked to extinguish the fire as onlookers talked about what might have been the cause, as the origin is still being speculated. Lt. Kermit Washington of the Tallahassee Fire […]

It has been eight days since the University’s Board of Trustees met and decided to call for a change in leadership. Trustee Challis Lowe motioned to remove University President Fred Gainous from office at the Sept. 28 meeting. After being seconded, the ball for Gainous’ removal began to roll. The […]

Ion Sancho, the supervisor of elections for Leon County, has decided to process about 1,000 suspicious voter registration forms from Florida A&M University students. Sancho said the forms were submitted to the Florida Department of State’s Director of Elections office Sept. 23 and then forwarded to his office. Mary Brown […]

I just wanted to touch on the issue of what’s going on with The Famuan opinions section. I’ve read a couple things that have me wondering what the adviser is advising. I have a special love for the section-I was its editor twice and wrote for it the whole time […]

As an alum of my beloved Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, and as a former Mr. FAMU, I had to take time out of my busy schedule to thank you for being a voice of passion and reason in your most recent article in The Famuan (“President Gainous not alone […]

With four weeks remaining in the campaigning season for the U.S. presidency, the candidates are gearing up for some of the biggest battles of their political careers. The debates that the candidates participate in still play a major role in their chances to be elected. Candidates are given an opportunity […]