Teenage pregnancy is more than a myth – it is a reality. One-third of women giving birth in the U.S. became pregnant before age 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Teenage pregnancy has even become a TV staple. Teen Mom is a new show […]
Author: Shanley McCray
FAMU football coach Joe Taylor collects 15 letters in recruiting day
Florida A&M University’s football program collected 15 letters of intent from high school seniors in addition to the mid-season transfers who are already enrolled. Factor in three current players who have yet to see action, and the team has a total of 25 new recruits. Feb. 3 was the first […]
Samantha Mighty uses her love for bowling to encourage teammates to aim for national championship
You do not have to look far into Samantha Mighty to see how she has helped the lady rattlers bowling team jump to number one in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Southern Division. The second-year business student from Brooklyn, N.Y. has used hard work as a pillar to her success in […]
Skateboarders keep skating on campus despite FAMU police department prohibition
Florida A&M University offers facilities to accommodate students and their extracurricular activities, however, recreational skate boarding does not seem to be one of them. Skateboarders on campus have been told that they are no longer able to skate for recreational purposes by the Florida A&M University Police Department. A couple […]
College of Law hires Reginald Green as new associate dean for Student Services and Administration
The Florida A&M College of Law finds someone to fill the position of associate dean for Student Services and Administration. Reginald Green, who has served as associate dean for career resources at South Texas College of Law, is the new hire. According to Green, his goal is to make sure […]
FAMU Venom Vision comes back after six year break
After a six year hiatus Venom Vision, the campus yearbook, will make a comeback. However, the staff says the project is in desperate need of sponsers. Mr. FAMU, Brandon McCaskill, a fourth-year broadcast journalism student from Largo, Md., said in his platform that he would bring back the yearbook during […]
FAMU dentistry school proposal is Senator Lawson’s last task
The planning team for Florida A&M’s proposed dental school will submit a request for $1.5 million to the state legislature in March. Sen. Al Lawson said he supports FAMU having a college of dentistry, although the Board of Governors has not recommended it at this time. “They don’t feel like […]
FAMU spring elections season kicks off with incentives to get more voters
FAMU’s spring campaign season has started and with incentives to get students to vote and major changes to the point system, students should expect an interesting week. According to the Electoral Commissioner Alyse Taylor, “In the past, about 15 percent of students voted, the goal this year is 5,000 students,” […]
FAMU National Alumni Association President dies
Alvin J. Bryant, the president of the Florida A&M National Alumni Association, died Friday, Feb. 5, he was 72-years-old. Bryant is survived by his wife, Sandra Bryant, seven children and fourteen grandchildren. The Goulds, Fla. native graduated from FAMU in 1959 as the top academic Army ROTC scholar and served […]
Students and professors express their African heritage through their black hairstyles
A number of students and professors on Florida A&M’s campus are sporting traditional black hairstyles. Although many put a “twist” on hairstyles to be an individual, it still represents characteristics of our ancestors. Dreadlocks, heavy matted bundles of kinky hair, may be the most controversial look ever. Possibly more of […]