Author: Christina Hordge

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Students aid reconstruction over break

While some students vacationed on Florida’s south coast, 40 students at Florida A&M University chose another coast to spend spring break. “Katrina On The Ground” targeted college students across the country willing to use their spring break aiding the rebuilding process of cities devastated by hurricane Katrina.   Students from […]

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Company assists students seeking local housing

For those without the means to drive around the city to find a new place to live, Apartment Seekers helps future tenants find living options for free. Apartment Seekers, established in March 2000, is a marketing and advertising avenue for apartment companies. The establishment does business with over 90 percent […]

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Former first lady, Humphries, dies

Former Florida A&M University First Lady Antoinette McTurner Humphries, wife of FAMU’s eighth president, Frederick S. Humphries, died Thursday evening in Orlando after a long illness. Many remembered Humphries for her quiet charm and service to students and the community. Interim President Castell V. Bryant said, “Mrs. Humphries was a […]

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Unlikely vacation unveils desolate reality

Many students will agree that spring break is the perfect opportunity to visit a foreign land, relax, hang out with friends. Cancun, Mexico, Jamaica and Panama City Beach are some of the top spring break destinations for college students. But while many students spent their entire spring break clubbing, lying […]

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Songwriter trades pen, pad for microphone

We are in a time when artists seem to come and go just as often as we change our underwear. It is tough to tell which ones are actually built to last. Shaffer Smith, better known to the music world as Ne-Yo, may be the one exception to the rule. […]

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Seniors contemplate next move after college

The curtain on their careers has finally been pulled down. Their Victory Tour played its last concert in Raleigh, N.C. in the MEAC Tournament, but unfortunately, it did not lead to a thrilling finish. Nevertheless, the seniors on the Rattler basketball team have wrapped up their respective careers at Florida […]

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Seminar preps students for graduate school

Florida A&M University will kick-off its annual Honors Week with a Graduate School Preparation Seminar Monday in the Embassy Room from 11 a.m-1 p.m. Throughout the week students who have achieved academic success will have the chance to participate in a variety of organized activities. “Honors Week is an opportunity […]

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Negligence merits punishment

An Internet chat room, which contained child pornography, has been shut down, and according to CNN, 27 people have been arrested in connection with the Web site. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez called the Web site “the worst imaginable forms of child pornography.” The Web site in itself is disturbing, but […]

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We say goodbye to an ‘extraordinary’ lady

The Famuan staff’s hearts go out to the family and friends of Florida A&M University’s former First Lady Antoinette McTurner Humphries, wife of FAMU’s eighth president, Frederick S. Humphries. During her tenure at FAMU, Mrs. Humphries sponsored the Christmas Toys for Tots drive and provided scholarships for third-year theatre students […]