Since when did earning a shot at the college football national championship become an exclusive, members only event? I’m not here to talk about the Oklahoma-LSU- Southern California fiasco; that horse has been beaten senseless by now. But I will say this about the Bowl Championship Series: One mistake is […]

Happy Election Year! The New Year started with a bang. On the first of the month, the University of Miami beat Florida State University 16-14 in the Fedex Orange Bowl. Classic. And the University of Iowa beat Florida 37-17 in the Outback Bowl. Fantastic. Also, for the first full week […]

Happy New Year and welcome to another year on the Hill. After you have gotten over the hump of trying to get overrides, checking on your financial aid and trying to find a convenient parking space, just relax and pick up a copy of the voice of Florida A&M University. […]

Florida A&M University students searching for that perfect look will no longer have to travel far. After over a year of planning negotiations, the university is finally ready to open the doors of its new on-campus barbershop and beauty salon, The Rattler’s Edge. “It has taken a while to get […]

Was I surprised by the drug raid at Stratford High School in South Carolina? Hardly. Was I stunned that about 70 percent of the students who police swept their guns over were black? Not really. Since President Clinton signed the Gun-Free Schools Act in 1994, which called for state laws […]

Need AnswersYou don’t have all of the answers and let’s be honest, neither do your friends. Here’s where I come in. If you have a question, then I guarantee that I’ll have an answer for you. For example, take this situation that a student is going through: Job PainsThe very […]

With approximately 250 on-campus clubs and organizations and about 140 of them active, students have an extracurricular buffet to choose from that supports any personal taste. But Princess Matt, 21, an elementary and secondary education student, said she waited a semester before getting involved when she was a freshman. “I […]

At the start of spring semester, it seems like the typical FAMU student is riding high, returning to campus with a new attitude, new goals and high hopes for the weeks ahead. But some fall off the horse as early as the end of January. Students tend to lag behind […]

Outside of the classroom, a host of student activities adds an important dimension to life at FAMU. Frequently, activities are referred to as “extracurricular,” but here at FAMU, student activities are regarded as a part of the total education program. Students have the opportunity to get involved, to be a […]

With the grand opening of Rattler’s Edge, FAMU’s first on-campus barbershop and beauty salon, Malik Miller can barely find time to sit down. The 24-year-old is too busy making the final arrangements on his latest project. “I’m nervous, anxious and very excited,” Miller said. “But it makes me that much […]