Watching from the spectator seats in her tennis uniform, she shouted encouraging words to her teammates as they played against Florida State Jan. 18. At the end of the match, unassumingly, she talked to her teammates about their performances and chose a “star of the week” for the team. She […]

PARIS — French leaders have been howling ever since U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld described France and Germany on Wednesday as part of the “old Europe.” “If you look at the entire NATO Europe today, the center of gravity is shifting to the east and there are a lot […]

With city primary elections only a week away, not even the first candidates forum could compete with a matchup between the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the annual Super Bowl game. The forum which drew more than 10 candidates, including two for mayor, was canceled shortly after 6 […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Two feuding fraternities at San Jose State University faced off for a gang-style rumble in a park Wednesday that left one student stabbed to death on his 23rd birthday and four others seriously wounded. The fight broke out just after midnight at Flickinger Park between about […]

On Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m., the FAMU chapter of the NAACP held a forum where students voiced concerns about local law enforcement tactics. Panelists at the meeting in Perry Paige auditorium included: Walter McNeil, Tallahassee police chief; Larry Campbell, Leon county sheriff and Michael Wallace, FAMU’s Deputy Chief of […]

So, another one of Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig’s ingenious ideas is causing controversy. Selig’s latest proposal is to have the All-Star game determine whether the American or National Leagues get home field advantage in the World Series. Selig started this idea in response to last season’s All-Star game […]

Junior guard Terrence Woods led FAMU with 31 points , helping the Rattlers ensure the 85-65 defeat of Morgan State in Gaither Gymnasium Saturday. Despite playing without starters’ Michael Griffith, Dominique Jackson and O.J. Sumter due to injury, the Rattlers were still able to run away this win that put […]

Reginald Harrison, a 24-year-old FAMU graduate from Decatur, Ga., works constantly to maintain his graphic design company Coldfinger Solution. His weekdays and Saturdays start between six and 8 a.m. and through them runs a continual stream of answering and returning cell phone messages, attending meetings, airing radio shows and planning […]

Florida State hosted its Invitational tennis meet Saturday, and played host to University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Central Florida and FAMU. The Rattlers came up short, losing to FSU and UCF in doubles and singles match play. The Rattlers’ first matches of the day were against FSU. The […]

Florida A&M rolled over the visiting Lady Bears of Morgan State University 83-41 in Saturday’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action. Improving their record to 8-8 overall, 4-3 in the MEAC. The ladies pushed themselves above .500 for the first time all season. The Rattlerettes were coming off a win over Norfolk […]