The spring season for FAMU’s football team is a whole different ball game. Instead of the team taking time off to rest, they are still in action. In fact, the springtime for the football team can be just as intense as the fall. Terrence White, a 21-year-old senior linebacker from […]

Where they are from, 60 degrees might as well be 60 below. Nonetheless, on Friday nights, members of the Caribbean Student Association brave the elements as much as possible to play some cricket. The game, not the insect. For many Americans, the questions that come to mind are: There is […]

The men’s basketball team is on a two-game losing streak, but that can immediately be turned around when the Rattlers come to blows with North Carolina A&T tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Gaither Gymnasium. The Aggies, currently on a two-game winning streak, have slowly crept their way out the lower […]

In a college town where sports rein supreme, and both major universities are slated to play meaningful regular season games, it’s pretty ironic to see a high school basketball event take center stage. For the past six years, FAMU has played host to the “Breakdown Shootout”, a high school basketball […]

Florida A&M Lady Rattlers basketball coach Debra Clark is puzzled as to why her Lady Rattlers continue to struggle in certain areas. Rebounding? Check. Aggressive defense? Check. Free-throw shooting? Nope. Perimeter shooting? Sorry. Minimizing turnovers? Uh uh. Through 14 games, the Lady Rattlers are shooting 36 percent from the field, […]

Saturday’s games begin a series of home games for both the women’s and men’s basketball teams. Excluding an away game against Delaware State on January 29, the men’s basketball will play six consecutive home games and women’s basketball team will play five. With the scheduling of consecutive home games, both […]

#8220;I can’t stand her.” “She makes me sick.” “Who does she think she is?” “Why is he with her?” Do these phrases sound familiar? This is the sound of hatred between females. At the beginning of last semester, I read an article in Essence magazine about female cattiness and conflicts […]

South Carolina State running back Coty Martin scored two touchdowns for the East team in the inaugural Historically Black College and Universities All-Star Classic. Jackson State receiver Christopher Jones scored the West’s lone touchdown on a 12-yard pass from Southern quarterback Thomas Ricks. The East defeated the West 20-10. Eighteen […]

What’s right with our country? Nothing! And whom do you blame? The answer is President Bush. Normally, when a team fails the leader is to blame – so who is more to blame for America’s failure than our leader President Bush. When a mistake is made the necessary precautions are […]

In 1992, FAMU topped the recruiting charts for National Achievement Scholars. It placed above powerhouses such as Harvard University and the University of Florida by recruiting 73 scholars. In 1996, FAMU topped the recruiting charts for National Achievement Scholars again. It placed above powerhouses such as Harvard University and the […]