The marriage vows, “for better or for worse” and “until death do us part” have become foreign concepts in today’s society. As a little girl I used to dream about a perfect wedding and a wonderful husband, with whom I would live happily ever after. However, as I grew older, […]

The preseason of the Lady Rattlers’ basketball season came to a close Sunday as they won against the Fort Valley State University Lady Wildcats 81-60. Led by a trio of transfer players, FAMU was able to defeat the Lady Wildcats team that includes Sherika Tarpkins, a preseason All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic […]

Fans have watched Jay-Z grow up quickly over the span of his career. The multi-million dollar rapper has come a long way and fast. He first presented himself as a young, hungry, charismatic MC in 1996 with “Reasonable Doubt.” A couple of years later he ascended to his throne with […]

With bodybuilding becoming increasingly popular, many students are finding it quite expensive to attain the “ideal” body. Trying to achieve an Adonis-like physique, some students opt for gym memberships. Located on N. Monroe, Legends Fitness Club offers a flat rate of $39 a month, but also include 6 month, 9 […]

A new software being implemented on campus starting in the spring will make President Fred Gainous’ “paperless” campus more of a reality. The new software, the PeopleSoft Student Administration software, will not only cut down on the university’s use of paper, but also long lines and telephone calls for the […]

This is my third year in college and I am glad to say that I have never been in a relationship where I was physically or verbally abused. I would like to say that if you are in an abusive relationship, please get out. Never mind the fact that you […]

Nothing makes me smile harder than 24 inch rims underneath an early seventies model car with about four 12 inch speakers in the trunk. You’ll see all my teeth if this work of automotive art is driven by a man with lots of gold in his mouth and unruly dreadlocks. […]

Favor’s pendulum can swing more freely as victims of rape aim to get their assailants convicted. Lawmakers are beginning to take the subject of rape a bit more seriously. Newly reformed rape shield laws give prosecutors more leeway to find attackers guilty. These statutes allow victims to cry rape in […]

To call our men’s basketball team dormant would be an understatement; the once morbid men’s basketball program has neared revival since Mike Gillespie’s arrival in 2001. In Gillespies’ two years as coach of the men’s basketball team he has guided the Rattlers to a respectable 26-31 overall record. His winning […]

President Fred Gainous asked all media to escort themselves out of the third faculty luncheon Wednesday. But little did he know the media had the right to be there, and one reporter from The Famuan was going to exercise her right. She sat through the entire luncheon and even attempted […]