The last time Florida A&M played Mississippi Valley State University on the gridiron, FAMU head coach Earl Holmes was in high school as the Rattlers came away with a 28-13 victory. Twenty-three years later, with a crowd of almost 25,000 fans in attendance at the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium and […]
Author: Nolan McCaskill
Famuan EIC addresses Marching ‘100’ headline
One of the many roles of a journalist is to objectively and accurately inform the public. Since I took an active role with The Famuan in fall 2012, objectivity and accuracy are two things I have stressed, both of myself and of anyone who wrote for The Famuan during my tenure as copy desk […]
FAMU artist to debut EP
Sherwood Brown Jr., a sixth-year business administration student from Tallahassee, will be playing his album, “The Wood” EP, for attendees. One of Brown’s goals is to show students that they do not always have to tune in to the radio for music. He incorporated FAMU students as background singers and […]
Marching ‘100’ return to Orlando with half as many members
The last sight of the Florida A&M Marching “100” on the gridiron was at the Florida Classic on Nov. 19, 2011, as it charged off the field in 15 rows comprising about 20 musicians each, a marching formation that spanned about 70 yards across. According to Shaylor James, assistant director […]
Marching ’50’
The last sight of the Florida A&M Marching “100” on the gridiron was at the Florida Classic on Nov. 19, 2011, as it charged off the field in 15 rows comprising about 20 musicians each, a marching formation that spanned about 70 yards across. According to Shaylor James, assistant director […]
Marching ‘100’ returns to Orlando
At halftime of Florida A&M’s season opener in Orlando on Sunday against Mississippi Valley State University, the famed Marching “100” will put on its first performance in almost two years. But this time, the Marching “100” will consist of only 137 members. The last sight of the band on the […]
All Saints Cinema to feature MLK documentary on 50th anniversary of ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the 1963 March on Washington, All Saints Cinema will show a documentary. The Oscar-nominated film, “King: A Filmed Record … Montgomery to Memphis,” uses original newsreel of King’s speeches, protests, arrests and other […]
Tracy Martin competes in memorial softball tournament
Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton are continuing to raise awareness about the traumatic death of their son, Trayvon Martin. Trayvon, an unarmed 17-year-old, was shot and killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, then 28, in Sanford in 2012. Zimmerman claimed self-defense and was found not guilty for second-degree murder in […]
Marching ‘100’ to return to Orlando for first performance
The director of marching and pep bands, Sylvester Young, announced this morning that the Marching “100” will perform Sept. 1 in Orlando at the MEAC-SWAC Challenge against Mississippi Valley State University. The halftime performance will be the first since the band was suspended indefinitely following the hazing death of drum […]
Marching ‘100’ begin pre-drill orientation
The rousing words of Joe Bullard, the voice of the Florida A&M Marching “100,” resounded throughout the Band Rehearsal Hall on Saturday. “The wait is over,” he said. “The moment you’ve been waiting for all day.” A drum cadence accompanied by cheers and applause bounced off the acoustic panels. “Ladies […]