Despite a 3.1 percent overall increase from 2004 in statewide university system enrollment, the African-American presence has declined 1.6 percent, according to a Sept. 9 Florida Board of Governors press release. FAMU’s incoming freshmen class has decreased by 26 percent from 2004-a glimpse of a bigger picture in which black […]

The front lawn of Innovation Baptist Church, located on the corner of Ausley Road and Jackson Bluff Road in Tallahassee is outlined by yellow tape. The roof, which collapsed inside the building, is no longer there. Looking through the front door, the inside of the church is grey and black. […]

The fall Student Government Association election results are in. “This election had a wonderful turnout, just as I thought it would,” said Senate President Pro Tempore, Ebony Ivory, a 20-year-old junior business administration student from Fort Lauderdale. Votes for freshmen senators, president and vice president, graduate senator graduate president, vice […]

The United States Congress has quite the task on its hands. The prospect of rising gas prices, improving emergency communications, steroids in baseball, and the conflict with Iraq are all concerns. Wait, steroids in baseball? For some reason, the legislation of performance-enhancing drugs pales in comparison to the nation’s “other” […]

An evening of heavy rain combined with the heavy offense of the Golden Panthers of Florida International University result in a disappointing loss for the Florida A&M Rattlers. Big performances from sophomore running back Ben West, who rushed for 224 yards on the night, and senior wide receiver Chandler Williams, […]

The school year is back, and as the good times start to roll so do the bad times that we have come to know at FAMU. The extremely long lines in financial aid, lost hours of student time seeking help, ridiculous parking situation and the too-little, too-late net checks are […]

Tiger Woods, Taye Diggs, Kobe Bryant and Serena Williams are all celebrities dating outside of their race. There is so much commotion nowadays with blacks dating and marrying outside their race. Of the 1.7 million marriages currently in the U.S., there are only 7 percent of black marriages with another […]

It happens every day in the U.S. While you are shopping at the grocery store or sleeping blissfully through a class, a child is being molested. According to the American Medical Association, a child is sexually molested every four seconds. According to the Rape and Sexual Abuse Center, children who […]

The Tallahassee Democrat reported Thursday that the Florida Supreme Court had extended the deadline for DNA testing of convicts by nine months, which would give them time to consider discarding time limits altogether. Saturday would have marked the last day some prisoners could have filed for consideration. Justices will now […]

FAMU and the black community have been in an uproar since the former U.S. Department Secretary of Education William Bennett said aborting “every black baby in this country” would reduce the crime rate. We at The Famuan newspaper do not agree with Bennett’s statement and feel he should be removed […]