November is National American Diabetes Month. It also happens to be right around the corner from the holidays. Many Americans with this disease sometimes look at the holiday season as a time of extra dietary restrictions.”Normally, I don’t change my holiday cooking ingredients,” said Betsy Bell a diabetic patient. “I […]

Volleyball (14-0 in the MEAC)Last weekend the Rattlerettes finished off their third straight perfect conference season by sweeping North Carolina A&T (32-30, 30-20, 30-17) and South Carolina State (30-13, 30-17, 30-8). On Monday they also put a three-game beating on Mercer (30-18, 30-17, 30-19). On Wednesday this tremendous team finished […]

November 8-11Women’s Bowling MEAC Championships Dover, Del. Women’s Tennis ITA Regional Championship Mobile, Ala. November 10Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving vs. Rollins College, Univ. of Tampa OrlandoWomen’s Cross Country NCAA Regionals Tuscaloosa, Ala.Men’s Basketball Valdosta State (exhibition) FAMU @ 5 p.m. November 11Women’s Basketball Albany State (exhibition) FAMU @ […]

On Tuesday, mayoral elections took place all over the United States. Emphasis was put on particular elections because several large cities had black candidates. Houston, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Austin and Minneapolis all had black candidates. Though they did not all win, the fact that they’re strong candidates in these […]

I felt it was my responsibility to respond to the young man who felt that we should be free to date whomever we chose, regardless of race. This is America and we all know that race definitely matters. I get angry and annoyed when I see a black man and […]

I could not have been more embarrassed, ashamed and shocked at the behavior of the head administrator of our school, President Frederick S. Humphries during the Homecoming game. He obviously had no respect for anyone, let alone the appearance of FAMU, when he addressed the crowd at half time and […]

Since Sept. 11, many diplomatic trips have been made by major U.S. government officials, most of which have been heavily covered. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld have both made a significant amount of media coverage with their respective trips. But what about all the […]

When I heard about the theft of 2,900 copies of the Nov. 1 issue of The Famuan, I immediately thought of the free speech issues. The police have tagged it as grand theft, but it has far reaching effects. We chose to reprint Thursday’s edition, but that came at a […]

Under the umbrella of protection against terrorism, airlines have adopted heightened security policies whose effectiveness I question. Not too long ago I flew out of Jacksonville International Airport to Richmond International Airport to attend a wedding. My experience was rather interesting. Paying in cash and having a carry-on bag resulted […]

Spring registration booklets have already been printed, but the classes inside may not be offered. “Very reluctantly, we’ll have to say classes are not available,” said Arthur Washington, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. State universities had to cut over $83 million from their budgets due to a […]