Author: Evan Miles

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Michelle Obama to visit Tallahassee

  First Lady Michelle Obama will be visiting Tallahassee on Sept. 17 to participate in a free rally.  For more details on the event check back with thefamuanonline.com    

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Troy Harris named intern of the year

Troy Harris, a marketing student from Decatur, GA, was named the Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP) Clarence Leroy Holte Intern of the Year this past summer at Top Advertising Firm.  Harris beat out students from New York University, Howard University, University of Chicago and other colleges around the country.  “It […]

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Announcements

  September 13   The Campus Activities Board presents “The Sneaker Ball” on Thursday Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the William H. Gray Complex (Black Top). Come out and enjoy a safe and positive environment as the classes unite while socializing. The suggested attire is cosmopolitan with a pair […]

Lifestyles

Great dates for a bargain

  Tight budgets and limited income keep many college students from enjoying a nice night out on the town, especially for under $40. Unconventional date ideas can help pinch pennies while simultaneously courting the crush of one’s dreams. Dates seem far and few between in a town of 60,000 students–which […]

Lifestyles

Religion: A thing of the past in college?

  Being away from home with newfound freedom creates the perfect mixture of circumstances for college students who want to place their religion on the back burner. For many, the college lifestyle involves partying while mixing their obligations to education. As a result, college students are minimally, if ever, focused […]

Lifestyles

Young, broke and fashionable

  Bold prints, loud colors, eccentric shoes and eclectic styles make up the definition of one’s own fashion sense. But staying fashionable on a budget may be a difficult task for those who eat, sleep and breathe it. Fashion designer and Savannah College of Art and Design graduate Candace Copin […]

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FAMU denies responsibility for Champion’s death

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University, which has been rocked by a hazing scandal for nearly a year, insists in legal papers filed Monday that it is not to blame for the tragic death last year of drum major Robert Champion. The university maintained that it was Champion, […]

Opinions

Don’t knock it ’til you try it

  In today’s world, fame and glamour seem easily attainable. Living among celebrities is more of a perception than a reality. When it comes to  “keeping up with the Joneses,” many fall short. Those who  have expensive taste, but lack income must satisfy themselves somehow. To buy knock-offs or not […]

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Exactly which ‘we’ built this?

  Who built this? That’s the question I asked myself after watching the Republican National Convention. “We built this” became the RNC theme after President Barack Obama spoke in Roanoke, Va. about how successful people did not achieve success on their own. Republicans interpreted his “you didn’t build that” comment […]

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Rattlers look for their first win

  The Rattlers football team is preparing for its first home game this Saturday against Hampton University. Hampton is also looking for its first win of the season. The Rattlers haven’t started out 0-2 since the 2007 season. FAMU is coming off a loss to the University of Oklahoma. This […]