For many students, road closed signs and detours symbolize fewer parking spaces and restricted campus accessibility – but administrators see construction as campus improvement. “I know this is a little inconvenient to students, but the current projects will highly enhance the university,” said Sam Houston, director of facility planning and […]

With a number of FAMU students in hotels due to poor planning by apartment management and building contractors and many others suffering delayed financial aid, it’s hard to imagine that anything else could go wrong at Florida A&M University. However, Saturday’s football game against Alabama State and its resulting broadcast […]

Members of the SGA put in overtime this summer to get the new administration’s platform rolling. There was a lot to get done because the presidential election lagged for nearly seven weeks. The president’s cabinet was confirmed at a special student senate meeting Aug. 25. “From our end, we’ve done […]

It was during my first visit to Florida A&M University that I picked up a copy of The Famuan. I immediately began critiquing the writing style, grammar and layout. I told my parents I would be editor of the paper after two years at FAMU. They didn’t pay much attention […]

In an effort to educate students on the importance of voting, the FAMU chapter of the Political Organizations Committee will host “Promote the Vote,” a forum discussion tonight from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in Lee Hall Auditorium. The forum, which is part of a national campaign geared at getting young […]

Long lines at the football ticket booth during the week are about to be a thing of the past. Starting with Friday’s home game against Morgan State, students will no longer have to wait in line for tickets during the week for admission to the game. A Rattler Card will […]

As a member of Division I-A the Rattlers will only be allowed to schedule two I-AA teams per season. So this year’s schedule will be as easy as it gets for a while. Eight teams on FAMU’s scedule finished last season over .500, including Alabama State, who beat the Rattlers […]

In an announcement that would completely change the face of FAMU sports, interim athletics director J.R.E. Lee made public what he had been quietly planning for a while. FAMU was going to apply to the NCAA for Division I-A football status. “This was a move that I felt should’ve happened […]

Hampton The Pirates’ leading scorer and 2001-02 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year Devin Green has decided to stay with the team for another year. Green requested to be released from the HU Basketball team, but was denied permission. After appealing the initial decision, the junior guard decided to […]

So, we’re movin’ on up to Division I-A. The big league. But has anyone looked before making the leap? On paper, the transition looks good, but the dangers are hidden. Standing at the edge of the diving board, the Rattlers are not only facing a pool full of Nittany Lions, […]