One of our fellow students died about 2 weeks ago in a car crash in Miami. His name was Johnathon Philips (aka JP) and he was in his third year at FAMU. I sent in a poem to be published in the creative mindz section dedicated to JP, and this […]

Students expecting to receive net checks, bills or other important mail over the weekend may have to wait until Monday to access it. Many students who go to check their mail at the campus post office on Saturdays usually find that it is not open or it has closed before […]

The FAMU Center for Caribbean Culture and Student Government Association hosted their 15th Annual African Caribbean concert in Lee Hall on Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The concert gave students the opportunity to experience Afro-Caribbean culture, said Jan DeCosmo, FAMU associate professor. It also gave the culture groups a chance […]

Tattoos are trendy, but the health risks are questionable say health experts. “A high percentage of students on FAMU’s campus who have tattoos are unaware of the health risks that coincide with tattooing,” said Shankar A. Shetty, M.D., director of student health services at Florida A & M University. Shane […]

Gazing at his right arm, Benjamin Nesbitt will never forget April 15, not even if he tried. That day Nesbitt crossed the Alpha Eta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, a childhood goal that had finally been achieved, and as a seal to his pledging process, he agreed to be branded […]

Black women are more likely than white women to have repeated episodes of binge eating disorder, according to studies released by the National Women’s Health Information Center this year. Episodes of binge eating are putting more black women at risk for obesity. According to the NWHIC, binge eating disorder occurs […]

Although the media deemed 1992 “the year of the woman,” history repeated itself in the Nov. 5 elections as six women were elected governors and scores of others were elected to serve in Congress. The latest victory for women came Sunday when Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Salmon conceded to Attorney […]

For the fan that is really into FAMUathletics and is bleeding orange and green, the Student Government Association has a new athletic agency. The agency is one of the newest of nine agencies that fall under the SGA umbrella. “The purpose of the agency is to promote all sports and […]

It is difficult for a basketball team to win shooting a meager 39.4 percent from the field, 15.4 percent from the three-point line and 40 percent from the foul line. Nevertheless, the Rattlerettes overcame their horrible shooting and a 12-point second half deficit to beat Albany State 66-58 on Sunday […]

In the final home stand of the year, the volleyball team won two out of three matches this weekend. The Rattlerettes were victorious over Howard Friday night and Hampton Saturday afternoon, but fell to Georgia Tech Sunday. In three straight games (30-15, 30-9, 30-20) Florida A&M dominated the Bison. This […]