Tree uprooted due to Hurricane Michael Jeremiah Carter | The Famuan With Hurricane Michael making its way through Tallahassee a lot of students decided to stay in town and ride the storm out. When most students found out Hurricane Michael was coming they left immediately. But for those who stay behind quickly rush to […]
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Slide 4 Skip raises $41K
Participants of Slide 4 Skip fundraiser Brielle Crooms | The Famuan Slide 4 Skip was brought to downtown Tallahassee on Saturday, Sept. 29 by the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Florida State University. A 1,000-plus foot water slide was set up on College Avenue at Duval Street and worked its way down to Martin Luther King Boulevard. This […]
Ratters set for critical road test Saturday
FAMU has a chance on Saturday to improve to 4-0 in conference play, and celebrate some more. Sydne Vigille | The FAMUAN Fresh off a big homecoming win over Norfolk State, the Florida A&M football team will be thrown right back into the gauntlet of MEAC play when it takes on […]
Mayor of Atlanta and Florida A&M Alumna Keisha Lance Bottoms, speaks at convocation
Mayor of Atlanta and FAMU Alum, Keisha Lance Bottoms was the keynote speaker at the 2018 Homecoming Convocation. Camden Henry | The Famuan Microphones, cameras, and silence engulfed the room as many waited for the arrival of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. The door suddenly opened. Her countenance – as well as […]
Local study shows female CEOs a distinct minority
Michael Holmes is a Jim Moran Associate Professor of Strategic Management at Florida State University. Photo submitted by Kallen Lunt. Beyoncé proclaimed that women run the world in her 2011 award-winning song, featuring the famous line “Who runs the world? Girls!” – a mantra that was chanted worldwide by fans and feminists. […]
Meet Reese Goad, Tallahassee’s new city manager
Reese Goad during a City Manager interview. Photo Courtesy of tallahassee.com Reese Goad is a longtime servant of the Tallahassee community. Serving as a member of the Tallahassee city government since 2000, Goad said in an email, “I have the pleasure of serving when our community is experiencing growth like no other […]
URGENT NEWS: FAMU, FSU close in advance of Hurricane Michael
Photo provided by National Weather Service of Tallahassee Florida A&M University officials have announced that its main campus will be closing on Tuesday for the rest of the week due to Hurricane Michael. Florida State made a similar announcement earlier on Monday. Hurricane Michael is on track to hit the Florida […]
Twice adopted, student zeroes in on a career
Sommer Kilpatrick, a student at Tallahassee Community College, has been adopted twice. Joan and Jeff Herig adopted the Tallahassee native the first time. The second and final time she was adopted was by Joan Kilpatrick in the summer of 1996. “Despite me being adopted, my cousins, my mom and I […]
FAMUAN player of the week: The Rattler Defense
Rattler defense lining up against Fort Valley State on Sept. 1 Sydne Vigille | The FAMUAN In the annual Florida A&M University Homecoming football game, the Rattlers shut-out Norfolk State behind the stout “Orange Crush” defense holding the Spartans’ scoreless throughout the entire game. The Rattler offense stammered in the […]
Rattlers defense shines bright and shuts outs Norfolk State in Homecoming win
FAMU linebacker Derrick Mayweather (left) celebrating after a big play against Fort Valley State last Saturday. Sydne Vigille | The FAMUAN In the Rattlers homecoming game which saw over 26,000 fans in attendance against Norfolk State University on Saturday afternoon, Florida A&M University was able to get a 17-0 shut […]