Author: Kaiyah Clarke | Staff Reporter

Lifestyles

Looking sharp can come with a steep price tag

Barber, Johann Rutherford, begins the hairstyling process on a client in the Rattler’s Edge Hair Salon located on FAMU’s campus. Walking around the campus of Florida A&M University, a variety of visual styling preferences are immediately evident.  From shortcut fades to artificial eyelashes to braided synthetic hair, one may wonder […]

Opinions

Male mentors: A dying breed

Men of the Beta Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. mentoring young middle school boys at R. Frank Nims Middle School. Photo by Moses Lordeus   America’s largest volunteer supported mentoring program is experiencing a dangerous phenomenon; too many young boys are in the program with not enough […]

News

Moricette elected president of Student Senate

Picture taken at the senate meeting during the elections. | Photo credit: Albert Hayes  The student senate has made its decision for the Legislative branch leaders for FAMU’s 48th Student Senate. The elections for senate president and president pro tempore took place Monday in the senate chambers. The current Senate […]

Lifestyles

JUUL is trending with college students

Move over Virginia Slims, your cigarette daydreams are over. A sleek new vape device known as JUUL (pronounced jewel) is on the shelves of select retailers and is quickly gaining popularity among college students. James Monsees and Adam Bowen co- founded JUUL. The two shared a similar dissatisfaction with the […]

Sports

FAMU wrestling: On the road to glory

The Florida A&M University Wrestling Team at the 15 Annual Seminole Rattler Invitational. Photo credit: FAMU Rattler Wrestling Team The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Rattlers wrestling team look to make a dynamic impact on their great season at  National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA), Wrestling championships held this upcoming weekend. The team […]

News

More guns are coming to public schools

The Florida Legislature and Florida Governor Rick Scott gave the School Boards the authority to determine if school personnel, teachers included, could carry firearms on school property and in classrooms. This determination came after much debate over the wording of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act […]