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News

Is FAMU and FSU drug use under control?

Pill bottle containing prescripton drugs | Photo credit: Frankieleon via Flickr In a high-stressed environment like a college, where the workload appears endless and time seems skimp, one has to ask, are drugs being used as an ingredient to success? Tallahassee being the home ­­­­­of both Florida A&M University and […]

Lifestyles

Fighting student hunger with Farm Share

Students pose with bags full of food | Photo credit: Sydne Vigille Students with food insecurities, who do not have meal plans, or the funds to buy groceries are left with very few options of nutritious food. Recognizing this need, Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Student Health Services decided to take […]

Lifestyles

Farewell FAMU

The FAMUAN EIC, Cara Hackett, poses in front of the newsroom | Photo credit: Kenyan Alexander  It’s 7:42 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 and I’ve been staring at a blank Word document for several hours. Blank, not because I don’t have anything to say, but because I cannot figure out […]

Opinions

Get in where you fit in: Being biracial in America

Camryn Williams poses for a picture on campus. Photo credit: Camryn Williams The conversation about biracial and multiracial individuals struggling to assimilate into their respective communities has been addressed by quite a few individuals in media and on the campus of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). Sir Robert […]

Opinions

Do college students neglect church?

FAMU Village residents entering the shuttle for Family Worship and Praise Center's Sunday service. Photo by: Kayla Lawson   While many college students find solace and safety in attending their places of worship, there is a disparity between how much they worship when they are away at college and when […]

Sports

FAMU students and alumni curious about stadium funds

After the recent announcement of Florida A&M University's (FAMU) new all-sports performance facility, enthusiasm has flared, along with speculation as to how the funds will be produced for the nine million dollar project. Initially, when the plans were revealed, then-athletic director (AD) Milton Overton was the face and forefront […]

Sports

Players want Pata

Pata and FAMU football players gear up for the fourth quarter. Photo credit: Ahmon Lott A search committee to find the next Florida A&M University (FAMU) head football coach was formed Wednesday to find a replacement for Alex Wood who resigned on Nov. 20. Though a national search will be […]

Sports

The quest for a winning coach

Coach Pata rallying up his players. Photo credit: Sydne Vigille With former Florida A&M University football Head Coach Alex Wood resigning from his position on Nov. 20, FAMU once again finds themselves on the coaching carousel looking for someone to fill the void of head coach. Wood, who was in […]