The Office of New Student Orientation (NSO) will be hosting the 2016 Spring Preview on Saturday for prospective Florida A&M University students and their families to learn about what FAMU has to offer and be able to experience life at FAMU for a day. According to Stephen Nance, NSO program […]
Author: Lauren Green
Work together, Build together, be Great together: The Kinsey Legacy
Shirley Kinsey, Khalil Kinsey and Bernard Kinsey Photos courtesy of Carlos Wilder A simple definition of a family is a group of people whom are related to one another – but with the Kinsey’s, it is much more than that. These historians have been accomplishing countless achievements with their […]
Car crashes through Mellow Mushroom
Courtesy of Adrienne Robinson A White Nissan Xterra truck crashes into the side of Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakery early Thursday morning around 1:20 a.m. Co-owner Scott Reese received a phone call around 1:30 a.m., saying that a truck had crashed straight through to the other side of the front of […]
Game Recap: Rattlers silence the Thunder in home opener
Pitcher Jojo Durden got the first win in the Rattlers Friday aftenoon home opener against Marshall. Photo courtesy of Nathaniel Price/The Famuan Florida A&M baseball (1-0) season has officially begun and the Friday afternoon opener was nothing less of exciting for the home crowd at Moore-Kittles Field. The reigning 2015 […]
Rivalry Weekend: FAMU Men’s Basketball Team is set for action against B-CU Wildcats
While the Bethune Cookman Wildcats have their eyes set on another win Saturday, the Florida A&M Rattlers look to bounce back from a 79-74 loss to the Eagles of North Carolina Central earlier this week. Both teams are ready to go toe-to-toe once again after the Rattlers failed to pick […]
New Exhibit Tells History of Florida Auto Racing
Courtesy of Hailey Ray Sun, Sand and Speed, a history of Florida auto racing, is the newest exhibit to come to the Museum of Florida History, which began January 22. The museum hosts a variety of temporary exhibits throughout the year and auto-racing was next in line to hold a […]
Modern Visionary Inspires Masses with Presence
Courtesy of Wayne Dunwoody As the celebration of Black History Month continue at Florida A&M University, the Rattlers welcomed alumnus and Microsoft CEO John Thompson back to his alma mater Monday morning. For Thompson, hordes of dapper-down scholars waited outside the doors of Lee Hall at FAMU for a chance […]
FAMU hosts advisement day at TCC
FAMU is hosting its once a semester Advisement day at TCC Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in Tallahassee Community College’s Student Union Ballroom. This is an event that Florida A&M University hosts once a semester to provide potential transfer students with information to assist with their transitions to FAMU. It […]
HBCUs vs. PWIs: the African American perspective
Courtesy of Alicia Wheeler @CoffeeCreamGirl There is often a huge misconception in the African American community that Predominately White Institutions are better than Historically Black Colleges or Universities. Some are taught that the only way they can be successful is to attend a PWI. Why is that the case? In […]
Is it Black History month?
Courtesy of NAACP Black History month is dedicated to highlighting the accomplishments and milestones achieved by prominent African American pioneers. As an African American student attending an historical university, students have become concerned that things that are not as relevant as our history are washing out our roots. On the […]