Scouts representing the Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers came to Florida A&M to review potential football prospects. Devonte Terry Johnson, Shaun Ward and Damien Fleming were at the center of the scouts’ attention. The talent showcase was in Tookes Center. The players were assessed by […]
Author: Taylor A. Bishop
The Alpha XI Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Presents ‘Suits for our Sons’
ldquo;Suits for our Sons” was held Monday evening in the multi purpose room. Aktion Jackson, FAMU alumnus, member of Kappa Alpha Psi created the event in 2013.. Joshua Parson, a senior philosophy and religion student, was happy to get a new dress shirt and ties. “I’m trying to be more […]
FAMU hosts second Annual STEM Day
Florida A&M University College of Science and Technology held its second annual STEM Day on Saturday March 28th, in the Perry-Paige Auditorium on the campus of FAMU. Middle and high school students registered for the event and were served breakfast. The students met STEM professionals in various disciplines during workshop […]
Rattlers Beat Troy 2-1
Photo by: Dyniesha Dye The Rattlers went wire to wire with a 2-1 victory over Troy University at Moore-Kittles Field Wednesday. The Florida A&M baseball team came, saw, and conquered after coming off of an eight game losing streak. Head coach Jamey Shouppe feels that the team did enough […]
FAMU Wrestling Team Brings Home NCWA National Championship All-American
Courtesy of FAMU Wrestling Team. Florida A and M University wrestlers Rickey Carter and Clif Decius were qualifiers for the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s National Championships in Allen, Texas. Ocala Forest’s 2011 State Champion wrestler Rickey Carter, earned All-American honors and finished in seventh place in the 2015 NCWA […]
FAMU Softball Season Outlook
Courtesy of FAMU Sports Info. The Florida A&M University Lady Rattlers softball team aspires to have another successful season after dominating the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference last season. The Lady Rattlers have an abundance of youthful talent with six sophomores returning to the championship team. The underclassmen must learn quickly, as […]
Florida A&M Wind Symphony Ensemble to Perform at Carnegie Hall
The Wind Symphony Ensemble received the invitation to play at Carnegie Hall and accepted the invitation. The ensemble will perform Sunday, March 29 at 8:30 p.m. Dr. Nicholas Thomas, assistant professor of music education and assistant band director, said students will get to stay in downtown Manhattan and it should […]
Diaspora Dialogues presents Darius Young
This month’s Diaspora Dialogues was a conversation with Darius Young, P.h.D. on the Riots and the Roots of Black Power at Florida A&M in 1968; in the standing room only Lecture Room 105 of the Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center at noon on March 19. Kwasi Densu P.h.D, professor of […]
FAMU’S ROTC Takes SECOND WIN: Commanders Cup
Florida State University and Florida A&M University Army ROTC hosted the annual Commanders’ Cup Competition on Friday, and FAMU took home the trophy. The Commanders’ Cup Competition is an annual competition with various sports events between Military Cadets. The purpose of the event is to build comradery with neighboring ROTC units and to promote fitness and school spirit as one. The challenge started at 1:30 […]
The Shouppe Effect
Head coach Jamey Shouppe – Courtesy FAMU Sports Info. Head baseball coach Jamey Shouppe has high expectations for his team in his second-year at Florida A&M University. The Rattlers baseball team hadn’t won more than 19 games for five seasons prior Shouppe’s arrival. His first season at FAMU, led […]