Gov. Rick Scott signed the Republican-sponsored teacher merit pay legislation into law Thursday. The bill passed the House 80-39. It cleared the Senate in a largely partisan 26-12 roll call, last week. Some educators around the state believe the bill could have adverse effects. The legislation established a statewide teacher […]

Lately conversations have arisen in the Florida Senate and House that could alter reproductive health care in the state. Last Tuesday, Sen. Stephen R. Wise (R-Jacksonville) introduced Senate Bill 1414 which states that if an individual or group health insurance policy is purchased in whole or in part with any […]

Within a couple of weeks, five candidates will be selected to come to campus for their interview process for director of student activities. The search committee for the director of student activities met March 18 in the Al Lawson Center and discussed dates for the campus interviews, the time frame […]

From molding to overcrowding issues for the past two years, housing on Florida A&M’s campus seems to not be getting better. According to the housing guide-booklet, all visitors must be out of the residents’ rooms at midnight and some students don’t agree with the set time. “The only issue I […]

#8220;Do you have what it takes to be a senator?” is the question being asked by members of Florida A&M’s 40th student senate. As student senators are preparing for the Senate Legislative watch week, expect to hear this slogan throughout the campus in the coming weeks. Taking place March 28 […]

The U.S. Census Bureau released the latest data for Florida last Thursday and as projected, 18, 801, 310 people call the state home. The U.S. Census Bureau released the latest data for Florida last Thursday and as projected, 18, 801, 310 people call the state home.NeaN nThe also data indicates […]

Five sessions ago, the Florida Legislature passed a bill banning state university professors and students from traveling to Communist Cuba, and other nations considered “terrorist states” using public or private funds. But some scholars in Florida, including Joseph Jones, interim assistant vice president of the Office of International Education and […]

Saggers in Florida be aware; your day’s of sagging may come to an end soon. “Pants on the ground, Pants on the ground, lookin’ like a fool with your pants on the ground, with the gold in your mouth, hat turned sideways, Pants hit the ground, Call yourself a cool […]

Several disasters are striking Japan and while the crisis is thousands of miles away, one Rattler can relate first-hand to the record-breaking disaster. According to a report by the Associated Press, the troubles at several of the nuclear plant’s reactors were set off when last week’s earthquake and tsunami […]

Six of Florida A&M’s top employees either quit to work for other schools, retired or were demoted this semester. The recent losses mean that 11 dean, director and vice president positions are vacant around campus. Among the vacancies – Pharmacy, Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, VP […]