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Dirty, Steamy texts drive you off the road

In a world where technology invades every aspect of our lives, it becomes easy to get distracted and cause simple careless accidents. According to a 29-year-old Tampa man, that is exactly what happened. Phernando Cuello was involved in a minor traffic accident on State Road 54 in Pasco County. He […]

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A Letter to Online Commenters

We would first like to thank you for taking your time out to visit our site and read the articles of our fellow students. It gives us great pleasure to know that we are getting to others via the World Wide Web. However, we at The Famuan would like to […]

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Bill to Ban ‘Sagging’ Passes, Protesters Rejoice

A few weeks ago a bill was passed in our lovely state of Florida that banned the common fashion statement of sagging pants for individuals in grades K-20. Pause. Does this mean that I no longer have to walk around campus looking at people’s underwear? Praise God! Don’t get me […]

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FAMU May Not Be Perfect, but It’s Our University

It really might be time to stop the complaining. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University might not be the a five-star hotel with room service delivered by Mila Kunis, but it certainly is not the Motel 6 many students try to make it out to be. Compare the problems of this […]

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Retool Your School: Don’t Pass This Up

As a fellow rattler it bothers me that many students on our campus are not aware or informed about influential and positive news and events. Retool Your School is a way for our school to earn money to enhance the way FAMU looks and operates. Last year we received a […]

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Officials fed-up with Libya, send in missiles

The government crisis in Libya has hit an all time high. The United States joined the United Nations leaders on assertive measures to dethrone ruler Moammar Gadhafi from his 42 years of supremacy. On Sunday morning, Libyan time (Saturday afternoon U.S. Eastern time), 19 U.S. warplanes that included stealth bombers […]

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Why Must Obtaining Information Be So Difficult?

That whole myth about “freshman 15,” when a first-year student gains 15 pounds, did not apply to me when I first came to Florida A&M. Some blame it on my fast metabolism; I blame it on my drive to get the news and the exercise that comes with it. Having […]

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Living at home while in college: It’s What You May Think and More

You’ve read the opinion of two fellow Famuan’s about their specific living arrangements. This, for out-of-towners, is usually the “norm.” Well, I don’t fit that norm. I am a local and I live at home. While most people think, “Oh you live at home that must be awesome” or “Really you live […]

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It Was a Good Race, but Let it Go

You would think that after the headache of elections and the bliss of spring break the rest of the semester would be smooth sailing. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Chelsea Earby is challenging the results of the Ms. FAMU results. Apparently the landslide win for NaKena Cromarite wasn’t enough. […]

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Apartment Living Ought to be Comfortable for Everyone

Seeing a moving truck parked outside of my apartment is parallel to a dark cloud hovering above my head waiting to rain on my parade. Staying at Seminole Grand, a complex that specializes in separate lease apartments, that dark cloud finally burst a couple weeks ago when my new roommate […]