Author: Morgan Danford

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Honors for a stand-out player

ldquo;Day by day, Jake will get better and better, ‘til I can’t get beat, won’t get beat.”   That’s the quote that stays with Jacques Bryant every day in the weight room. It’s the quote that has propelled him this season. It’s the quote he lives by.   […]

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Is FAMU Prepared?

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 32 people were killed April 16, 2007. At Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon nine were killed on Oct. 1. And not many will forget the name Myron May after Nov. 20, 2014 when he shot three people at Florida State […]

Lifestyles

Venom Foundation takes on the Tallahassee community

Photo Credit Celeste Stephens Nearly 1 in 3 children in the United States is overweight or obese, putting them at risk for serious health problems. According to the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), low-income neighborhoods frequently lack full-service grocery stores and farmers’ markets as well as physical activity resources […]

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FAMU’s Sustainability Institute host eco-lab block party

Photo Credit Leondra Santil Florida A&M University Sustainability Institute hosted the retool your school Ecolab block party on Saturday, at the construction site between the campus recreation center and student gravel parking lot.   The block party gathered student volunteers, staff, and the Home Depot construction crew from 9:00 am […]

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Increase of non-black student enrollment at FAMU

Non-black student enrollment has increased by more than 100, while the African-American population has slowly decreased by almost 400 students. According to the Office of Institutional Research enrollment, between the years 2011 and 2015 FAMU’s campus has become more diverse than it has ever been before. Lindsay Caserio, an occupational […]

Lifestyles

The Election’s Over, Now What?

Photo Courtesy of The Atlantic The race for America’s 45th president has been highly scrutinized from the day candidates were announced. For the first time in American history, there was a black neurosurgeon, a second generation Indian, a former first lady and real estate mogul all in pursuit for the keys […]

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Rattler’s Strike Through The MEAC

Sunday afternoon the Lady Rattlers continued their dominance over their Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) counterparts when they defeated North Carolina A&T in four out of five sets.  The Lady Rattlers finish the regular season undefeated in conference play.     Coach Tanio Trifonov was happy to finish the […]

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5 Years in a Row and Still Running

October 29th, 2016 was a historic day for the Lady Rattlers cross country team. The Rattlers won their 5th straight Mid Eastern Athletic Conference title (MEAC) at the Delaware State University outreach and research center.   The Lady Rattlers have dominated since 2012, and have not looked back since. After […]

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Lady Rattlers Continue winning streak

Florida A&M University women's volleyball team  Winning 3-1 against Bethune-Cookman University Sunday, the Florida A&M University Lady Rattlers volleyball team are on a 10-game winning streak. Out of the ten straight wins, seven have come against other Middle Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opponents. The Lady Rattlers are sitting at […]