Photo Courtesy of Cenage Brain College students on Florida A&M University campus are blaming the food they are served on campus for their weight gain. Students around the world have been the victim of “Freshmen 15,” maybe it is because their always on the go, doing homework, going to the […]
Author: Raven Gaines
The Freshmen First Year Experience
Being a freshman is something we have all experienced before, but being a college freshman is a radical change. The first semester for a Florida A&M University freshman is a learning experience. One that students seem to be enjoying so far. The freshman experience is a life changing event, which […]
FAMU goes Pink in Support of Breast Cancer
Photo courtesy of Anjelicia Bruton In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Florida A&M University has a full agenda planned to bring students together to learn the importance of what it means to think pink. According to BreastCancer.Org, “About 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over […]
Lady Rattlers Strike the Tigers of SSU
Courtesy of Rattler Nation Blogspot The Florida A&M Volleyball team shutout the Lady Tigers of Savannah State University Sunday Oct. 25 at the Al Lawson Center. The Lady Rattlers got off to a shaky start at the beginning of the best of five match as the girls committed four errors […]
Florida A&M University Students Form New University Political Party
Six Rattlers have united to form The STRIKE Party, a new political party at Florida A&M University. Former SGA President Anthony Siders, Sean Siders, Kenneth Johnson, Jasmine Louis, Candace Daymond, and graduate senator Iman Sandifer, who is also the party’s chairman, founded the party on Oct. 25, 2014. However the […]
The Color Run 5K Race Invades Tallahassee
Photo By: Lauren Green The Color Run tour made a stop in Tallahassee to bring the “Happiest 5K on the Planet” to local residents. The Color Run began in March 2011 as an event used to promote happiness, healthiness, and individuality. This is the largest event series in the […]
Miss FAMU Touches Hearts During Her Women’s Empowerment Conference
109th Miss Florida A&M University, Anquinette Taylor Anquinette Taylor, the 109th Miss Florida A&M University tackled her biggest platform during a women’s empowerment conference held Friday evening in FAMU’s Grand Ballroom titled, “It’s a Hard Knock Life”. The goal of the event was to target depression and self-esteem issues among African […]
BREAKING: Montgomery resigns as BOT Chairman
Courtesy of Context Florida Rufus Montgomery, Board of Trustees chairman, resigned his post effective immediately Friday morning in a letter sent to the BOT. Montgomery was elected as Chairman in April. “In an effort to move the University forward, effective immediately, I hereby resign from my position as chair,” Montgomery […]
Rattlers Strike Back to Stand By Mangum
FAMU students prepare to march down to the governor's office in support of University President Mangum. Photo courtesy of Napierra Nicole Early Thursday morning Florida A&M University's Board of Trustees called an emergency meeting via teleconference in the president’s conference room where a three-hour hasty discussion involved two attempts at terminating […]
Tallahassee Museum Presents Halloween Howl
Courtesy of Tallahassee Museum The Tallahassee Museum will hold its 22nd annual Halloween Howl October 23 and 24 from 6-10 p.m. Halloween Howl is a two-night event filled with hours of fun activities for children, as well as adults. There will be trick-or-treating, a land of mystical creatures, both haunted […]