It has been a long road since the beginning of the semester when I found out that I have Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The fight has been tough, and the emotional and physical toll it took on me has reached levels I never expected at the beginning of my treatment. Countless […]
Lifestyles
‘Shots Fired’ analyzes black-on-black violence
Shots fired, Made him Lean Back too far In Da Club, His boys shook him and told him to Walk It Out. Witnesses said they hadn’t seen a thing-damn liars, I told them, “He was flirting with this girl” “Got pushed and he swung,” “I heard 3 shots and a […]
Wounded Rattler continues to fight
Bullets have a notorious history for piercing flesh, corroding bones and rupturing bodily organs. These lead rounds turn horrifying nightmares into harsh realities. On the night of Dec. 1, 2009, the unexpected happened. Danielle Givens, 19, a former Rattler and second-year pharmacy student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College […]
World AIDS Day recognized by expert health panelists
Since 1987, government and health officials have designated Dec.1 as a day to raise global awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Office of Student Health Services hosted a panel discussion in the Alfred Lawson Multipurpose Gymnasium. Four Leon County government and health officials informed students about the AIDS crisis […]
Night of music dedicated to retiring OSA Director
Florida A&M University paid tribute to an honorable Rattler who has assisted the growth of the institution for nearly 25 years: Saundra Jean Roland Inge, former head of the Office of Student Activities. Students, faculty and friends supported a part of a musical celebration in honor of her departure. “I […]
Jazz ensembles pay tribute to classical artists
The packed audience sat enraptured Monday night at the “Just Jazz” concert opening with a piece called “Basically Blues.” Jennifer Lindsey, a second-year theater student, attended the concert as a class requirement, but highly anticipated some of the music selections, particularly music by Chick Corea. The concert consisted of performances […]
FAMU alumna vies for supporting role
Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry alumna, Candice Lenoir, is competing in a contest geared toward helping aspiring actors, artists and directors showcase their craft. Lenoir, if selected, will star in a short film alongside Nia Long. Long, a renowned actress has starred in an array of films, […]
‘Deathly Hallows’ better in novel form
The Harry Potter series has been a major part of my life since I was nine. I was not a bandwagon fan enjoying the popularity of the series after book four was released. I saw “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in a bookstore in 1999. It was the kind […]
Eclectic new album from N*E*R*D
The weirdness, diversity, spastic changes and fearlessness is back in N*E*R*D’s newest album “Nothing.” Pharrell and Chad Hugo’s side project N*E*R*D (No One Ever Really Dies) makes a strong comeback from its last album “Seeing Sounds” with “Nothing.” The cover art of the album has an image of Pharrell wearing […]
Trials blossom into motherhood
Quinn Smith of Fort Lauderdale, was 21 years old when her mother died of AIDS. Her daughter, Tai’Quay Smith, was two years old at the time. “It was my first year in the army, a life-changing experience in itself,” Smith said. “My mother was strung out on drugs and…I had […]