Anyone who has logged into iRattler in the last couple of weeks has seen the notification that there will be an excess credit hour surcharge for students who entered Florida A&M for the first time during the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 school years. Students who enrolled in fall 2009 will be […]
Opinions
Social Media Turns Trayvon’s Death to International News
Everyone in the nation has heard of Trayvon Martin’s story by now. But before the story was ever mentioned on the major news networks, it was a major story on social networks. Ordinary people informed us of a tragedy, before the media professionals ever made a sound […]
Ammons Must Explain Changes to Us
Quicker than people could say FAMU, former Provost Cynthia Hughes Harris was on her way to the Allied Health and Sciences building. Last week, Harris was reassigned to her old position as dean of the School of Allied Health and Sciences. One can’t help but question where this decision came […]
Talking about Crime Doesn’t Eliminate it from Our Society
In the midst of the Trayvon Martin madness, I believe it’s important to question the media’s misrepresentation of black youth. It frustrates me to turn on the television and see a black male behind bars or in the middle of fighting “baby mamas.” That’s not all there is. I was […]
Studying abroad is Vital for Success
#8220;Congratulations on your acceptance to The American University of Paris!” I have never been more excited by a sentence. After months of searching for the right university with the right program in the right city, I can finally see my dream of studying abroad coming together. I have long wanted […]
Lady Rattlers Dominate at Morehouse Relays
The Lady Rattlers track team dominated nearly every event during the 41st Annual Morehouse Relays in Atlanta, continuing its season-long performance. The competition began Thursday and ended Saturday. “Everyone put their all in their race,” said Chandelic Jackson. “The girls are really dedicated. We had a couple of injuries, but […]
Trayvon Martin’s Shooting Gives Us A Reason to Fight
On Feb. 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin stopped at the corner store in Sanford, Fla., and was shot and killed by a neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman.Zimmerman, a white man, allegedly felt “threatened” by Martin, and after he was instructed by police to stop following the young man, he continued.Martin’s death has […]
New Football Uniforms Won’t Boost Morale among Students
As a Graduate Senator in the 41st Student Senate, I felt a responsibility and duty to be a steward for not just graduate students but the entire student body at Florida A&M University. Feb. 27, Senate meeting, the 41st Student Senate unwisely appropriated $29,360 to the Florida A&M football team […]
Are Dress Standards Really the Solution?
Discussions of implementing a dress standard have begun among the Florida A&M administration, and like a lot of schools, it seems like a difficult subject to handle. The administration is perfectly within its rights to have one, of course, but the collective level of goodwill the student body has for […]
Patients should have the right to choose death
I have spent countless hours in hospitals. I have visited multiple patients and even had the privilege of speaking with some of them. My father is a doctor and growing up he would bring me along when he had to make his rounds in the hospitals and nursing homes. […]