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‘Striking fore Scholarships’

The Second Annual FAMU Athletics Golf Tournament, presented by Parks and Crump LLC, will take place April 5 at the Southwood Golf Club. Proceeds from the event will provide financial support to Florida A&M athletics. All contributions will qualify as a donation to a public charity for federal income, estate […]

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FAMU to host roller derby bouts in recreation center

Tallahassee’s roller derby team will skate inside Florida A&M’s recreation center this season. Capital Punishment opened its seventh season of competition against the Acadiana Roller Girls on March 9 inside the Hansel E. Tookes Sr. Recreation Center. Last season, Capital Punishment competed in Skate Inn. Brendan Diamond, the head referee, […]

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Moving the chains

Junior safety Devan Roberts warms up on the field before a home game at Bragg Memorial Stadium. (Nolan McCaskill/The Famuan) A chunk of concrete block lay near bits and pieces of shattered glass. A laptop, a pair of Jordan sneakers and two 14-karat gold necklaces – one bearing a heart-shaped […]

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Troy Pollard sets personal record at Invitational

  A Florida A&M men’s 400-meter sprinter competed in the University of Notre Dame’s Alex Wilson Invitational this weekend in South Bend, Ind., to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Troy Pollard, a junior criminal justice student from St. Paul, Minn. was the only Rattler to compete in the meet. Despite […]

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New enhancements bring new excitement for the track team

  The Robert “Pete” Griffin track has run its course.  The cross-country, track and field team and the community will have a new and improved facility to use by the end of the summer. The Office of Facilities Planning & Construction met with FAMU Athletics Wednesday to discuss upgrades for […]

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Lady Rattlers fall to SC State on Senior Night

  The women’s basketball team honored its lone senior on Senior Night, which ended in a 63-46 defeat at the hands of the South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs on Monday night. Keturah Martin, a senior guard from Memphis, Tenn., finished with two rebounds and an assist in her final home […]

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Gun controversy triggers memories for football player

Lavante Page still remembers that day in September 2009. It was the first football game of the season, Florida A&M at home against Delaware State University, and the then-sophomore running back from Atlanta got his first start for the Rattlers. He was leaving the Galimore-Powell Fieldhouse after a postgame press […]

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Men’s tennis hosts Kids’ Day

  The men’s tennis team hosted Kids’ Day Fridayfor the youth in the community. With rackets in hand and smiles on their faces, kids gathered at Florida A&M’s tennis courts. Players patiently coached each kid, teaching the correct way to hold a racket. The United Tennis Association and the Intercollegiate […]

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Tennis teams triumph

  The Florida A&M men and women’s tennis teams were both victorious against Alabama State University on Friday. Both the men and women’s teams are trying to overcome slow starts. Temuera Asafu-Adjaye, a senior pre-physical therapy student from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, said the men’s team is accustomed to the […]

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Men’s tennis team anticipates best season yet

  The men’s tennis team will play its first home game on the newly resurfaced tennis court Friday against Alabama State at 2 p.m. The Rattlers played their five previous home games on Florida State University’s tennis court. Returning player Temuera Asafu-Adjaye, a fourth-year physical therapy student from Hawkes Bay, […]