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Kathline Durden: Too Cool and Home-Schooled

As senior and co-captain of the tennis team, Kathline Durden has a lot on her plate. From classes to practice, Durden’s hard work and athleticism shines through her persona as she takes it all in stride.  A native of Detroit, Durden played tennis for most of her life, but not on […]

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Battle of MEAC Champions: FAMU to Challenge South Carolina State this weekend

The Florida A&M football team (4-3, 2-2 in the MEAC) will be playing a familiar conference foe in Saturday’s matchup against the South Carolina State Bulldogs (4-3, 3-1 in the MEAC). Both teams hold a share of last season’s MEAC championship, along with the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. This will be the […]

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Intramural Soccer Team Looking to Extend Streak

The Florida A&M intramural soccer team is preparing for their weekly game against a Tallahassee soccer league team. The team usually plays against TOC, which it has garnered a 1-1 record against. The team was up 3-1 at halftime of the game last week, but lighting problems caused the game […]

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FAMU Men Finish Third at UCF Invitational

With the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship right around the corner, the Florida A&M men’s cross-country team is determined to prove it is a force to be reckoned with in the conference. Given its performance at the University of Central Florida Black and Gold Challenge, it is doing exactly that. The […]

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FAMU Men Finish Third at UCF Black and Gold Invitational

With the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship right around the corner, the Florida A&M men’s cross-country team is determined to prove it is a force to be reckoned with in the conference. Given its performance at the University of Central Florida Black and Gold Challenge, it is doing exactly that. The […]

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McBurse Breaks Out

Al-Terek McBurse became the first Florida A&M running back to post a 200-plus yard game in four seasons, as he carried the Rattlers (3-3, 1-2 in the MEAC) to a 47-7 victory on Saturday against Savannah State (1-5, 1-2 in the MEAC) at T.A Wright Stadium. The blowout win kept […]

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Flag Football Star Erika Collins Shines for ‘Simply Marvelous’

Florida A&M’s national championship flag football intramurals program is led by someone who is homegrown. Erika Collins has become one of the team’s premier players in only a year’s time. Collins, a physical therapy student and graduate of FAMU DRS, is now a dominant player for Simply Marvelous. Since her […]

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Flag football teams crank up

The Florida A&M University campus recreation men’s intramural flag football teams, Aristotle and Lauderdale Bucs, were triumphant at their games Wednesday night.      The seven-on-seven player games were intense, with each team striving to win against their opponent.  The first two teams to compete were Aristotle and Polk […]

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David Duncan: From Walk-on to Team Leader

At 6 feet 2 inches, and 192 pounds, David Duncan has the leadership qualities of a man twice his size. The third-year physical education student from Starke, Fla. ,graduated from Bradford High School and walked on to the Florida A&M baseball team in 2008. Since then, he has been an […]

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Ladies Seek to Continue Volleyball Win Streak

The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers look to win their fourth game in a row and remain perfect on their three-game home stand as they prepare for the Lady Bears of Mercer. But victory may not be easy. “Before the last three losses against Mercer, the Lady Rattlers were undefeated against […]