Cartoon drawn by Mark Knight of Serena Williams after losing to Naomi Osaka in the U.S. Open Final tournament Photo Credit: Mark Knight After losing to Naomi Osaka in the U.S. Open Final tournament, Serena Williams was the subject of a potentially racially charged cartoon drawn by Mark Knight after […]
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Lack of discipline is the reason for FSU slow start
With three games underneath his belt, all the hype that came with head coach Willie Taggart seems to have gone downhill quickly after a slow start to the season. “Our fans have every right to have high expectations for our program and I can assure you that no one has […]
Athlete by day, student activist by night
Rachel Harden didn’t believe she had any athletic abilities until she held a tennis racket at age 7. “My dad is a tennis coach back home in Augusta, Georgia, so I have been around tennis my whole life.” said Harden “I started getting good at age 8 or 9 so […]
FAMUAN player of the week: Ryan Stanley
Photo By Sydne Vigille FAMU quarterback Ryan Stanley celebrating a near TD run against Jackson State University In a heart-breaking 18-16 loss on Saturday afternoon against Jackson State University, the Florida A&M Rattlers still had one star that seemed to shine bright and his name is Ryan Stanley. Early in […]
Lack of discipline and miscues cost FAMU in loss to JSU
FAMU elects to run the ball in the last play of the game against Jackson State University Photo Credit: Sydne Vigille Penalties and poor clock management was the story for Florida A&M football in their 18-16 loss to Jackson State University. Saturday night’s game came down to the final seconds, and […]
Carrasco brings passion to FAMU volleyball
Valentina Carrasco is not your typical Rattler. A senior business administration student from Lima, Peru, Carrasco is a member of Florida A&M’s volleyball team. She began her volleyball career at the modest age of 8. Her father, Antonio Carrasco, is a volleyball coach in Lima and has been an active […]
FAMU football poised to bounce back against Jackson State
Florida A&M University football is looking to bounce back after a devastating loss to Troy University on Saturday 59-7. FAMU will try to win its second straight home game in Bragg Memorial Stadium come this weekend against Jackson State. In the Rattlers’ minds, the loss to Troy is exactly the […]
FAMU announces partnership with ESPN
FAMU athletics announced Sept. 1 that the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has agreed to a multi-year streaming deal with ESPN. Photo By: ESPN.com Florida A&M athletics recently announced that the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has agreed to a multi-year streaming deal with ESPN. “FAMU Athletics would like to announce a brand-new partnership […]
New head coach leads FAMU volleyball team
Florida A&M's head volleyball coach, Gokhan Yilmaz. Photo credit: Charlotte 49ers Club Florida A&M University’s volleyball team has a new head coach with years of experience behind him . Gokhan Yilmaz started playing volleyball in his hometown of Istanbul, Turkey until he was told he was too short to play […]
MEAC round-up: Sept. 3-8
With the dust settling from week three of MEAC College Football not much has changed within the standings as teams prepare for week four. With the North Carolina A&T Aggies still riding a three-game win streak, they sit atop the conference after a blowout 45-6 victory over Gardner-Webb Florida A&M however, […]