Local residents gathered around Lake Ella Monday for a luminary memorial in support of bringing the troops home from the war in Iraq. From babies to senior citizens with pets, more than 100 people walked around the lake with anti-war signs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and took part […]

Like clockwork, FAMU is again in the news for financial and operational woes. On March 14 Interim President Castell Bryant received an audit report of all preliminary and tentative findings that sent up red flags in the auditor general’s operational audit of FAMU for the fiscal year, which ended June […]

The College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is trying to move forward after being put on probation until June 30, 2008 by the Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education.           “We do not know the exact date, but we know that SACS is returning in the spring, and we are doing everything […]

It may be the toughest of all endeavors, but Americans have attempted to answer to the trend of cutting carbohydrates out of their daily diets to lose weight. This ‘carb craze’ has become a household name and has garnered great success for many. But some experts say it may not […]

Flowers blooming, birds singing and are clear signs of the first official day of spring.  A great place to visit to enjoy this spring’s bloom is Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park.   According to floridastateparks.org, the park was originally named Killearn Gardens, after a Scottish village where the grandfather […]

Head Coach Carl Goodman can add another win to the men’s tennis team 14-8 season record after defeating non-conference competitor Mercer University 6-1 at the Rattler Tennis Courts Tuesday afternoon. It will be a long bus ride to Macon, Ga. for Mercer University who came to town with one thing […]

Getting in the door with the right person or entity can be a career-changing event. Unfortunately, people who can create opportunities have become an endangered species. Nowadays, students are too cool to call someone every day for months just to work for free.  If someone doesn’t return one of their […]

Futuristic styles stand out among the latest trends this season, but they are not your run-of-the-mill futuristic fashions. This spring, designers have fused the ’60s and the future to create looks reminiscent of the television series “Lost in Space.” Designers like Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Lanvin and Balenciaga have managed […]

The Green Pages, Florida A&M University’s telephone directory for student-run businesses, released its second edition, “The Green Pages 1.2.” Last week the quarterly publication introduced approximately 30 new businesses in its new issue. “The Green Pages acts as a service to the students,” said Mitch Brooks, chief executive officer of […]

Hoping to teach young Rattler women proper etiquette, the Office of Student Union Activities hosted a tea party in The Grand Ballroom Sunday. “The ability to communicate is what sets you aside from everyone else,” keynote speaker Myoushi Jones said. Jones, wife of former Senator Darrell Jones, was unable to […]