With the women’s basketball team coming off of its 75-71 win against Howard University, coach Debra Clark said she felt the victory was purely a product of hard work. “They were mentally tough,” Clark said of her team’s win. “We had the lead. We fought, and we did not quit.” […]
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Baseball team gears up for brand new season
Not being able to participate in last year’s MEAC tournament for the first time since 1987 brought a bitter end to last year’s season for the Rattler baseball team. Now, as a new season approaches, the team is looking to rebound from last season’s lowly record of 13-33 and 6-12 […]
Rattlers look to defeat No.1 team homecoming weekend
In sports, momentum can be the difference between winning and losing. And after winning their last two games, the FAMU men’s basketball team is hoping that momentum will help them avoid a loss Saturday. “The kids played some really great ball in the last two games,” said head coach Mike […]
Rattlers have momentum for homecoming match
In sports, momentum can be the difference between winning and losing. And after winning its last two games, the Florida A&M University men’s basketball team is hoping that momentum will help them avoid the later on Saturday. “The kids played some really great ball in the last two games,” said […]
United Faculty vote on contract
University faculty and administration voted on their first-ever bargaining contract after three years of negotiation. The staff voted on the contract Jan. 24 and 25. It was negotiated with the University’s Board of Trustees and the United Faculty of Florida. Changes in the governing bodies of state universities facilitated the […]
University status questionable
In the fall 0f 2006, Black Enterprise magazine named FAMU the No. 1 college for black students, but after the press conference held in front of Lee Hall Auditorium, many faculty and students became wary about the result. The magazine’s August 2006 issue announced its 2006 annual list of the […]
Hold the phone
A Wednesday conference call turned into a heated discussion on how the Board of Trustees would conduct closing interviews for the University presidential finalists. Trustee R. B. Holmes Jr., co-chair, presided over the teleconference involving six board members, the Presidential Search Committee, representatives from the Hollins Group search firm and […]
University needs more customer service
Why must my year start off by wanting to lash out at incompetent FAMU employees? I still don’t have my net check from fall 2006. What good is a new director of financial aid if she never returns student e-mails? How do classes mysteriously disappear from transcripts? These are a few of […]
Blacks need to act as one
The Man did a job on us. Just look at the state of the black community. Our people fill prisons, and we have the highest high school dropout rate compared to other races. I’ve always been told that once someone controls your mind, they control you. That’s what The Man […]
University offers various alternatives for students without health care insurance
For many of the University’s students without health insurance coverage, there are alternatives such as free check ups, University insurance plans and Medicaid. Lonnie Roberson Nash, 19, a sophomore chemical engineering student from Philadelphia, does not have medical insurance. He has faced trouble in the past for not having coverage. […]