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Kerry’s army jab fuels Republican fire

Tuesday President Bush, along with other GOP lawmakers, blasted Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., for remarks he made in an address, in which he told a group of college students they could either work hard in school or “get stuck in Iraq.” Apparently the comment was meant as a joke aimed […]

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Interim president receives negative evaluation scores

According to the 2005-2006 evaluation of Florida A&M University’s Interim President Castell V. Bryant, more than half of the survey’s participants do not believe she promotes “integrity and high moral values in all aspects of operations” for the university. When prompted to say whether they strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly […]

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College students all over city to sleep out at Civic Center, vote early

Danyell Shackelford expects 2,000-3,000 students from Florida A&M University, Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College to attend a sleepover with a mission. From Nov. 1-2, students will spend the night at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center for the “Sleep out for the Vote Extravaganza.” They will participate in early […]

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Deltas and Alphas step hard and win big at step show

The annual Greek Step Show is one of the most highly anticipated activities held during Homecoming Week. This year hundreds of students, Greeks and other visitors filled the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center to witness the organizations representing Florida A&M University’s National Pan-Hellenic Council display their talents in this year’s Greek […]

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Women can try to decrease heart disease risk early

Black women are the number one targets for heart disease, but experts believe that younger women have an earlier opportunity to decrease their risk through healthy eating and routine exercise. Black people in general are at a high risk for heart disease, but for black women the risk is even […]

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Speakers stress giving back during Friday’s convocation

Hundreds of Florida A&M University students and alumni gathered in Gaither Gymnasium to celebrate not only homecoming, but the 100th year anniversary of the royal court Friday at convocation. Phillip B. Agnew, 21, a fourth-year business administration student from Chicago and student body president, dared students and alumni to take […]

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‘Silent killer’ a result of high blood pressure

Hypertension, dubbed the “silent killer” by medical professionals, affects the lifestyles of more than 50 million Americans. Hypertension, more commonly known as high blood pressure, has severe consequences. One in every three Americans has high blood pressure, but one-third of these people are unaware because they do not have any […]

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Hip hop’s elite visit Tallahassee for concert

Ticket holders sprinted to the main arena of the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center when its doors opened Saturday at 7 p.m to get prime-choice seating to witness what many called the best event to hit Tallahassee this year. This year’s homecoming celebration came to a close with “The Last Big […]

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Faculty changes printing policy

Computer lab abuse by students in different colleges schools at Florida A&M University has resulted in the administration’s decision to change to a pay-to-print system, instead of the free printing privileges in some schools. University faculty and administrators continually complain about computer labs being mistreated by students throughout the university. […]

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Volleyball team should have been given priority

The football team was not the only Florida A&M University squad that competed locally during Homecoming Week. The volleyball team defeated the University of North Florida Wednesday afternoon. Winning is routine for the Lady Rattlers as they were victorious in their last 90 conference matches. But the start time for […]