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Steps to a successful tailgate

You can gear up for the big game in the stadium parking lot (or in your own driveway) with a good-time BBQ tailgate party: STEP 1: Put on every bit of clothing with your team’s insignia on it that you own. You cannot go overboard here. Face paint in your […]

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University takes ‘silence is golden’ to a ridiculous level

Why do officials at Florida A&M University feel the need to be ultra elusive? For some reason, they seem to be afraid of talking to and informing students. I understand why only a certain number of people in each department are allowed to speak. Nothing screams public relations nightmare like […]

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Homecoming is no excuse for student conduct to fall

It is that time of year again. It’s the time where people pull out each orange and green article of clothing they own in order to become the ultimate Florida A&M University Rattler. It is the time when alumni come back to the Hill carrying pom-poms and wearing FAMU straw […]

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New video game glorifies school bullies

The makers of Grand Theft Auto have done it again. They have managed to exploit a social issue and amplify its mainstream affect with Rockstar Games’s new video game “Bully.” The new game is based in a school where the protagonist is bullied, antagonized by teachers and faced with the […]

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Senate gives public relations group money to fund convention trip

Allocations, building additions and unfair reporting were the main issues discussed at Monday’s senate meeting. Public Relations Student Society of America president Kristen Taylor, 19, a public relations student from Chicago, informed the senators of the hard work the organization has done in efforts to fundraise for their five-day trip […]

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University to begin new system for allowing students into games

Ticket distribution for the homecoming football game began Tuesday. For the past two home games, students have been able to enter into the games by merely showing their Rattler cards. But now there are two new procedures that will be implemented for this year’s homecoming game and the remaining home […]

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Hamilton becomes newest addition to the royal court

After Cyrah Hawkins lost the struggle to retain the title of Mr. Florida A&M University, Phillip Hamilton became the new Mr. FAMU. On Oct. 18 in the Grand Ballroom, Hamilton was introduced to the royal court as Mr. FAMU during practice for coronation. Hamilton, 22, a pharmacy student from Miami, […]

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Campus questions co-ed visitation

Families and friends were allowed to visit students in their rooms on campus at Florida A&M University last weekend.The housing office had open house in all 13 of its facilities from Oct. 13-15. “That was set up so we could allow parents and guests to freely visit the different resident […]

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Power outage interrupts class, businesses

The electricity on campus went out at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, leaving Florida A&M University with sunlight as its only source of illumination. “We don’t normally close in the middle of the day, but the power went out,” said Angela Williams, bookstore manager. The bookstore closed its gate at 3 p.m. […]

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Students converge at Capitol for Anderson

More than 250 students gathered at the state’s Capitol Thursday to protest the lack of progress in the case of Martin Lee Anderson, a 14-year-old detainee who was beaten by officials at the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Boot Camp on Jan. 5. Anderson died a day later. Organizers from the […]