Florida A&M University will kick-off its annual Honors Week with a Graduate School Preparation Seminar Monday in the Embassy Room from 11 a.m-1 p.m. Throughout the week students who have achieved academic success will have the chance to participate in a variety of organized activities. “Honors Week is an opportunity […]
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Seniors contemplate next move after college
The curtain on their careers has finally been pulled down. Their Victory Tour played its last concert in Raleigh, N.C. in the MEAC Tournament, but unfortunately, it did not lead to a thrilling finish. Nevertheless, the seniors on the Rattler basketball team have wrapped up their respective careers at Florida […]
Songwriter trades pen, pad for microphone
We are in a time when artists seem to come and go just as often as we change our underwear. It is tough to tell which ones are actually built to last. Shaffer Smith, better known to the music world as Ne-Yo, may be the one exception to the rule. […]
University partially responsible for hazing
University officials recently suspended the Alpha Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. after a pledge from Decatur, Ga., was injured in a hazing incident. Members of this fraternity are accused of beating the victim four consecutive nights with canes. Something must be done because incidents like this not […]
TV has become mind numbing
On Sunday, the widely watched “Flavor of Love” television series announced the “lucky” winner of the heart of rapper/entertainer Flavor Flav. The show kept viewers and the anticipation of whom Flav would choose as his concubine held on to the viewer’s attention. Every week viewers watched as the contestants fought […]
Hampton should focus on making entrepreneurs, not conformists
If administrators at Florida A&M University forced me to cut my beloved braids because I needed to conform after graduation, I would quickly throw up the “deuces” sign and find a school more accepting of my culture. Fortunately I don’t have this problem, but a number of business students are […]
Sports Notes:
Softball The Lady Rattlers were in action throughout the break. FAMU traveled to Atlanta for the Buzz Classic. The softball team took on Wisconsin, Radford, Georgia State and Texas-El Paso respectively. FAMU compiled a 1-4 mark in the Buzz Classic. FAMU defeated UTEP by a 5-4 margin in their lone […]
Politicians look to Floridians for ‘100’ good ideas
Members of the Florida House of Representatives are seeking input from college students for a book titled “100 Innovative Ideas For Florida’s Future.” The goal is to gather 100 innovative ideas by Floridians throughout the state. According to http://www.100ideas.org the initiatives of the book are to listen to the people’s […]
Coleman conducts e-mail survey of quality of library resources
Coleman Library conducted a campus-wide survey to obtain a better idea of expectations of the students and faculty for library and information services last month. The survey was administered as a result of university libraries across the nation becoming more concerned about the quality of student and faculty. Feb. 28 […]
Physical violence not the tie that binds
What lengths does a person have to go to prove that he is worthy enough to join a Greek organization? In the case of Florida A&M University sophomore Marcus Jones, pledging the Alpha Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. was more than he bargained for. According to a […]