Discipline is a key to success for any team. All sports require unyielding focus and determination. Only disaster awaits a team when discipline is forgotten. The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers forgot discipline. They left behind the basics that allowed them to beat schools from the Big East and SEC. Monday […]
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Baseball team started their season 0-3 in the UNF Baseball Classic
The Florida A&M Rattlers Baseball team started their season 0-3 playing against the University of Richmond, Ohio State University, and the University of North Florida in the UNF Baseball Classic at Harmon stadium in Jacksonville this past weekend. The Rattlers opened their season with a new strategy set in place […]
Tennis players battle for number one
The number one and two players for the Florida A&M Men’s Tennis team will be competing throughout the 2010 season as they both jock for the top position for the team. Florida A&M Men’s Tennis senior David Jackson is the number one ranked player on the team and he is […]
FAMU board of trustees discuss university’s future
The Florida A&M board of trustees held a workshop last Wednesday to confront the budget cuts the school will face in the upcoming school year. The cut will be anywhere from $9-13 million. Chief Financial Officer Teresa Hardee and vice president, said she put together a leadership team to inform […]
The effect Obama in African-American men
I walk the hallways of Florida A&M everyday, I see beautiful brothers anxious to receive an education and change the stereotypical image that society has placed on them. On Nov. 4, 2008, the United States elected the first black president, Barack Obama. Although, many view the likes of Obama rarity […]
Parents should be held accountable for the actions of their offspring
Four young boys were arrested Feb. 15 on charges of felony burglary, criminal mischief and trespassing. They were 7, 9, along with two 12-year-olds. The minors were caught on a school surveillance tape destroying books, computers and smearing paint on walls. School officials estimate at least $50,000 in damage, according […]
Lil’ Wayne doesn’t go to jail because of his medical situation
Self-proclaimed “best rapper” alive Dwayne Carter, better known as Lil’ Wayne, was to be sentenced last week for an attempted-gun-possession charge from 2007. Sentencing was delayed until March 2, due to what his attorney described as a “medical situation” in a statement issued last Tuesday. The ordeal turned out to […]
Rebounding troubles plague men’s basketball
Florida A&M (7-20 overall, 4-10 in the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference) tried to carry its momentum from Saturday’s 72-67 win over conference rival Howard University (7-22 overall, 6-8 in the MEAC). However, the Rattlers lost the battle of the boards Monday night against Hampton University 70-61 (9-17 overall 6-8 in the […]
Early surge not enough as Rattlers lose 70-61 to Pirates
Perhaps it just wasn’t meant to be. The Florida A&M men’s basketball team had an opportunity to string together its first win streak in conference play this season on Monday night, but failed to do so. The Rattlers lost to the Hampton University Pirates 70-61 on Monday in the Al […]
FAMU’s Black History Month event will honor twenty men for their contributions to the community
Twenty men will be honored for their contributions to the community in Lee Hall on Friday as part of FAMU’s Black History Month celebration. The program, which is a partnership between Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida A&M University and 100 Black Men of Florida, is themed “Real Fathers, […]