Going into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament, the volleyball team was seeded number one. FAMU proved why it was ranked at the top by rolling over all of its opponents to obtain the 2002 MEAC Championship title. The Rattlerettes came into the tournament with a winning streak of 51 consecutive […]

I have been hearing from an array of sources that the men’s basketball team is supposed to be good this year. Of course, I had to go and see for myself. After watching them play two exhibition contests in Gaither Gymnasium, I must say that my sources were correct. Rattlers […]

Female athletes need more iron than men in their daily diets to perform well, experts say. Iron is an important mineral for female athletes because it is connected to the transportation of oxygen through the bloodstream to the heart, said Kimberly Wilkins, assistant university athletic trainer. Latoya Skinner, 20, a […]

Rattlers will have to wait a while longer before the top three candidates for provost are revealed. A special committee has been selected to perform thorough background checks on the finalists before presenting the names to President Gainous or releasing them to the public. “The selection will not be official […]

The University of Georgia long ago rid itself of openly racist policies, and even in the redneck sectors of the student population rarely hear outright racist blather – but to be honest, the strongest link between the university and diversity is that they rhyme.In considering the University of Georgia for […]

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A group of North Dakota State University student leaders strongly opposes its biggest sports rival’s nickname and wants it changed, according to a Student Senate resolution. The resolution, authored by NDSU student Sens. Paul Yatskis, Megan Pinke and Whitney Weston, states that NDSU students are offended […]

In a decision that will greatly expand the government’s authority to eavesdrop on Americans, a federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Justice Department has broad powers to use wiretaps and other means to combat terrorism. Monday’s decision means the government will face fewer hurdles when it seeks to listen […]

The author of this piece was intensely critical of the philosophy of the School of Business & Industry. His assaults are not completely baseless, but I wonder the depth and involvement of his affiliation with the school. SBI like any other institution is not oblivious to criticism, but to make […]

I’m not actually writing a letter to the editor this time. I am only asking that you kindly forward my letter that I wrote to Mr. Wilson – becasue the emails address supplied was bad. Here is the Email I wrote to Theo Wilson: The original message was received at […]

I was infuriated by Theo Wilson’s flawed ideologies concerning SBI. While SBI is not without its own flaws, to say that “Students are brainwashed” and that SBI students are “taught how not to be themselves so the boss won’t feel threatened by their ethnicity,” is incorrect, unjust, and plainly ignorant. […]