With a dynamic effort to assist students in need of financial support, Florida A&M University creates a site dedicated to the Haiti relief efforts. As an earthquake killed thousands and destroyed the country’s infrastructure earlier this week in Haiti, President James Ammons said the university has created a mobile campaign. […]
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Back to basics?: Live Blog
Please refresh this page frequently. All updates will come with real-time time stamps. 5:30 I personally would love to call this team amazing. The Lady Rattlers have trumped out of conference opponents. They have won close games in style. They have overcome adversity. If you just read the good headlines, […]
Road to redemption: Live blog
Please refresh this page frequently. All updates will come with real-time time stamps. 7:19 Give me a minute. I need to wash the taste of the girls game out of my mouth. I’ll be back for the pregame of the men’s game. Congrats to the women’s volleyball and softball teams. […]
Arenas column
On Christmas Eve while many were spending time with loved ones, Gilbert Arenas, point guard for the Washington Wizards, was anticipating playing with guns. Arenas carried a couple of unloaded guns with him into the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Not only did his actions violate NBA rules about […]
Pep and the city
Sandra Denton, known as “Pepa” from the 1990s rap group Salt-n-Pepa, is searching for love. Denton returns to “celebreality” in her show titled “Lets Talk about Pep”. After four years of celibacy, the Salt-n-Pepa Show, and a long stream of lousy relationships, Pep steps out on the streets of New York […]
Women’s Basketball Preview
While the undeniable talent of Florida A&M University’s women’s basketball team’s has allowed them to beat formidable SEC and Big Eastern Conference teams like USF, University of Florida, University of Alabama, and Alabama State, there have recently been a series of consistent mistakes that may cost the team what could […]
Marching 100 invited to perform at Super Bowl
Florida A&M’s Marching 100 has been selected to perform in the Super Bowl XLIV pregame show scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. This will be the fifth time the band has been invited to participate in a Super Bowl. “It’s great to see the […]
Martin Luther King Convocation
Florida A&M made an early tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Thursday morning as the Rattler community celebrated the 31st convocation at Gaither Gymnasium in remembrance of King’s birthday. Dr. David Jackson, Jr. opened up the occasion, saying we should, “Celebrate Dr. King’s memory, but not become complacent.” The […]
Fantasia’s back with a vengeance
#8220;Teeny’s” raspy, screeching screams are heard as Fantasia Barrino, American Idol winner, yells at her live-in 28 year-old brother. This is not a report from a tabloid website. Barrino has joined the VH1 reality family every Sunday night with her new show “Fantasia for Real”. Barrino allowed cameras into her everyday […]
Proctor speaks Thursday
Florida A&M professor and commissioner William “Bill” Proctor will be the keynote speaker for the Martin Luther King (MLK) Convocation on Jan. 14 at 10:10 a.m. in Gaither Gym. FAMU’s Chief Communication Officer Sharon P. Saunders said Proctor was chosen to speak because he has a great voice. “He is […]