When fresh paint from Bragg Stadium fills the air and nabbing that primo parking spot is a lottery pick, you know that fall is in full swing. The dawn of another Rattler season also means it’s time for new fashion style and attitude. This season’s trends are eclectic, including retro […]

DETROIT – Sometimes, the smallest gestures have the biggest impact. Every Big Ten team planned to recognize the one-year anniversary of 9/11 in some way this week. The gestures are heartfelt and sincere, but many college football teams already have been doing one small thing that perhaps speaks louder. Since […]

I’m ready to stop runningRunning away from my fears,From my responsibilities and insecurities,Rrom my feelings, From Me.I’m Ready. I’m ready, finally, for the break of dayFor the whispering spirits to go awayFor demons to stop tormenting my soulFor me to just live in peace and let goI’m ready. I’m ready […]

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my plan,it revolves around spontaneousmy destination is my journeyi’ve climbed vinyl tracks,followed cracks in the sidewalk sideways to hideaways highways have swayed and missed,trypticand mysticand slipped in all crypticthen tripped to forget it stripped it andlifted iclimbed and i gripped it and i ascended to the top of the tree,but […]

Although Florida A&M University may not appear to be a target, there should still be a high level of awareness on campus, said FAMU Police Deputy Chief Mike Wallace. According to Wallace, since Sept. 11, there has been a slight increase in the FAMU Police Department budget, which was used […]

Last year I prayed for understanding. Itseems as if my prayers were answered. I’ve always felt uneasy being one of few visible Muslims on this campus, but after the Sept. 11 attacks, I felt even more uncomfortable. The backlash began. I wasn’t harassed or assaulted, but the disdain in the […]

Beth Miller still remembers an announcement over the PA system in the World Trade Center telling thousands of fleeing workers that it was safe to return to their respective jobs.She didn’t listen.When the building swayed fiercely less than 15 minutes after the announcement, the Tuckahoe, N.Y. resident knew her decision […]

It’s not okay to rape a woman. This should be one of those blatantly obvious things. I shouldn’t have to waste my precious column space over. However, with the last pair of high-profile rape cases – the alleged attacks on four young women after the MTV Video Music Awards and […]

A man drove his truck into the front of the Islamic Center of Tallahassee prompting discussions of increased security measures at the local mosque. A federal grand jury indicted Charles Franklin, 51, of Tallahassee, on April 16 for the crime, which was committed on March 26. After the incident, a […]