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Ice skating pairs to be competitive at Olympics

Ina, 29, and Zimmerman, who turns 28 Monday, have begun showing chemistry and consistency sorely lacking in the first three seasons of their partnership. The result has been second places in all three Grand Prix appearances, a place in December’s Grand Prix final and a decent shot at an Olympic […]

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Recruiting targets keep getting younger

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Aggies offered Drew Tate a scholarship before he took a regular-season snap – in his junior season. “I thought they had confused my age,” Tate said. “I thought they had probably thought I was a senior. I told my dad, `Hey, Dad, I think it […]

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Game to showcase talent, help cause

This weekend the Lady Rattlers of FAMU DRS will not just have winning on their minds. They will be focused on impressing recruiters, raising money and making history for women’s basketball. The Lady Rattlers will play in the first DoubleTree Hotel Invitational which will take place in Jake Gaither Gymnasium […]

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Frat members file suit for free speech

Blackface started as an attempt at entertainment by a struggling actor in the 1820’s. Apparently it is still viewed as such, a form of entertainment. Fifteen students of Auburn University, members of Delta Sigma Phi and Beta Theta Pi, donned blackface at a Halloween party. The fact that this happened […]

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Grad school fears hinder blacks’ completion

New York City is one of the world’s greatest metropolises. A city where one can find love, happiness, joy, sadness, fame and all the material things the world has to offer. Every man, woman and child wants to visit New York City to fulfill their wildest dreams. Of course, getting […]

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Campus news relays true depiction of FAMU

Each semester seems to pass by faster than the one before. Fortunately, it also disseminates more knowledge and experience than the one before. This semester took many unexpected turns. One of the first major happenings was becoming editor in chief. All of a sudden, I was a leader again. All […]

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Online registration raises security issue

Students who plan to register in December or could not get through to register early via telephone are strongly encouraged to register online at Rattlerlink. Since May, the Rattlerlink Interactive Schedule has received over 93,000 hits. Since early registration began about 2500 students successfully completed their schedules online, said Michael […]

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DRS hopes to boost grade on state test

Teenage girls stand in a circle buzzing about the weekend, but the topic was unlikely for a group of teenagers. Instead of planning their weekend outing at the mall, these FAMU Development & Research School students were planning to improve their 2001 report card grade, based on their success on […]

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Auburn fraternities sport black face

Racism is still alive. The supporting evidence is at Auburn University where racially-charged photos were taken at a Halloween party of white fraternity members masquerading in black face, Afro wigs and Omega Psi Phi fraternity paraphernalia. The organizations being held responsible for the incidents in the Delta Sigma Phi and […]

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Group struggles to keep civil liberties, members

As local peace advocate Roger Peace articulated the principles of the Tallahassee Network of Justice and Peace, he stressed that the military campaign would only go so far to address the roots of terrorism. With the Taliban surrendering in droves and the prospect of a reduction in U.S. military activity, […]