Just days before the university celebrated its 125th anniversary, the Carrie Meek-James Eaton Black Archives Research Center sent an application to the State of Florida Historical Markers Program in an effort to recognize the historic Florida A&M Hospital. FAMU Hospital opened in 1911 and became Florida’s first and longest […]
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Florida amendment for disabled veteran relief proposed
Florida wants to become the most veteran-friendly state in America. The revisal of the Second Amendment to the Florida constitution and a passing vote Nov. 6 would grant that wish. The proposal would give disabled veterans who were not Florida residents at the time of active duty a homestead property […]
Campus event seeks to educate voters about sample ballot
The “Know Your Ballot” forum, hosted by the Juvenile Justice Club along with the Gamma Alpha Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Inc., invited local politicians and representatives of coalitions to inform students of amendment changes to the ballot. Erika Christopher, a graduate public administration student from Jacksonville, is the […]
Right for the night
In a world where a person can experiment with as many partners sexually as one can suffice, is marriage even relevant in today’s society? I know that in the past, a man would court the young virgin woman of his liking and arouse her with flowers, chocolates and the […]
FAMU trounces SSU 44-3
The Florida A&M football team improved their record to 3-4 with a 44-3 win over the Savannah State Tigers Saturday night at Bragg Stadium. The win snaps a two game losing streak for the Rattler. The rushing games caused concern last week, totaling just 37 yards, but this week […]
Pandemonium excites Rattler nation
For the first time in recent history, FAMU held a pep rally in honor of the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Although the season doesn’t tip off until November, both basketball teams were in action Friday night following the volleyball team’s sweep of the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats. There was […]
Electoral college drop out
The rules of the Electoral College need to be reformed because it has failed some. I explicitly remember the Electoral College being the reason why Al Gore lost the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush, despite having won the majority popular vote. However, this isn’t the only […]
A personality for Twitter
Although we are all encouraged to be ourselves on Twitter, some users may take it too far. Twitter is home to millions of individuals who sometimes bring a completely different persona to their “timelines.” I’m sure we all know that one person who is outspoken on Twitter but barely […]
FAMU improves to 5-0 in conference play
The Florida A&M volleyball team continued to dominate in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) as the Lady Rattlers picked up their fifth consecutive conference win against the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats Friday night. The Lady Rattlers swept B-CU 25-12, 25-21, 25-20, improving to 5-0 in the MEAC. Hundreds of […]
Former FAMU cheerleader shares her triumph
Rashida Ross left Florida A&M and had no idea she wasn’t going to return. Ross was a two-sport athlete from Houston, Texas, who came to FAMU to obtain a degree in biology. Her decision to attend FAMU was finalized after she made the 2010-2011 FAMU cheerleading squad. However, cheering […]