Florida drivers may be forced to pay more attention to the road and less to their inboxes. The texting-while-driving ban was approved by the Florida Budget Committee on Feb. 21. Florida is one of 15 states without a ban on texting while driving. Senate bill 416 makes texting, email and […]
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Lady Rattlers Claim 20-Win Season; First in more than a Decade
Displaying a historic performance, the Lady Rattlers basketball team (20-7, 13-2 MEAC) stunned the Norfolk State Spartans (10-16, 5-10 MEAC) with an 81-64 victory Monday night in the Alfred Lawson Center. The victory led Florida A&M to its first 20-win season in over a decade. The Lady Rattlers appeared to […]
Supreme Court Allows Appeal Trial for SGA Elections
Florida A&M’s Supreme Court has decided to hear a case on Thursday from candidates who appealed the results of last week’s Student Government Association president and vice president election. The trial is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Student Senate Chambers. If the Supreme Court decides to invalidate the election, […]
Faculty Senate Discusses Budget Cuts, Tuition Hikes
President James H. Ammons said at a recent Faculty Senate meeting that bills in the Florida House and Senate aim at cutting millions of dollars in funding from Florida’s state universities. A proposed House bill would cut $140 million from all state universities, with $5 million from FAMU alone. The […]
Students Ignore History
When asked what they know about Florida A&M’s founding, students’ most common answer is “I represent Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Oct. 3, 1887, WHAAAT!” However, the events that led to this historic date are not common knowledge around campus. Although the Black Archives offers extensive history about FAMU, many […]
Google Might Crossed a Line with New Privacy Policy
Just weeks after the popular search engine joined Wikipedia and Facebook in a protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act, Google has announced its new privacy policies that have stirred international leaders. The French Commission Nationale de L’informatique et des Libertés (National Commission of Computing and Civil Liberties), CNIL, wrote […]
Spartans Decimate Rattlers 79-70
A second-half surge was not enough to overtake the Norfolk State Spartans (21-9, 12-3 MEAC) Monday night, as the Rattlers basketball team (8-21, 6-9 MEAC) fell 79-70 in the Al Lawson Center. Despite displaying energy early in the game, the Rattlers concluded the half with 35 percent shooting from the […]
Different Shades of Brown are Still Black
I”ve wanted to write this piece for a long time. It’s probably an exhausted topic, but things like this make me really appreciate the true art of journalism. I can talk about things that upset me and issues that aggravate me to the point that the only way I can […]
How to Stay Safe for Spring Break
Spring Break is next week. It seems like we just started the spring semester. Although we have this break to relax and have school off of our mind, we have to remember to be safe. The face of any Florida A&M student should not be on the news. I love […]
Junkanoo Enchants Audience
Bright colors, exotic costumes and powerful drums excited the audience during Tuesday night’s African-Caribbean concert in Lee Hall. “It was very upbeat and cultural,” said David Johnson, 20, a third-year pre-med student. “It was good seeing the different cultural aspects on stage.” The show started off with the ‘Drum Call’ […]