What’s in a name? Is it the pronunciation? The spelling? The popularity? The meaning behind it? There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the baby monikers of famous celebrities. The most recent chatter surrounded Beyonce and Jay-Z’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. The explanations offered for this unique name was […]
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Men’s Track Is Mentally Prepared For Gator Invite
As far as the Florida A&M men’s track and field team is concerned, the University of Florida’s L. Gale Lemerand Athletic Center is nothing to fear. Mental preparation is a priority for FAMU, according to head coach Wayne Angel, as the team prepares to travel to Gainesville, Fla. to […]
Financial Aid Department is a Smooth Operator
The Financial Aid department is increasing its effort to deliver better customer service to the student body. Michelle Williams, Office of Financial Aid Interim Director, says the office is working hard to improve its processing and customer services. “We’ve maximized the staff in our office by assigning different groups of […]
Weekend Service, New Routes Ease Student Commutes
Alongside the improved bus routes, StarMetro now offers an updated online trip-planning application that allows users to plan commutes and estimate the length of travel. The online travel service is similar to web service MapQuest: it include the routes to be taken, the time spent on each route, transfer locations […]
Another Scheduled Maintenance for iRattler
This will be the first of many rants for the opinions section. So lets begin. For the three-day weekend and most of Tuesday, iRattler was down. What was supposed to be a “scheduled maintenance” according to the numerous emails that were sent to us in our school email turned into a […]
Tuition Hikes the Focus of Board Meeting
As attorney Dean Colson of Coral Gables presided over his first meeting Wednesday as chair of the Florida Board of Governors, outraged students protested tuition hikes proposed by the BOG Colson’s State of the University System remarks were geared towards issues he deemed important. He believes that the state of […]
Rec Center Starts Table Tennis Club
The campus recreation center is looking to start a table tennis club this semester. Operators of Hansel E. Tookes Recreation Center have already selected a team captain and look forward to competing in tournaments later in the semester. Eric Spears, a third-year professional pharmacy student from Tampa, is the team […]
We are An Institution of Higher Learning, So Dress Appropriately
Since I have been a student at Florida A&M, rattlers have made it known that we are a university where fashion matters. Dress code is not just a conduct but it is incorporated into everyday lifestyles. Sometimes I have to question where I am. Is this really a college campus? […]
Some really knit stuff
In the front of Railroad Square, Really Knit Stuff is back home. Located at 565 Industrial Drive, the eight-year-old store shows signs of gaining strength as time passes. In the center of the main room is a long table with seats for 10 knitters to sit and chat while working […]
Gaines Street Construction, Phase II Begins. New Traffic Patterns Ensue
Roadway work began Monday on Phase II of the Gaines Street Project. According to the City of Tallahassee website, work will take place from Macomb Street to Stone Valley Way, moving west from the 500 block, and is expected to continue until October. The changes will include replacement of the […]