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Texting and Driving: A Dangerous Mix

Texting—it’s a fun and easy way to stay in constant contact with our friends and family without having to actually talk to them. It’s the greatest invention since the cell phone. But, when you decide to mix texting with driving, you’re bound to have trouble. A May 2011 study conducted by AAA found […]

Lifestyles

Bethel AME Makes Thanksgiving Baskets for Less Fortunate

Bethel A.M.E Church has existed in the Tallahassee community for 146 years. By 8 a.m. Saturday morning, the fellowship hall at Bethel A.M.E Church was filled with families, food, and volunteers, as the church held its biggest Thanksgiving initiative in years. Under the leadership of Reverend Julius McAllister Jr., and […]

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Students Question ‘Green Growth’ at Fountains

Florida A&M students may be surprised to find out that the greenish residue coming out of the water fountains in Coleman Library isn’t there for decoration. But, according to the university’s custodial services and a professor of botany, the greenish residue is nothing to worry about. Swenson Anioce, a 22-year-old […]

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SGA Should Strive for As

I support all students being involved on campus and serving our fellow Rattlers in whatever way possible. But if you think a student who can’t keep a B average GPA should decide where A&S fees should be allocated and everything else, then you’re crazy. Two student government senators are proposing […]

Sports

The Search for FAMU’s Missing Mascot: Where Has Venom Gone?

Where oh where has Venom gone oh where oh where could he be? Florida A&M has been without a mascot since the beginning of the season. The story behind the reason varies with each person you ask. With the mascot being absent, the football team lost a tradition. The former […]

Sports

FAMU players get suspended

  The Florida A&M basketball team will have to move forward in the season without four of its player’s due to academic ineligibility, including last year’s leading scorer and rebounder Amin Stevens. Stevens, along with guards Brandon Hosely and Christopher Watson as well as transfer forward Darryl Demps, have been […]

Sports

Rattlers Final 2011 Clash Pits Team against Wildcats

The final showdown of the season will pit the Florida A&M Rattlers against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. FAMU seniors will play their last Florida Classic at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando Nov. 19. Senior wide receiver Kevin Elliot will return to his hometown to try and defeat archrival BCU for the […]

Sports

Men’s Basketball Team Loses again

Florida A&M’s men’s basketball team added a second loss to its record on Monday against the Stetson Hatters 78-60.  Senior forward Yannick Crowder, ending the game with 13 points and five rebounds, led the Rattlers.  “In the first half, we came out with intensity and at halftime, we got a […]

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Don’t Blame Me; I’ve Got Senioritis

A couple of weeks ago, I finally saw my “candidate for graduation” hold on my iRattler, as a result of completing the new graduation process. Once the excitement of posting a picture of the hold to my Facebook died, and humility took over. I knew I had survived a four-and-a-half […]

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University’s Assessment Program Seeks More Funds

Facing a restless, disengaged and tired crowd at the Nov. 7 SGA meeting, DeAnna Burney sought more funds for the university’s assessment program. As Burney, chair of the Institutional Level Assessment Committee, made her plea, many senators and students were puzzled about why the university assessment program is underfunded. “Everyone has been affected by […]