On Saturday, Florida A&M will kickoff its annual Fall Preview and Parents/Families Weekend, welcoming prospective students and families of Rattlers to become familiar with the Hill. This year’s theme for Parents/Families Weekend is “Spotlight on You: A Place Where Family Counts.” Throughout the weekend, parents and students will be given […]
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SGA Launches New Process to Appeal Tickets
On Thursday, the Florida A&M Student Government Association’s Judicial Branch implemented a new system of appeals for students with on-campus traffic tickets. The new system is designed to inform students of the basics of appealing a traffic ticket. Once a student is ticketed, he or she has five business days […]
Students Kicking Manual Parking to the Curb
Finding a parking spot before class might be a little easier thanks to Florida A&M graduate students Sihle Wilson and Ronald Benson. The name of the project is the FAMU valet parking technology. Its purpose is to make the self-parking car a reality. Benson and Silhe are both software engineering […]
Lessons from a dream deferred
Nov. 1 marked the end of a journey. It also marked the beginning of a new, uncharted one. The date marked the publication of my first book, “Ashamed to Die, Silence, Denial and the AIDS Epidemic in the South” (Lawrence Hill Books), and the reaching of a dream. Years ago, […]
FAMU Football Special Teams Prep for Duel with Aggies
Special teams will be a major factor for the Florida A&M football team this week against the North Carolina A&T Aggies. FAMU (5-3, 3-2 in the MEAC) is coming off a 27-24 win against South Carolina State University on Oct. 22. It snapped an eight-game losing streak to SCSU. FAMU […]
Vaughn Wilson Follows in His Father’s Footsteps
As he holds the very same position his father held back in the early 70s, this Rattler is one of the powerhouses behind FAMU’s Athletics Department. Vaughn Wilson never imagined that one day he would sit in the same office space as his father, Roosevelt Wilson. Wilson’s father served as […]
FAMU PD: Crime Drops Steadily over Last Year
The Florida A&M Department of Public Safety has released its annual report, complete with crime statistics from the last three years. According to the report’s findings, the most frequently reported crime, burglary, decreased by 34 percent since the 2008-09 year. Robberies decreased by 71.4 percent since 2009-10, and by nearly […]
App Helps Students Track Steps
Students and faculty may be exercising more often than they think. They can credit RunKeeper, an Apple application that uses a GPS to track fitness activity. Apple employee Andrea Gailet said the app serves many purpose, and is worth the memory space. “This app is free and would save you […]
On-Campus Musicians Revive String Orchestra
After the program was cut more than 40 years ago, the Florida A&M Department of Music has revamped its string orchestra ensemble. Since the late 1960s, there has been no string orchestra ensemble housed on campus. Although the music department offers string technique courses, it hasn’t had an ensemble that […]
University Raises Fearless Public Speakers
Malcolm McFarlane recites 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 to himself before presenting in front of an audience to prevent stage fright. Like McFarlane, many students dislike doing class presentations because they must speak in front of an audience. With sweaty hands and trembling legs, students are often challenged with public speaking assignments. […]