With just a few months under his belt, the newly acquired Florida A&M baseball coach, Willie Brown, is ready to get his team on track and bring the Rattler nation a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title. “I am just excited. Yesterday was my first day of really getting to teach, and […]
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My Religion, My Savior, My Love
Many ask why I am so picky when it comes to relationships. Well, I am not like most girls. I don’t have a laundry list of physical attributes or materialistic sentiments. I usually pick nice, good guys whom I can take home to my parents. However, I am often criticized […]
Seeking Therapy Isn’t That Bad
College life can be overwhelming to many students here at Florida A&M. The thought of leaving friends and family behind, the stress of handling a 16-credit course load, your 20-page English paper due in two days, can eventually make any Rattler want to strike out or much worse. Students can […]
Key Word to Success is Preparation
The Florida A&M football team (1-1, 0-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) looks to rebound after a disappointing loss in conference play, as it matches up against the No. 20 University of South Florida (2-0, 0-0 in the Big East) on Saturday. Alignment, assignment and execution were the words that […]
Ammons’ Handling of CFO Troubling
Last week, the university’s general counsel completed its investigation of Chief Financial Officer Teresa Hardee. The investigation was born from an anonymous complaint. It dealt with her apparent misuse of university time and discrepancies in her annual leave while she took courses toward an executive doctorate degree from the University […]
FAMU Connection Strikes Tonight
The Florida A&M Essential Theatre presents The FAMU Connection: Seize the Day Performance tonight. Operating under the artistic leadership of Luther Wells, the university-governed organization offers students the “bus and truck” tour experience. The FAMU Connection, consist of a touring group of students which come from all over the university, […]
StarMetro Gets Eco-Friendly Buses
StarMetro, Tallahassee’s lead transportation provider, is paving the way for a more environmentally friendly method of transporting its patrons. The city’s transit system has signed a contract with Proterra, Inc. for three new zero-emission, all-electric buses and a charging station. Proterra, Inc., founded by Dale Hill in 2004, is the […]
Students Lead Suffrage March
Almost 100 students, adorned in bright yellow sashes with “Votes for Women” stamped across the front, milled around the Florida State Integration Statue Monday evening. Students were rallying to celebrate the 91st anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. While the actual anniversary fell on Aug. 26, most students […]
Sophomore Athlete Trains Peers
It was never enough just being an athlete. Practice was helpful, but her yearning was to make people happy. Dieldra Clark, 19, a second-year broadcast journalism student from Pensacola, decided to start her own personal training service. But Clark didn’t begin with personal training. She built athleticism through running track […]
Natural Women Sound off in New Blog
Black women return to their natural roots for different reasons. Jilyian Kelly, 22, a fourth-year biology student from Miami, was inspired to go natural by her best friend, who had been natural her whole life. It also helped that Kelly’s mother decided to go natural with her. That was about […]