Seeing a moving truck parked outside of my apartment is parallel to a dark cloud hovering above my head waiting to rain on my parade. Staying at Seminole Grand, a complex that specializes in separate lease apartments, that dark cloud finally burst a couple weeks ago when my new roommate […]
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Next Season Could Spell Big Wins for Lady Rattlers Basketball
Florida A&M’s Lady Rattler’s basketball team (14-14,8-7, in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) stands a chance at winning MEAC in the 2011-2012 season. Although Coppin State (12-17, 8-7 in MEAC) dealt the Lady Rattlers a tough, first-round home defeat in this year’s MEAC tournament, the team team gained experience for next year’s […]
Scouts drool over Rattler prospects
Constantly refresh page as updates will continue throughout the duration of the event. 1:05 P.M. Ok, so the first thing that could go wrong did. They moved the time up so instead of a four o’clock start time, we will be starting in 25 minutes. 1:13 P.M. Don’t worry people, […]
Staying Afloat in Tallahassee
Cold air from inside the Paperback Rack bends and twists the tattered paper sign taped above the large plastic bin outside without even the slightest opening of the front door. A closer look reveals the words “Free books: please take” written neatly in black ink. What’s left in the bin […]
Housing Scare
Tallahassee apartment complexes that appeal to the college demographic with “Walk to Campus” and “First Month Free” are among the most dangerous, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. WCTV reported in August 2010 that Florida A&M had set an enrollment record of 13,089 students, lower than Tallahassee Community College’s student […]
Dorm Life Puts a Damper on College Experience
This year, as an incoming freshman, my on-campus dorm living did not meet the standards that I had hoped for. All I expected was a clean and comfortable room with decent space where I can interact with female counterparts. Unfortunately, by living in Paddyfote housing, I received the exact opposite. […]
Staff Ed.: Home Alone or Not?
Spring Break has ended and it is time for Rattlers to get back into the swing of things. While a few of us are looking forward to graduation, the rest of us are looking forward to summer vacation. However, one of the things that most of us need to start […]
2011 Looking Good for Ne-Yo
For Grammy award winning singer and songwriter Shaffer Chimere Smith Jr., better know as Ne-Yo, 2010 was a big year: his fourth album Libra Scale, which he described as a venture into unknown waters, was relased and he saw the birth of his daughter. 2011 looks to be no different. […]
A Taste of Latin America
Replace the silence of Coleman Library with the commotion of flat screen TVs, food sizzling and Latin music playing. The food is being cooked in the kitchen, and all the tables between the restroom and the register are filled with hungry customers ready to eat. While most college students plan […]
Sampson and Young to Reopen in August
Renovations to Sampson and Young hall are set for completion by July. They are scheduled for opening to male students in August. “When I first arrived at FAMU, there was not enough housing for students, I think it is good to add additional housing on campus for students,” said Brian […]