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Track Teams Primed and Ready for Success

Florida A&M’s track teams stand prepared for the outdoor season. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC indoor championship provided a measuring stick for the team’s progress.            First year men’s head coach Wayne Angel was extremely happy about the opportunities the weekend’s meet brought for his team. “Although we didn’t come […]

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Lady Rattlers Look Forward to Baltimore Bowling Matches

The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers continue their bowling tournament in Baltimore. Co-captain Ashley Melson, a senior, “I’m looking forward to see how this game turns out. We’ve been working hard and I believe it will pay off.” The Lady Rattlers took third in the bowling tournament two weeks ago, but […]

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You Put All Your Time into Elections… for What?

I can remember my first election week on the Hill four years ago like it was… well, four short years ago. Logging onto Facebook on a dull night browsing through statuses, seeing one that read, “No eat, no sleep, it’s Campaign Week!,” I thought, “Hmm… this week might be fun.” […]

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Why Wisconsin Matters to Us

The State of Wisconsin is in political turmoil. Thousands of public employees flooded Madison, the state capital, to protest Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal. Walker plans to limit collective bargaining for most public employees to wages only. While municipal law enforcement, state troopers, fire and emergency medical service employees […]

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Top Nine Pets Peeves about FAMU Elections

Top 9 pet peeves about student elections 1. Harassment on the Set: Clearly I have on headphones and I’m waiting on the bus… I do not want to talk to you or hear what you have to say, but, I will take that zebra cake off your hands. 2. Aggravating […]

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Segregation Lingers in Tally, says study

The Fair Housing Act and other federal initiatives evoking racial integration are a little 40 years in our past.  However, the analysis of new 5-year data from the American Community Survey, an entity within the U.S. Census Bureau, suggests that residential segregation is alive and well; especially in neighborhoods in […]

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FAMU Men’s Tennis Team Wins Game One in Roadtrip

Florida A&M’s men’s tennis team kicked off its head-to-head weekend road trip with a 6-1 victory over Alcorn State in New Orleans. “This match was one of our easier matches,” said Michael Moore, a senior from Orlando. “Everybody did their part and executed in key significant moments.” Following a challenging […]

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Baseball Season Starts Today for FAMU Rattlers

The Florida A&M baseball team will begin their 2011 campaign Friday Feb. 18 when the team travels to Jackson, Miss. for the second annual Jackson State University Tournament. The team will play four games in three days. They will compete against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M and tournament host, Jackson […]

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FAMU Men’s Tennis Hopes to Keep Momentum

Florida A&M University’s men’s tennis team has claimed big wins in its last three tournaments and hopes to keep this momentum going as it prepares take on Alcon State, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Prairie View A&M in a head-to-head weekend tournament in New Orleans. This season has been […]

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FAMU Basketball Intramurals Start Monday

The Florida A&M University intramurals program begins its month-long tournament to see who has the best intramural basketball team this Monday, February 21. The tournament will include six, regular-season games for each team, a playoff system, and the inevitable championship game. Natasha Kazan, the assistant intramurals coordinator was excited about […]