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Rattlers Strike Twice in Double Header: Men Win

Florida A&M men’s basketball Coach Eugene Harris was delighted with Monday’s two-point nail-biter win over the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s fourth ranked Coppin State Eagles. “I like the way our guys played, we won’t let teams come into our house and walk away with a win,” Harris said. The Rattlers started […]

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Judges Plan Break from Tradition

A new study may cause the Florida Supreme Court to break with a largely unorthodox tradition. A recent report issued to the Florida Supreme Court from the Judicial Branch Study Group recommended that Florida’s Chief Justice begin serving a four-year term, as opposed to the traditional two years. To date, […]

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Prominent Author Encourages Students to ‘Protect Each Other’

FAMU has had 15 registered cases of HIV within the past year. The College of Pharmacy and the Institute of Public Health held its monthly seminar series Thursday evening from noon-1 p.m. Dr. Samuel Frimpong, human services specialist for HIV/AIDS in Duval County, was the guest speaker. The empty auditorium […]

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FAMU Student Supports Family Overseas through Tally Rally

Outside the Capitol Building, people gathered to show support for and solidarity with the anti-government protesters in Cairo. For Michel Ibrahim, a pre-med student at Florida A & M University, the Solidarity Rally for Egypt gave him a way to support his family overseas. Ibrahim was born in Egypt in […]

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Reviewed: Nuberri Yogurt shop

The city of Tallahassee has added a new frozen yogurt shop to the dessert population just this past October. Conveniently located within the Publix shopping plaza off of Blair Stone Road, Nuberri Frozen Yogurt is very new, yet has already built a loyal customer base. Mary Jo Ferros, 62, a […]

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Lady Rattlers Take Third in Bowling Tournament

FAMU Lady Rattlers Bowling Team finished in third after taking on a three-day bowling tournament this past weekend at Seminole Bowl. “I didn’t expect us to finish in third, but I was happy to see that we were in the top three,” senior captain, Jazmin Bingham said. The Lady Rattlers […]

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Rattlers Strike Down Bears

The Florida A&M men’s basketball team fought to the finish of Saturday night’s game, beating the Morgan State Bears 63-59. Junior forward Yannick Crowder scored a team high 15 points, coming off the bench. Guards Brandon Hosley and Reggie Lewis were the only other Rattlers to score in double figures. […]

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Lady Rattlers Flop

The No. 2 offense in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference went up against the Morgan State University Lady Bears (13-8, 7-2 in the MEAC) and failed to click the way it usually does, falling in overtime, 63-54. The game highlighted an issue for the Lady Rattlers: The team struggles when it […]