Other News

News

Florida Bans Bath Salts as Residents Use to them get High

Florida has put a ban on “bath salts” due to dangerous side effects as a result of improper use of the substance.   Last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi banned the distribution of substances containing MDPV, also known as bath salts.   The substance has been moved to the […]

News

StarMetro turns to Satellite Stations

Commuting in Tallahassee via StarMetro will become less bothersome this summer. The city’s public transit service will launch NOVA 2010, decentralizing its bus routes.    Riding the bus can be very time consuming. Today, these buses are running on a hub-and-spoke system. Reminiscent of a bicycle wheel, it requires […]

News

Interim Pharmacy Dean starts at FAMU

While students and faculty members have had a few weeks to settle with new schedules and meeting new people, one Florida A&M official is just getting started.    Seth Ablordeppey began his first day as the interim dean at the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences yesterday. He succeeds […]

News

No class yet for ‘Social Work’ students

The semester has been in session for three and a half weeks and some Florida A&M students within the social work department have yet to meet their professors, or even start classes.     The FAMU social work department has a total of 127 students who were enrolled in […]

News

Black Supremacists Stealthy in Tallahassee

Tallahassee residents may be surprised to find that a hate group calls their backyard home. Nonetheless, the Southern Poverty Law Center has recognized at least one in the city.   The Nation of Islam is nearly invisible around the community. As Black Separatists, their beliefs include black superiority over whites […]

Sports

Men lose in second-half of bout with Bulldogs

The second half of Monday’s contest against the South Carolina State Bulldogs was not kind to the Florida A&M men’s basketball team.  The game saw a nine-point halftime deficit turn into a 90-75 loss for the team at the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.   Amin Stevens, the Rattlers’ leading scorer […]

Sports

Momentum down the stretch

The Lady Rattlers gained momentum against tough conference opponents with two key victories on the road in their journey for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title.   The Lady Rattlers had a one-point victory on Saturday against North Carolina Central and 79 to 65 double-digit victories in Orangeburg, S.C. against South […]

Opinions

List of pros and cons concerning health care

1. Pro: Young adults can stay on their parents insurance until they are 26: Most of us are not going to be able to afford health care when we graduate, so this helps.   2. Con: “Free” health care really isn’t free. Its paid by taxes, which means higher […]

Opinions

It’s not the 1960’s anymore, enough with the excuses

February means it’s Black History month and unless you live under a rock, the next four weeks will play out as follows: For the next 26 days, corporations will swap the actors and theme music in their commercials to appeal to a more “urban” crowd. We can expect news media […]