Many teenagers and young adults in their twenties are becoming more involved in the “texting-while-driving” trend. According to the law firm of Edgar Snyder & Associate’s website, more than one-third of all young drivers, ages 24 and under, are texting on the road. This trend has consequences that can result […]
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Nontombi Naomi Tutu speaks in honor of International Education Week
Daughter of Nobel Prize winner and former Archbishop of South Africa Desmond Tutu called on students at Tallahassee Community College to seek common ground. Nontombi Naomi Tutu spoke Monday night in honor of International Education Week. About 300 faculty members and students greeted Tutu with a round of applause as […]
Library etiquette fails at FAMU
Okay, I admit it. I was running late and desperately needed to print out a last-minute assignment. So, I figured I would make a quick stop at Coleman Library. My game plan was all laid out. I would run in, print off my homework and make it to class […]
Commit a crime. Pay the fine.
During homecoming, the Marching “100’s” halftime performance exceeded a generous 25-minute allotment and was subsequently fined $5,000 by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Since then, university professor and Leon County Commissioner William “Bill” Proctor, along with Rep. Alan Williams (D-Tallahassee), launched a campaign to help the band pay off the small […]
Former Rattler’s death mourned
Rosemarie Oldhoff, a senior political science student at Florida State and former Florida A&M student, passed away Thursday night, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. She was 22. “She was an amazing person,” said Tiffany Womack, 23, a senior health science student from Palm Beach. Womack is a member of […]
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office comes to FAMU
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice to conduct an on-site recruitment event on campus Tuesday. “We’re partnering with colleges and universities in the state and surrounding areas,” said Richard Lozada, special projects manager for recruitment and screening section for the […]
Rattlers grab win for the seniors
Florida A&M defeated the Norfolk State Spartans in their last Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game of the season on senior night in four sets (25-21 L, 25-13, 25-19, 25-17) Sunday at the Al Lawson Center. The Lady Rattlers improve to 11-13 and 7-1 in the MEAC and won the regular-season southern […]
Collegiate poets duke it out in the ring
#8220;I do this for poetry,” the mantra of Florida A&M’s own AijuswannaPOET poetry team, perfectly captured the atmosphere at the second annual Tallahassee collegiate poetry slam. The competition, held at Florida State’s Oglesby Student Union, featured eight teams of five poets representing FSU, FAMU and the University of Florida. The […]
‘Since ’76’ touches the modern black woman
The curious, yet anxious audience filled the theater. Everyone came to find out what happened ‘Since ’76’. They soon found out not much has changed. ‘Since ’76’, written by the Rev. Shirlene Holmes, picks up where Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf” […]
Football team ready for Classic
The Florida A&M defense allowed 362 yards of total offense in a 17-12 victory against the Hampton University Pirates Saturday at Bragg Memorial Stadium. The Rattlers’ secondary allowed 299 yards passing, which is the highest total allowed through the air this season. The Florida A&M run defense continued to improve […]