The Simply Marvelous women’s flag football team won the American College Intramural Sports Regional Championship in dominating fashion this weekend by winning all of its games by 21 points or more. The team played shutdown defense and had four consecutive shutouts. The team rebounded from their first loses last week […]
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Green invests in athletics, intramural sports
Coach Marvin Green Jr. has been one of the most active coaches on campus over his tenure. He is the Simply Marvelous girl’s flag football coach. He is also the associate director of recreation as well as the creator of the Black Magic men’s flag football team and the golf […]
Rattlers find themselves sick of dorm life
On Monday Nov. 1, Andre Bridges, an 18-year-old education student from D.C., began feeling sick and took on a disturbing cough. “I didn’t know where the cough was coming from,” said Bridges. He knew, however, some time before there was a leak in his Palmetto North bathroom, where the […]
FAMU will be co-hosting the annual Florida Resident Assistant Seminar (FRAS) next February.
Bryan Smith, assistant director of housing, announced that FAMU will be co-hosting the annual Florida Resident Assistant Seminar (FRAS) next February. Smith is only three months into his tenure at FAMU as assistant director of housing and is already making his mark by adding conference director of FRAS to […]
FAMU Credit Union trial comes to a close
A jury found Eugene Telfair and Robert Nixon guilty on all counts in a federal embezzlement case Friday, Nov. 12. Telfair, 57, former president of FAMU’s Federal Credit Union and Nixon, 45, former head of FAMU’s Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce, were indicted on July 7. The three-count […]
My life and Hip-hop
In a recent interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer, former president George W. Bush revealed that the lowest point of his presidency was when rapper Kanye West said that he “doesn’t care about black people” during a television benefit for Hurricane Katrina survivors. His low point wasn’t the hurricane itself, […]
Pass the collection plate
Last week, President Obama announced he would be willing to at least consider keeping the Bush tax cuts in place, given those exemptions would still apply to the middle class. His announcement comes as conservative lawmakers and their misguided constituents vye to keep tax cuts in place for individuals […]
Six ways to cut the federal budget deficit
1. Repeal the Patriot Act: Not only was this shamefully unconstitutional, it’s costing us billions. Since 9/11, 22 new federal departments were needlessly added, many of them created just to make sure the American people aren’t terrorists. 2. Decriminalize pot: “But what about the children?” No, we’re not saying […]
Defense steps up, punches ticket for championship game
Florida A&M’s defense made plays when it mattered and took advantage of Hampton’s eighth-ranked scoring offense en route to a 17-12 victory at Bragg Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Hampton University Pirates (5-5, 4-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) turned up the defense pressure in the second half but could […]
Live Blog: Seniors take the field one last time
Please refresh page constantly, as the updates will be happening periodically. 2:54 pm Kickoff will be underway in 5 minutes. Seniors for the Rattlers include QB Eddie Battle, CB Qier Hall, LT Chris Sands, RB Phillip Sylvester, LS Jack Culpepper, WR Isaac West, TE Max Purcell, DE Marquiste Ramos, DL Mondrell Clarke, and […]