The Simply Marvelous women’s flag football team suffered its first losses of the season Sunday in Orlando. This is the team’s first season playing in this NIRSA (National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association) tournament. The tournament had six teams in it and worked through a pool-play system. The team went 1-2 in […]
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Rattlers seal victory in overtime
Redshirt-freshman quarterback Austin Trainor had the opportunity to prove his worth to the Florida A&M football team in its 22-19 overtime win against the North Carolina A&T Aggies Saturday. Trainor, who played his high school career at North Florida Christian, got his first start of the season due to “personal […]
Students build alumni relationships
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FAMU credit union trial begins
The trial for the accused Florida A&M Federal Credit Union embezzlers begins today. Eugene Telfair, former president of the FAMU Federal Credit Union and Robert Nixon, director of FAMU’s Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce, are set to stand trial for conspiracy, theft from an organization receiving federal funds and […]
Johnson makes improvements on the court
Ashley Johnson, native of Tallahassee, has made significant improvements on the volleyball court this season. Johnson is a 20 year-old sophomore and outside hitter on the Florida A&M volleyball team. Having a year to get acclimated with the team after her transfer last year, Johnson is working hard to get […]
Rattler Football: Third quarter report card
Pass Offense: C Limiting mistakes to ensure victories, the passing attack has turned heads with the deep-threat ability of transfer receiver TJ Lawrence. He caught a 52-yard bomb against Morgan State University and quarterback Martin Ukpai threw his first touchdown pass in four games. Better pass play has resulted because […]
Sylvester determined for success
Philip Sylvester is a 22-year-old civil engineering student and running back from Marianna, Fla. He has been involved in football for 13 years. In his hometown of Marianna, he attended Marianna High School and he played junior varsity football under the direction of coach Travis Ephraim. He later played […]
Gay adoption is not the real issue
For quite some time there has been constant debate over whether or not gay couples should be allowed to adopt children. People still argue today that allowing gays to adopt will have a negative effect on the child. Others are simply not open to the idea of gay couples having […]
Volleyball welcomes Jacksonville University
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers will host the Jacksonville University Dolphins in a non-conference game Saturday at the Al Lawson Center. The Lady Rattlers come into the contest 8-13, 5-1 in the Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference, and the Dolphins have a record of 13-14, 3-4 in the Atlantic Sun Conference. […]
Reality TV when will it stop?
No one needs talent when you can just act like “yourself” on a reality television show and become famous. At one point, reality television was a way to expose different issues occurring in society. The Real World, which first aired on MTV in 1992, was a type of experiment. It […]