Students are not getting adequate rest and are beginning to see the toll that it is taking on their academic career. How many hours is just enough sleep to be fully functional for the day? According to the National Sleep Foundation, nine hours of sleep is adequate time to […]
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Students debate on the ‘right time’
In the heat of the moment, he releases the clasp of your bra and you explore below his waistline. The casual dinner and unexpected sexual chemistry has suddenly led to the bedroom. You stop to recollect yourself and realize you have just gone against your three-month dating vow. The […]
Students find restrictions placed on their solicitation
While most students are enjoying the many festivities of the Florida A&M 2010 Homecoming week, all students entertaining on or off campus events must get their event approved in advanced. Most on campus student activities take place in the afternoon when students are just leaving class. The point […]
Student beats all odds and prospers
Violent flashbacks of loud screams and gunshots choke off his first words. As if reliving every flesh-piercing wound he withstood, the young man tightens his eyes from the horror that surrounded him on the night of Feb. 6. He had been a promoter for a talent showcase at Big […]
FAMU homecoming festivities come to a close
Hotels around Tallahassee were booked nearly to capacity as Florida A&M’s homecoming festivities took place last week. 30,459 students, alumni, family and friends packed into Bragg stadium Saturday for the football game. The Marching “100,” accompanied by alumni band members, performed a halftime tribute to William Foster, which […]
Live blog: Rattlers face Bears for homecoming
Due to a technical glitch, this live blog was swiped clean and the previous posts were deleted. Stay tuned for updates from the second half. 5:00 The Bears just put three points on the board with a field goal. (17-10 Rattlers, 11:50 3rd) 5:05 Trevor Scott just missed a 50-yard […]
Band director carries on tradition
#8220;The highest quality of character,” shouted a room full of band students at the command of their director. Among the students were many hoping to perform at the Atlanta Classic, a rite of passage to be an official member. Thus, their response was as quick and sharp as the next: […]
Defense welcomes Morgan State
Two statistically similar defenses will take the field Saturday at Bragg Memorial Stadium when the Florida A&M University Rattlers battle the Morgan State University Bears for Florida A&M’s homecoming game. While neither team is a defensive powerhouse at this point in the season, both Morgan State and Florida A&M have […]
Softball captains determined to win MEAC
The FAMU softball team has three new captains this year, and each brings something different that should help the Lady Rattlers be victorious in the 2011 season. Having nine Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships in their history, most recently in 2009, the Lady Rattlers are anxious to add more hardware to […]
Ammons accepts bonus
Florida A&M President James Ammons has backtracked on his decision to accept his more than $80,000 bonus. In a memorandum released to a select number of administrators and trustees, Ammons said he chose to accept the money for tax reasons. He will start receiving the bonus on Dec. 17. He […]