A nurse sat quietly at the entrance to the Palmetto Phase 3 assembly room, waiting for students to enter and take a HIV test. As each student passed, she offered them the opportunity to get tested. The Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., in conjuntion with Miss […]
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Students preview ‘The Social Network’ at Tallahassee AMC
Thursday evening at the Tallahassee Mall’s AMC Theatre, eager Florida A&M students crowded the AMC lobby to see “The Social Network.” The movie is about Mark Zuckerberg, a computer savvy college student and his journey to creating the social network Facebook. Although the movie began at 7 p.m., students began […]
Conference call with President Obama
President Obama participated in a conference call with student-journalists on Monday to discuss issues affecting young Americans. More than 100 college and university media outlets took part in the conference call. During the discussion, Obama touched on hot-button issues like the Affordable Health Care for America Act and the economy. […]
Graduate Feeder Program encourages students to further education
Help is on the way for all students interested in attending graduate school. The FAMU Graduate Feeder Program is wrapping up its conference after Wednesday’s workshop, Thursday’s research forum and today’s recruitment fair. Workshops and seminars were held Wednesday in the banquet room in the Alfred Lawson Center from 9 […]
Cross country teams bring the race to our house
The Florida A&M men and women’s cross-country teams will be holding the second annual Bobby Lang Invitational on Saturday. This will be the first and only home meet of the season for the Rattlers. The field will consist of five teams and will be held on campus. The meet will […]
Football team plans to run Bulldogs out of home opener
Florida A&M will look to rejuvenate after a disappointing loss last week, as they match-up against conference rival and defending Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference champions, the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Saturday. The Rattlers will try to snap a seven game losing streak against the Bulldogs, who are currently ranked […]
Rattler Football: First quarter report card
PASS OFFENSE: C- Arguably the most questioned area of the team before fall camp, the passing game is rounding out to be a solid and steady contributor to the team. “We are finding ways to get open by pressing coverage,” Brian Tymes said. Tymes caught a touchdown pass against Delaware […]
President’s forum lacks attendance
President James Ammons addressed students and faculty in Lee Hall Auditorium Wednesday evening. But before he reached the podium, Ammons asked, “Where are all the students?” Lee Hall was far from capacity as about 20 students listened to Ammons’ statements. Students gave two main reasons for not attending: […]
College of Law sees increase
The Florida A&M University College of Law is reaching new heights this semester with the largest incoming class in the school’s history. More than 288 first-year students are signing up for classes in the Orlando-based campus this fall. One of the major reasons for the increase in applicants is because […]
Law students set the BAR high
The Florida Supreme Court and the Florida Board of Bar Examiners released bar examination statistical information for July 2010. The results? As expected, the usual suspects had the highest bar passage rates. The University of Florida had the highest bar passage rate for first-time examinees at 86.8 percent. Running a […]