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Facility to have improved amenities

FAMU will soon have a quality fitness center available for students, faculty and staff. But for now, excellent programs are available in the current facilities, university officials said. In fall 2004, a $6.7 million multipurpose student recreational facility is to be located on the corner of Wahnish Way and Osceola […]

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Collegians tend to eat unhealthy

Bad eating habits appear to be on the rise among many college students, according to a July 3 study on University Wire. “We are preoccupied with classes and studying, which causes us to eat unhealthy. Therefore, it causes us to eat fast food and visit the vending machines,” said Christopher […]

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Students find ways to deal with stress

Students often report feeling stressed while at college. But the rate of stress is about 40 percent higher in the fall, Monique Brown Potter, a health educator at the student health center, said. “Fall semester is a stressful time for students who have to deal with registration and living on […]

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Vegetarianism offers meatless option

Many people across America are trading in their steaks and pork chops for more vegetarian meals like tofu and kale bone. Several students on campus are even embracing a “less than meaty” lifestyle. People who are vegetarians do not eat meat. However, a person could also be a vegan, someone […]

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Abstinence: a wise decision

In spite of the many medical advances that we have made, sexually transmitted diseases remain a major health problem. One way to reduce the likelihood of STD transmission is to abstain. Although it is too obvious to say, it needs to be said. Abstinence offers complete protection against unwanted pregnancy […]

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Letters to the Editor

Clean Campus Finally, FAMU controlled the street for cars to pass by and not be held up by people stopping to see the vendors. Moving them to the field was a great idea; my only problem was…”Where are the trash cans!” I’ve never seen that much trash. I mean people […]

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Tuition increase may cause students to drop out of school

Universities and colleges around the nation have raised tuition steadily over the past 20 years and show no signs of slowing down. Furthermore, while tuition is on a constant rise, financial aid programs have not followed suit. It is this horrific escalation in tuition that hinders students from attending college. […]

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Fueling Idiocy

It’s not just the anti-war protestors, the extreme liberals or the angry Famuan opinion writers. Now it’s a majority of the American population; 51 percent according to the ABC News-Washington Post Poll, who oppose President Bush’s war efforts in Iraq. While Bush still has America’s support concerning the necessity for […]

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Sports History

1968 – The Milwaukee Bucks won their first game by beating Detroit 138-118. 1995 – The NHL’s New Jersey Devils announced that they would stay in New Jersey. 1999 – Bryan White sang the National Anthem at the Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville prior to the game between the Tennessee Titans […]

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Week in Rattler Sports

Nov. 3Men’s Golf in the Charleston Southern Invite, Charleston ,S.C., All-Day Nov. 4Men’s Golf in the Charleston Southern Invite, Charleston, S.C., All-DayVolleyball at Troy State, Troy, Ala., 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6Bowling in the MEAC Championships, Dover, Del., 9 a.m. Nov. 7Bowling in the MEAC Championships, Dover, Del., 9 a.m. Nov. […]