The women’s tennis team has been receiving intense training as they prepare for the upcoming season. But the increased workload isn’t coming without a price. “Sometimes it’s just two of us practicing,” said Asha Jaja, 19, a junior biology pre-dentistry student. Jaja said some of her teammates have suffered injuries […]
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President should focus major spending on domestic issues, not rebuilding Iraqi
George Bush should not have asked Congress for more money to fight the war in Iraq. The $87 billion he asked for, in order to fight a war that has been “over” since May, is sorely needed here in the United States. In a recent Bet.com column, the writer listed […]
Pay respect to fallen soldiers
Casualties are a reality in any war. However, casualties become senseless deaths when war has no merit. After the death of two soldiers Wednesday, it was announced that the post-war conflict death toll of U.S. servicemen had risen to 117. This number officially surpasses the Iraqi wartime deaths of 115. […]
Deaths continue needlessly
Every time I turn on the news or listen to radio reports, somebody else has died or been killed in Iraq. This is a daily occurrence, but what’s interesting about these particular deaths is they all could’ve been avoided. Had the Americans attempted to stop the Tyrant Chief Administrative Officer […]
Hoop dreams include championship ring
Coming off its first winning season since 1992 and retaining Terrence Woods, the pre-season MEAC Player of the Year, the FAMU men’s basketball team is preparing to have another record-breaking season. Head coaches and media relations directors from around the MEAC have picked the Rattlers as the favorite to win […]
New apartments built poorly
As you sat in the office and signed your life away with a $200 deposit, you had no clue that your new apartment would sway like a baby tree in a soft breeze. You could not have known that poorly insulated walls would rob you and your neighbors of something […]
Wrestlers ready for new Conference
After three long years of struggling to get into a conference, the FAMU wrestling club has broken down the barrier wall for affiliation in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association. “We missed a lot of high school players because not everyone plays football or basketball,” said Club Adviser and Head Coach […]
Team to face strong Pirate squad
The show hits the road Saturday as FAMU travels to Virginia to take on the Hampton Pirates. The Rattlers (5-4) are coming off of a big win after defeating Norfolk State 60-10 in this year’s homecoming game. This week the Rattlers will face a much tougher opponent in the Pirates. […]
Mastering Fears
Halloween is a “spooky” time, filled with ghosts, goblins, witches and werewolves, but these fearsome phantoms are hardly the only frights creeping around. “I always see spiders in my apartment,” said 19-year-old LaToya Scott, who has a fear of insects. “Creepy crawlers are okay but when they start jumping around […]
Sequel comes up short
Ridiculous situations and completely off-the-wall characters have become the trademark of the successful “Scary Movie” series. But “Scary Movie 3” veers from the formula slightly and delivers a strange concoction that may leave fans of the franchise with a bitter taste in their mouths. Like the previous films in the […]