Take a 1985 boxed Chevy, add some speakers, some “24s” and throw in a cute girl (maybe two) and what do you get? The same car, just a different look, a temporary fling, and a nice dent in the pockets. Despite the negatives, the possibilities of changing any ordinary vehicle […]

Fans may be relieved to know not all of the Rattlers’ 2004 opponents are ranked in Division I-A’s Top 25. J.R.E. Lee III, interim athletic director, has reached an agreement in principle for the Rattlers to play a home-and-home series with Arkansas State and Toledo starting next year. The plan […]

Thanks to some of Famu’s professors and counselors, female students who need more than the typical financial help now have someone to turn to. The FAMU Commission on the Status of Women has developed a mentoring program that strives to promote the professional development and the leadership of women. Unlike […]

Wanted: a nice, clean roommate. One who doesn’t play the radio too loud, doesn’t smoke, doesn’t steal and pays the bills on time. This ad may sound drastic, but these are just a few problems that students run into with their roommates. Coming to college requires most students to share […]

After the abrupt departure last month of Dean Robert Ruggles of the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication, many were left wondering what direction the school would head in next. Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Larry Robinson said a committee is going to be developed to find a […]

It seemed as if Shawn McEwen was destined for greatness as a golf player long before he swung a club for the FAMU Men’s Golf Team.The four-year member of FAMU’s team is ready to win a championship and feels this year is a long overdue achievement. The 21-year-old from Phoenix […]

The Kobe Bryant sexual assault case will probably be America’s most watched court case since the O.J. Simpson trial. America’s media from the initial accusation to the arrest has cast the verdict of guilty upon Kobe Bryant. Newspaper, magazine, cable news and radio media have enhanced the classic American stereotype […]

Unruly students in class? No problem. Just throw them out the window. Monday a teacher threw two Moroccan schoolboys out a first floor classroom window because they were being too noisy, an English Ministry official said. Instead of disciplining the students by sending them to the principal’s office or writing […]

The problem I’m about to bring to your attention is a catastrophe of epic proportions. The plague of our campus and perhaps the whole of America comes in the form of see-through mesh shirts and consequently, the return of the 80s. Many times this semester my eyes have been assaulted […]

As one of the top four selling rap artists of the new millennium, Chris Bridges better known as Ludacris, seems to have the formula for success. His first two releases Back For the First Time (2.89 million units) and Word of Mouf (3.21 million units) established him as a rap […]