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Week of Rattler Sports (9/15-9/21)

Tue. 9/16Volleyball at South Florida, 6 Wed. 9/17Men’s Golf (Coca-Cola Classic), all day Thu. 9/18Men’s Golf (Coca-Cola Classic), all dayMen’s Tennis (Fla. St. Fall Invite), all day Fri. 9/19Volleyball at Georgia, 7Men’s Golf (Coca-Cola Classic), all dayMen’s Tennis (Fla. St. Fall Invite), all day Sat. 9/20Football vs. Tennessee St. (in […]

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Women’s Sports are Lame, Reinvent the Game

No one wants to watch two slow paced teams play a boring game that lacks electricity and excitement, but that is exactly what the WNBA and WUSA are.Professional basketball and soccer are two wonderful sports to watch, as long as men are the ones playing. The WNBA and the WUSA […]

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Go Team Go!

After a tumultuous last year, the University’s cheerleading squad is back on its feet and ready for action. The squad was considered an Activities and Services organization under the auspices of student government for a majority of the 2002-2003 school year. As an A&S organization, the SGA provides some funding […]

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Rattlers Lose battle but are Still Ready for War

Despite taking a 63-3 beating from the Florida Gators Saturday in Gainesville, Coach Billy Joe and the Rattler football team (1-2, 1-0 MEAC) are content with their performance. “You can score 100 points on a team, but it only counts for one game,” Joe said in a press conference after […]

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This is the Last Straw

Last Monday, the music-licensing agency Broadcast Music Inc. filed a lawsuit against an Indiana karaoke bar. What?! Not only have the blood sucking labels brought lawsuits against 12-year-old computer “pirates,” now they have decided to drain the pockets of small sing-along bars. This is the last straw. I can’t believe […]

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Construction delays displace area students

For many of Tallahassee collegians, home is not where the heart is, but where the hotel is because of the unfinished construction of apartments. This reality has left many students still living out of their suitcases.Sweet Bay, Boardwalk at Appleyard, Tuscany Village and Frog Pond are all apartments in which […]

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SBI Still Missing Dean

Nine months after a search committee was selected to find a replacement for retiring School of Business and Industry Dean Sybil Mobley, a recommendation has yet to be made.But the search committee has recommended three people for the job.Mobley, who started SBI in 1974, retired from the school’s top post […]

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File Sharing no Longer Small Issue

Downloading music on the Internet has become a big controversial issue over the past years. The question is: Is downloading a crime or not? The Recording Industry Association of America is going on the offensive and suing those who are currently file sharing, no matter how large or small the […]

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One Bad Apple Should not Spoil Bunch

It never ceases to amaze me how some people are quick to point out your flaws but overlook your accomplishments.Even worse, they only associate with you when you’re doing a good job. Also, when you mess up, trip or stumble, all you’ve done, all you haven’t done, all you’ve attempted […]

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Living with the White Race article published Sept. 10, 2003

Dear Editor,I am utterly appalled that you would publish an article as unwarranted and preposterous as the “Living with the White Race” article published in your Sept. 10, 2003 issue. If any publication were to include such comments as those contained in the article flipped around to where it was […]