Long lines at the football ticket booth during the week are about to be a thing of the past. Starting with Friday’s home game against Morgan State, students will no longer have to wait in line for tickets during the week for admission to the game. A Rattler Card will […]

As a member of Division I-A the Rattlers will only be allowed to schedule two I-AA teams per season. So this year’s schedule will be as easy as it gets for a while. Eight teams on FAMU’s scedule finished last season over .500, including Alabama State, who beat the Rattlers […]

In an announcement that would completely change the face of FAMU sports, interim athletics director J.R.E. Lee made public what he had been quietly planning for a while. FAMU was going to apply to the NCAA for Division I-A football status. “This was a move that I felt should’ve happened […]

Hampton The Pirates’ leading scorer and 2001-02 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year Devin Green has decided to stay with the team for another year. Green requested to be released from the HU Basketball team, but was denied permission. After appealing the initial decision, the junior guard decided to […]

So, we’re movin’ on up to Division I-A. The big league. But has anyone looked before making the leap? On paper, the transition looks good, but the dangers are hidden. Standing at the edge of the diving board, the Rattlers are not only facing a pool full of Nittany Lions, […]

#8220;Life after Saddam,” is a headline seen on CNN last week. However the government and some news organizations have forgotten that Saddam Hussein isn’t “after,” he is now. Has it been confirmed the former president of Iraq is dead? No. Have his whereabouts been confirmed? No. Is it certain his […]

So you’ve managed to make it this far in the obstacle course that was created to deter you from succeeding. My brothers, my fellow black men, you have pissed off the creators of the system: You’re a college student. Now what? Are you going to anger the rulers of the […]

The ATL has another rising rapper who calls himself the “King of the South.” Rapper T.I. recently released his sophomore album Trap Muzic and for his second major release, he’s takes his listeners inside the “Trap”. From his first release, I’m Serious, T.I. continues to back his streetwise credibility with […]

In every sequel there are certain rules. The sequel has to be bigger then the first. It should have action, more characters, and in some sequels, especially in the teenage-horror genre, the story has to be fast and easy to follow. Jeepers Creepers 2, however, lacks any originality. The original […]

The Black Eyed Peas, often noted as hip-hop visionaries, come across as wannabes more often than not on their latest effort Elephunk. The group’s album doesn’t deliver on the promise of the meaningful hip-hop experience that’s associated with their name, which isn’t necessarily a good or bad thing. The group’s […]