The team that wins the NBA championship is usually the team to beat the following year. However, I do not agree with this in all cases, especially with this year’s Lakers. As of Sunday, the Lakers have lost two straight games and have only one game over .500 (26-25). That […]
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Lakers still champs until they’re beaten
Until the Los Angeles Lakers are dethroned they are still the champions, period. The ’95 Houston Rockets are a prime example of that statement. The defending champions qualified for the playoffs as the sixth seed and went on to win the title over a young Shaquille O’Neal and the Orlando […]
Gentle Giant
He’s a quiet leader, a committed family man and a dedicated student athlete. Despite standing 6-foot-5-inches tall and weighing 240 pounds, senior right fielder Ben Morgan of the Rattler baseball team is probably the nicest and most polite big man on campus. “Ben is a big ol’ gentle giant. I […]
Rich, famous cry fowl
Celebrities complain too much about the problems money has caused them. It’s the “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems Syndrome.” I find it hard to sympathize. Somewhere between paying tuition, buying books, paying bills, and trying to eat at least once a day, I can’t understand the woes of these celebs. Money, […]
Global chaos threatens U.S.
President Bush would have Americans believe their greatest threat is Saddam Hussein. That is not the case. The biggest threat to America’s safety lies in countries eager to become havens and breeding grounds for terrorist groups. War and political uprisings are raging in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America. The […]
Board elects leader
The FAMU Board of Trustees appointed James Corbin, 68, of Chattahoochee, Fla. as its new chairman Tuesday. Corbin, a 1956 FAMU graduate, has served on the Board since its formation in 2001. “I’m very flattered,” Corbin said Tuesday. ” I hope I can pull this board together and get us […]
Tutu addresses students
A person’s worth cannot be defined by their ethnicity and the color of their skin, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said to local high school students Tuesday at the Governor’s Mansion. Archbishop Tutu gave a 15-minute speech to select students from Lincoln High, FAMU DRS and Godby High Schools as a part […]
Extravaganza celebrates 100 days in office
The Presidential Ambassadors, along with other campus and local organizations, will honor President Fred Gainous during the first Gospel Extravaganza. The Extravaganza will be held at 7 p.m. in Lee Hall. The celebration honors the president’s first 100 days in office. Tickets are free and will be available all day […]
Rattlers will play 3 games in Bragg Stadium
The athletic department re-released the football team’s 2003 schedule Feb. 7, after releasing an erroneous schedule last month. The new schedule has the Rattlers playing only three games at Bragg Memorial Stadium, for the first time since 1988, as opposed to the old schedule having four home games. The changes […]
Smokers should be considerate of others
There’s something in the air and it’s bringing me to tears. It’s the stench of secondhand smoke. The burning sensation that hits my eyes and causes my clothes to smell. It’s the cancer sticks some of you stick in your mouths and carelessly blow around for other’s and my enjoyment. […]