#8220;We’re small pieces of leather, but we’re well put together” are the words that were set above the Rattlerettes dugout on Tuesday. The well put together team of 20 tied a double header with Mercer University in their first two home games of the season. In the first game FAMU […]
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Forget reserves, ‘His Airness’ deserves to start
To say that Michael Jordan doesn’t belong on the Eastern Conference All-Star team is ridiculous. There may be other guards such as Jalen Rose, Ricky Davis and Jordan’s teammate Jerry Stackhouse, who are averaging more points per game than “His Airness,” but there is a problem with them. One is […]
Younger voters impact
The voter turnout for the mayoral and city commission elections was about 31 percent for each precinct, with the mayoral race leading with 32.4 percent. “I think it’s highly unlikely that some of these people couldn’t win,” said Corey White, a 22-year-old junior biology student from St. Petersburg, referring to […]
Memorial established for Columbia
Susan Borland still remembers when space shuttle Columbia took off on Jan. 16. She was right there, between the countdown clock and the American flag at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. “We were as close as you could get,” said Borland, associate flight director of the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee. […]
Rattlers fall to hungry Bulldogs
Whether they stood on the foul line or wide open behind the three-point, nothing fell for the Rattlers in the Gaither Gymnasium on Monday. Even worse, FAMU’s weaknesses were against a South Carolina State team that was undefeated (9-0) in the conference resulting in a tough 69-63 loss before a […]
‘Biker Boyz’ fails to ride out
A motorcycle drag race saga set in southern California, “Biker Boyz,” was a spin-off of “The Fast and the Furious”-which happens to be a far better movie. Derek Luke, the intense young star from “Antwone Fisher,” sports a shaved head to play the loyal and intense Jaleel, who has lost […]
The results are in
Mayor: John Marks 11,701 43.1% John Paul Bailey 7,381 27.2% Steve Meisburg 7,039 25.9% Anthony Davis 603 2.2% Richard Junnier 423 1.6% Seat 1: Mark Mustian 13,810 51.9% Dot Inman-Johnson 9,228 34.7% Justin Proctor 2,131 8.0% Windford Frazier 928 3.5% Drew Postell 520 2.0% Seat 2: Mayo Woodward 7,627 29.1% […]
BET ‘victim of own success’
BET prides itself on the fact that it is the first and only network in the United States devoted to the interests of African-American viewers. I can’t speak for all black people in America, but my interests certainly extend past Ashanti’s 25 favorite videos. According to Nielsen Media Research, BET […]
Public misconstrues focus of Title IX
Title IX was created to give female students equal access to athletic programs. That’s a good thing. It’s also good that the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics, appointed by the U.S. Department of Education, voted Thursday to make minimal changes to Title IX’s current status, rather than the extensive alterations […]
“Biker Boyz” revs up for mediocrity
A motorcycle drag race saga set in southern California, “Biker Boyz,” was a spin-off of “The Fast and the Furious”-which happens to be a far better movie. Derek Luke, the intense young star from “Antwone Fisher,” sports a shaved head to play the loyal and intense Jaleel, who has lost […]