As the clock ticked toward Illinois Gov. George Ryan’s last days in office, he made a series of moves that could bring close examination to capital punishment in the United States. Saturday, Ryan reduced the sentences of all 167 death row prisoners. Most received life without parole, but four were […]

With 25 points, six rebounds, three assists and one steal, junior guard Terrance Woods led the Rattlers (6-6, 2-2 MEAC) to an exciting win over the Howard Bison Monday night. The 75-64 win puts the team at .500 overall for the first time since 1992. Despite the fact that Woods […]

The man is fearless. “He plays with a reckless abandon,” said associate men’s basketball coach Lamont Franklin. Sophomore guard Dominique Jackson from Immokalee has developed an intrepid attitude in his life that has matriculated onto the basketball court. “I think sometimes he gets a little too carefree and that causes […]

It is inconceivable that a team can lose a game before it even gets a chance to win it, but that is what can happen every time an NFL game goes into overtime. An NFL overtime starts with a coin toss. Whichever team wins the toss, receives possession of the […]

Nas stated it best, “Now let’s get it all in perspective.” Kicking in the NFL seems to be at an all time low. The place kicker was a position of promise for tired linemen and frustrated coaches caught in between a rock and a hard place in the final seconds […]

Can you feel it? The FAMU Rattlerettes are definitely feeling it after defeating conference foe Howard University 82-72. The ladies were eager to get this win because they have not beaten the Lady Bison since the 1999 quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament when FAMU won 53-40. “It was […]

FAMU got an early jump on this year’s recruitment period, when it welcomed three transfer players to the team last week. Sophomore quarterback Josh Driscoll from Arkansas StateUniversity , freshman defensive tackle Dexter Wallace from Bowling Green State University and sophomore running back Alfonso Mounts, Jr. from University of Miami […]

Students living on campus had to go head to head with a needle before returning for spring classes. The dorm dwellers were met by new immunization requirements for Florida students that required them to either take Hepatitis and Meningitis shots before returning to classes. It is being done to protect […]

DETROIT — Parents and students who will need financial aid to pay for college this year were able to start filing necessary federal paperwork Jan 1. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, can be filled out and filed electronically or by mail. The FAFSA is used to […]

Registration is finally over and students have turned their attention away from the Grand Ballroom to their mailboxes as they await the arrival of the long-anticipated net check. “It usually takes about one month before I receive a net check,” said Virgil Miller, 21, a senior biology student from West […]