In a decision that will greatly expand the government’s authority to eavesdrop on Americans, a federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Justice Department has broad powers to use wiretaps and other means to combat terrorism. Monday’s decision means the government will face fewer hurdles when it seeks to listen […]

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A group of North Dakota State University student leaders strongly opposes its biggest sports rival’s nickname and wants it changed, according to a Student Senate resolution. The resolution, authored by NDSU student Sens. Paul Yatskis, Megan Pinke and Whitney Weston, states that NDSU students are offended […]

The University of Georgia long ago rid itself of openly racist policies, and even in the redneck sectors of the student population rarely hear outright racist blather – but to be honest, the strongest link between the university and diversity is that they rhyme.In considering the University of Georgia for […]

Rattlers will have to wait a while longer before the top three candidates for provost are revealed. A special committee has been selected to perform thorough background checks on the finalists before presenting the names to President Gainous or releasing them to the public. “The selection will not be official […]

Female athletes need more iron than men in their daily diets to perform well, experts say. Iron is an important mineral for female athletes because it is connected to the transportation of oxygen through the bloodstream to the heart, said Kimberly Wilkins, assistant university athletic trainer. Latoya Skinner, 20, a […]

I have been hearing from an array of sources that the men’s basketball team is supposed to be good this year. Of course, I had to go and see for myself. After watching them play two exhibition contests in Gaither Gymnasium, I must say that my sources were correct. Rattlers […]

Going into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament, the volleyball team was seeded number one. FAMU proved why it was ranked at the top by rolling over all of its opponents to obtain the 2002 MEAC Championship title. The Rattlerettes came into the tournament with a winning streak of 51 consecutive […]

FORT VALLEY, Ga. – For B. Keith Murphy, what began as a boyhood passion for comic books and superheroes has grown into a pursuit for rare and largely forgotten black comic strips. Murphy, a professor at Fort Valley State University in central Georgia, has spent the past year collecting and […]

The Republicans have taken over the political system of the United State of America. The Democrats are trying to rebound from the devastation. Something must be done in order to return to the happy stability of the two-party system the country once had. As most citizens know, the Republicans stand […]

Senior forward Deidra Bateman’s heart must have four extra chambers to guzzle the boatloads of intestinal fortitude flowing through her body. The 5-foot-10-inch, Gadsden, Ala., native simply has more heart than the average basketball player because it’s overflowing with an immense love for the game. Bateman has endured four knee […]