Forcing students to come to class in one breath and calling them adults with another is not only a paradox, but a blatant violation of educational freedom. The university attendance policy mandates that after the third absence, teachers drop students from their classes and give them an “F.” Not many […]

The Rattlers road to the Division I-AA playoffs will take it to Mobile, Ala. where it will meet up with Troy State, the Rattler’s second Division I-A opponent this season. The Rattlers are on a three-game winning streak since losing to Howard on Oct. 12. The team knows another loss […]

A long sigh of relief was heard from the Florida A&M volleyball team at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when the final whistle was blown signifying the end of their match against Jacksonville University. The Rattlerettes squeaked out a win, 32-30, 30-22, 30-28, to increase their record to 18-4 overall. In their […]

My boy just died. His name was Jonathan Phillips, J.P. for short. He was from Miami. He lived a few doors down from me when I lived in Shaker Heights. He was killed in an accident in Miami Oct. 27. Life is short, people. All you really have is this […]

I want to say thank you to the most wonderful students in the world for allowing the brother of the dumbest man in the world to be re-elected as Florida’s governor. Well done. Yeah, right. How long will it take for you people to get it through your heads that […]

Hello, Rattlers. I pray this column finds you in good spirits. It’s been a long time since I’ve graced these pages. I’m glad to be back. Not too long ago, I read a Sex on the Hill column that advocated keeping relationships undefined and not expecting too much from them. […]

Florida State University is looking to develop a state-of-the-art University Park expanding to about 1500 acres, which would place it among the country’s largest university research parks, according to Bye’s Park Concept and Project Description. FSU’s campus is among the smallest of the state’s universities, but its current student population […]

I’m from around the way, where dice games are played on corners, where many die in the race to get paid. I’m from around the way, where friends get slain by stray bullets meant for another’s brain. But the outcome is still the same; young black boy dead, another future […]

Have you ever wondered what that person in the mirror sees?what it feels like, to wait for once or twice a day then finally, you returnto reflect me… sometimes you conversatesometimes you come to staybut never foreveryou only stop in moments but what’s important is you stopand like a rose […]

What do we have left, besides a few memories, a couple of photos, and the undying love in our hearts? JP, you’ll always be apart of our lives, until the end of time. Your presence will forever be felt just the thought of you makes my heart melt. We’ve known […]