Despite a valiant defensive effort, the Rattlers men’s basketball team couldn’t quite find their offensive stride, dropping a 57-53 decision to Bethune-Cookman. The Wildcats pulled to within a basket of the Rattlers at 47-45 with just over three minutes left on guard Moses Cage’s three point bomb. BCC tied up […]
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Hip-hop meets soul on ‘Jay-Z Unplugged’
Shawn Carter has done it again. He has taken the stories of the streets, the struggle and his life, and made them musical masterpieces. Carter, better known in the rap community as Jay-Z or Jigga, has recently released a new album in conjunction with MTV Productions, Jay-Z Unplugged. It is […]
Rattlerettes gear up to take MEAC championship
Seeded first in the conference with a record of 15-1, the Lady Bisons of Howard University are the team to beat in the 2002 Women’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament. Although the team holds a nearly perfect conference record, Cathy Parsons, Howard’s head coach, said they will be taking […]
Hampton remains team to beat in MEAC tourney
As the MEAC men’s basketball tournament gets underway March 4-8, with the championship game being played March 9, teams are getting poised to start their runs tonight at the conference championship. Hampton University 23-6, 17-1 sits atop the conference and in addition to being the projected favorite in the MEAC […]
Rattlerettes falter down stretch against Bethune
The shortest player on the floor ruined Saturday’s Senior Day at Gaither Gym. Generously listed at 5’5, Katrina Thaxton kept her team in the game early with hot three point shooting, then put the Lady Wildcats ahead for good with clutch late free throws as Bethune-Cookman defeated FAMU 57-53. The […]
The Famuan Classified
EMPLOYMENT SUMMER JOBS starting at $190 per week with room and board included. Work at one of the University of Florida’s four recreational, overnight camps located in Lake Placid, Ocala National Forest, Madison or Niceville. Staff has no cabin responsibilities and most weekends off. University of Florida 4-H Summer Staff […]
Activities for the Week
Monday, March 4 Union Board Meeting: The Union Board of Advisers meeting will be held in the Snake Pit from 3:30-5 p.m. PAAC Meeting: The weekly meeting, open to students-at-large, clubs and organizations, will be held in the Snake Pit from 8-9 p.m. Presidential Ambassadors General Meeting: The meeting will […]
Campus Notes
New York University School of Medicine will hold summer institute for students who are interested in pursuing careers in the biomedical sciences. North Carolina State will hold a Minority Graduate Education summer research program for Undergraduates in science, math, and engineering. University of Georgia in Athens, will hold a summer […]
DJ turned rapper, squeaky new player in Tennessee rap game
The infusion of down South, dirty rappers on the hip-hop scene continues with DJ Squeeky’s album, The Legacy. Just as his name implies, the Memphis, Tenn. based producer turned rapper, has been making noise on the hip-hop scene since 1997. However, DJ Squeeky’s bass-heavy, streetwise lyrics resonate much louder than […]
Grammy winners convey feelings after conquest
From sight gags like Lil’ Kim to living monuments like Ralph Stanley, here’s a sampling of their first impressions after the thrill of victory. The sudden trendiness of traditional American country music took up the heavy chatter backstage. Most of the stars involved in the projects, including the O Brother, […]