Students concerned about the effects of drugs and alcohol on campus will gather to present a Rattler Summit: How High is Too High? The summit will discuss the use and abuse of alcohol, marijuana and the date rape drug. There will also be a Red Bull representative present to discuss […]
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Prose spoken at DRS
Dynamic poetry pieces, and cool breezes set off by the sound of drums is what students who attended the 13th annual African-American Read-In Chain experienced. The event, sponsored by the FAMU Link, consisted of the reading of African American poetry and other literature pieces. Dee Brown, the coordinator of the […]
It’s not just game, new game systems vie for supremacy
Playing video games is not the same activity it used to be. Some of us still remember playing Atari and reminisce about how simple things were: one joystick, one button. Soon after, Nintendo brought us something totally revolutionary: better graphics, and yes, a second button. Then Sega Genesis brought us […]
Enron loses millions, tries to rebuild
Money and power are a dangerous combination. Moreover, the loss of money and power can be a deadly one. The problems that have fallen on the Enron Corporation just keep adding up. The Texas-based energy trader has a very uncertain future, and it’s hard to be sympathetic to them when […]
Rain suspends Rattlers’ comeback
Friday’s cloudy skies and threatening rains suspended what looked to be an excellent tennis match between the Rattlers and the Knights of Central Florida. Before the suspension, the Knights’ doubles teams defeated the Rattlers. Gabriel Strangberg and Augusto Sanabria of UCF won their sets over FAMU’s LaVaughn Munroe and Isaac […]
Winning streak expires before sunset
The FAMU baseball team’s offense displayed some bipolar tendencies in Saturday’s doubleheader 2002 opener against Mercer. In their first at-bats of the season, the Rattlers pounced on the Bears, scoring six runs in the bottom of the first inning and cruising to a 13-4 opening game victory. FAMU’s hot bats […]
Concerns arise, gender free verse
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Colorado Springs-based International Bible Society announced plans Monday for a new Bible translation with gender-neutral wording, a controversial development in a long-running debate about modernizing the Bible. The update of the New International Version (NIV) Bible, the most popular modern translation among evangelical Christians, does […]
New outlet for African art arrives
According to LaNedra Gaines, a 21-year-old elementary education major from Fort Lauderdale, quality African art and clothing can be hard to find in Tallahassee. “The only places I am able to find good black art is on the set on Fridays or on the side of the road being sold […]
Ruff Ryders’ spark dimming, fire still burns
#8220;Ladies and gentlemen, thugs and b–. I want you to let this s– just bang”. From the intro on, this is an assumed request from the entire Ruff Ryders’ camp on their third album, “In the R We Trust.”. They give you something to ride to and bang in your […]
SGA reconsiders marriage clause for Royal Court
Student Government Association officials convened Thursday to discuss the possibility of changing the Student Constitution stipulation, prohibiting Mr. and Miss FAMU from being married. Freshman Senator Travis Williams said the meeting was called in response to last September when Tevieca Johnson was temporarily ineligible to run for graduate attendantafter officials […]