After Monday night’s 62-65 loss to Coppin State, the Florida A&M University Rattlers have increased their streak to eight games. In their first meeting in January, Coppin State fell to the Rattlers 60-56. An even match-up described the level of play on the court offensively and defensively from both MEAC […]
Author: Mike King
Stroke of pain produces true golf warrior
An early morning of madness turned his life around. It’s 1 a.m. and he’s screaming in agonizing pain, a pain ignored by his past roommates in Palmetto South. But a pain that doctors would later diagnose as Leukemia. Florida A&M University golf player Elijah Jackson, 19, said the back pains […]
Tattoos not symbols of love or promise
We’ve all seen it. Mostly from girls and, every once in a while a guy trying to prove himself will do it too. It’s usually not thoroughly considered, and this requires much more reflection. I’m talking about tattoos. People will get their boyfriend or girlfriend’s name branded on their bodies-permanently, […]
Close game but no glory
Poor shooting and turnovers in the second half caused the lady Rattlers to lose on the road, to Morgan State 63-53 in front of 349 fans. The first half of play was in favor of the Bears although the Rattlers only trailed by a basket. The game seemed evenly matched […]
Confidence equaled success for wrestlers
The FAMU wrestling team had their 3rd annual Seminole Rattler Invitational Saturday at Gaither gymnasium. Last year, the Rattlers got 4th out of 7 teams. This year, the Rattlers came back stronger taking 1st out of 16. Head coach Abdul Sharif said consistency was the name of the game for […]
Players can’t find groove
The 75-57, conference victory over the Rattlers is the fifth consecutive win for the Bears of Morgan State, who remain in first place in the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference. Unfortunately, the Rattlers’ success from the charity stripe couldn’t be converted to their defensive efforts. Florida A&M University was 24 of 27 […]
DRS athlete takes skills to Mississippi
For many high school football players, signing a letter of intent to play at the collegiate level is the biggest accomplishment of their playing careers. Willie Ferrell, an inside linebacker for Florida A&M University’s Developmental Research School, committed to play at the University of Mississippi “Ole Miss,” in Oxford, Miss., […]
Art exhibit helps orphans
The Oglesby Gallery, located in Florida State University’s student union, featured its first non-profit art exhibit titled, “The Lost Generation of Uganda,” which ended Feb. 13. Rachel Rossin, 21, a fourth-year graphic design student at FSU is the founder of The Greenhouse Project Art show, which will host the exhibit. […]
Professors at fault for cheating
Hiding notes, writing answers in hand, wandering eyes, and asking other classmates for answers are only a few ways to cheat on a test. But let’s get creative. Taking pictures of the textbook with a phone or text messaging answers are clever ways to cheat. To most cheaters, there is […]
Economy crisis hits car companies worldwide
A bad economy is definitely something that the nation is enduring. Embarrassing? You bet. Sad? Unquestionably. It seems that every day, individuals are filing for bankruptcy, businesses are downsizing and people are being laid off. However, out of all of the nation’s industries, no one may be feeling the pain […]