Author: Erica Butler and Breana Harvey

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Becks loses crown, White takes over

The royal court will be missing a familiar face this school year. Jeremy Becks, 21, will no longer be King of Orange and Green of Florida A&M’s royal court. Runner-up, John White, 20, accepted the vacant seat. Becks received a letter from Henry Kirby, associate vice president and dean of […]

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Meeting aims for retention

The three buses to Atlanta were packed. Student Government officials expect the buses to be full again when they roll off the hill on the way to Baton Rouge for the Oct. 18 game against Southern University. The trip costs $85 per student and is designed to make sure that […]

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Victims turn to FEMA

Hurricane Fay came through Tallahassee and flooded many homeowners out during the weekend of Aug. 22 in the Timber Lake subdivision. Valerie White, a professor at Florida A&M, is thankful that she is not like some of her neighbors that now face homelessness in the wake of Fay. “His house […]

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Calendar

WEDNESDAY The PRodigy Public Relations Firm will host the Strike Pink: Recycle Your Sweats clothing drive featuring Victoria’s Secrets’ PINK from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication in front of the Gallery. Members of the FAMU community are encouraged to bring their clean, […]

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Democratic first ladies visit FAMU

Behind every great man is a great woman, and Saturday morning two such women visited Florida A&M University. Michelle Obama and Jill Biden led a voter registration rally on the university’s campus, Saturday. Rickard’s High School band opened up with a music medley followed by a prayer, by Chelsea Matthews, […]

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Classic Battle

Enjoying their seventh Atlanta Classic victory, the (3-1) Florida A&M Rattlers prevailed 28- 21 over (4-1) Tennessee State Tigers.  The Rattlers snapped a four game Tiger winning streak inside the Georgia Dome as 50,428 fans looked on.  Head coach Joe Taylor clenched his 200th win after the victory. The Atlanta […]

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Golf team holds being in fifth place not a success

Ending the three-day Atlanta Classic golf tournament in 5th place out of 25 teams, the Florida A&M University golf team is looking forward to using this tournament as a steppingstone on to the next one. “This year was the biggest tournament,” said Gallop Franklin, 21, a fourth-year pharmacy student from […]

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Economic bailout can benefit all taxpayers

It’s a $700 billion plan that is supposed to serve as a lifesaver for the failing American economy. Congress is set to pass a law that has been championed as not a ‘bailout’, but a ‘buy in’ to the private financial market. In a move that was met with apprehension […]

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Injuries inspire victory

Florida A&M University’s cross country men’s team did not let injuries stop them from obtaining a successful victory at the Atlanta Classic against Tennessee State University, every teammate stepped up on the behalf of the injured players. Reynaud Robinson, head coach for men’s cross country, said only five guys played […]

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Women win two in a row

Florida A&M University’s football wasn’t the only team to bring back a win from this weekend’s Atlanta Classic. The cross-country women’s team brought back a second overall division one victory from the Classic track meet against Tennessee State University. While the meets usually require a two mile run, this meet […]