About a half a dozen student organizations participated Saturday in ‘The Amazing Race,’ to promote HIV/AIDS awareness on campus. “The Amazing Race,” coordinated by Sharronda James and Weschester Junior of Students Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS, Access to Rapid Testing (SASHA-ARTs) and Yolanda Bogan, Ph.D. of the Office Counseling Center, […]
Author: Dieuresny Nemorin
Rattlers basketball falls to North Carolina Central 78-61
Offensive woes were more than the Rattlers basketball team (6-17, 4-5 MEAC) could overcome, as it fell 78-61 to conference-rival North Carolina Central (11-11, 5-4 MEAC) Saturday night in the Al Lawson Center. FAMU entered play looking to build off its notable 68-62 victory against Bethune-Cookman last weekend. But it did […]
Lady Rattlers destroy Eagles 102-66
As the basketball team sat on 98 points, Rattler fans waited anxiously for the next score. Guard Keturah Martin then passed the ball to Patrice Collie, and the rest was history. The Lady Rattlers (16-5, 9-0 MEAC) reached a school record set in 1995 for points scored as they thrashed […]
Runners Take the Lead at Annual Marathon
The sun was barely on the horizon when about 900 runners started onto St. Marks Trail for the 38th Annual Marathon and Half-Marathon on Sunday. This year marked the race’s highest completion rate. Runners finished the lengthy courses, despite high temperatures and humidity levels. Fewer than 10 percent of registered […]
We Must Look Deeper at Black History Month
February is well underway and so are the many festivities and TV specials dedicated to black history month. You know, the many assemblies held at schools all over the nation, the documentaries on PBS, oh and let’s not forget our very own Black History Month Convocation that will be held […]
Stop Being Crabs; Our Ancestors are the Reason We’re Free
Our ancestors are the reason we’re free Two years ago, Florida A&M was not my first choice for college. Like some blacks, I didn’t think FAMU was on the same level as, for instance, University of Central Florida or University of South Florida or even Florida State. I didn’t know […]
Florida State Unveils Natural Gas Car
Florida State University officials unveiled a new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) car in an effort to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil. “The unveiling of the Compressed Natural Gas car shows that Florida State is pushing for something better for the economy,” said Corey Shirley, a senior business management and […]
TPD Investigating Shaker Heights Stabbing, Shots Fired
The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting at Shaker Heights Apartment involving at least four victims. “I was across the street praying when I heard a door being kicked down; I looked up and saw a boy kicking the door, went in and I heard shots fired,” […]
Trafficking Bill Moves through Committee
A bill on human trafficking passed a second committee as state senators and representatives were back among each other for another grueling day of session. Legislation sponsored by Sen. Arthenia L. Joyner, D-Tampa, increasing protection for victims of human trafficking, passed unanimously through the second committee of the senate during […]
VP Biden Comes to Tallahassee
United States Vice President Joe Biden will be coming to Florida State today with Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter to discuss tackling rising college tuition costs. In correlation with President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, Biden will be touching on the reforms Obama challenged Congress to explore. […]