Rattlers’ financial aid woes may be getting worse- and maybe sooner than they think. As reported Jan. 9 by the Tallahassee Democrat, a recent Congressional spending cut reduces funding for federal student aid programs by $12.7 billion over the next five years. Federal interest rates on undergraduate loans will increase […]
Author: Paul de Revere
Senate’s semester off to a rocky start
During Wednesday’s student senate meeting, the senate allocated over $1,000 to the art department and one senator addressed the senate with concerns she believes have plagued them for far too long. In Candice Elliott’s speech, she addressed issues such as the senate’s unclear account balance, meeting cancellations, who has the […]
Protection or invasion
I can’t help but notice the increase in reality television shows, and the conspiracy theorist in me keeps asking: Is reality television really the new form of entertainment or are we gradually being desensitized in preparation for more invasive probes into our lives? The World Trade Center attacks were horrifying […]
Strikers dance on national stage, BET’s ‘106 and Park’
FAMU’s Strikers had a sendoff party Tuesday in honor of an invititation to New York to appear on BET’s “106 and Park” on Wednesday. The group also journeyed to take part in the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference from Jan. 19-22. Every Wednesday, “106 and Park” airs a […]
FAMU Announcements
The brothers of Iota Phi Theta will be hosting study sessions the entire spring semester in the library starting at 9 p.m. There will be refreshments. For more information please contact Robert Gaines at (407) 227-9517 or e-mail gammachi@iotaphitheta.org. Do you sing or dance? Can you make sweet music using […]
The Hiss: Entertainment news, Rattler style
The start of each year marks a new beginning for most, a time to let go of the old and begin anew. Many of Hollywood’s A-list celebrities are doing just that. From Alicia Keys to Eminem, quite a few celebrities are moving on to bigger and better things in 2006. […]
Students discover freedom on campus
For many students college is the first step to being on your own. No longer do you have the pressures of your parents’ watchful eyes looking out for your best interests, or their constant push on your everyday life. College is the time for students to become young adults and […]
Rattlers to rely on veterans’ skill to defeat Eastern Shore
The mantra for the Rattlers before traveling to the Carolinas over the weekend was “get the sweep – not a split.” The orange and green did just that defeating the South Carolina State Bulldogs (72-65) and North Carolina A&T Aggies (75-71). The Rattlers (8-9, 4-2 MEAC) now sit in a […]
Age-old exercise beats back pain, competition
Florida A &M University is known for its hills, and those hills can be one of many causes for the back problems affecting some students. Most students carry two or more books everyday and walk up and down two or more flights of steps, which can be bad for the […]
‘Hawk’ snubbed by Hall
For years he flew across major league outfields with a hawk’s ferocity. He often played like there was no tomorrow. Sadly, it was the latter form of play that has Rattler Andre “The Hawk” Dawson still looking for his induction into the baseball Hall of Fame. Years of playing on […]