Rain and equipment issues proved to be detrimental for intramural football’s Navy in their 29-8 loss against the Taliban 2 in Monday evening’s flag football game. “The rain is why we lost; I couldn’t scramble effectively in these shoes,” said Everal Pratt, the 20-year-old Navy quarterback. “I kept slipping and […]
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Florida A & M’s last homecoming game was bittersweet for punter Damon Miller. The Rattler’s routed Norfolk State 60-10, and Miller was forced to sit on the sidelines the entire game as FAMU did not have to punt all day. “I was pretty upset,” Miller said. “I touched the field […]
Students lax about showing spirit in dress
Florida A&M University students are known to outsiders for having great Rattler pride, but to many people on campus it is sometimes hard to notice. Some people say the University appears to be more of a fashion show than an educational institution, which may explain why fewer students wear FAMU […]
Things to do at a Rattler homecoming
It is the Friday before the week of Homecoming and ironically, the energy around campus is surprisingly absent. Two weeks ago I was debating whether I would be spending another Homecoming weekend in Tallahassee or whether I would be on the first Greyhound leaving the city. Do not get me […]
Students ready for week of
Getting into the Florida A&M University homecoming spirit is at the top of some students’ festivity plans. With concerts, tailgating, parties and cookouts, some students say showing their FAMU spirit is a routine and won’t be hard to get into. “My friends and I are going to tailgate like we […]
Security tightens for homecoming
Homecoming is right around the corner Rattlers! It’s time to get your tight shape-ups and your nice hairdos. Pretty soon the campus will have banners everywhere and the band will be marching, while students are trying to pay attention in class, and the parties will be non-stop like they were […]
Homecoming Tickets
To Whom It May Concern: I am a fourth year engineering student and I think that a lot of the changes that FAMU is doing concerning the football games and the homecoming tickets is very unfair to the students that have to travel to campus from the engineering building. First […]
FAMU SGA presents John Edwards Campaign Rally
In an effort to increase voter awareness and educate voters about the John Kerry/ John Edwards Presidential Campaign, the FAMU Student Government Association will present a campaign rally featuring guest speaker Sen. John Edwards and a performance by the Marching 100 Sunday from 5:15 p.m.- 9 p.m. on the Quad. […]
Short-Term Memory (to girls around for a season)
What’s your name?Excuse me?What’s your name? It’s not like I don’t careThat’s what you used to thinkBefore I took you thereTo the point of no returnWhere something burnedLike incenseLose all senseDissipating like smokeBut no jokeWhat’s your name? Release all that negative energyRelease all that negative energyTo be atomically correctRelease your […]
My first and Only Love
In the midst of tulips I gave her a true kiss Or shall I say she kissed me Wasn’t too wet or sticky It was delightful And I would write full Love stories to her and continue To do so In a true mode of Thankfulness I will write to […]