Before we kiss, honey must lace your lips I cannot handle the intensity of your natural sweetness I have to protect my heart So I must embrace the power of imitation.

When I first arrived at FAMU I had high hopes-hopes of freedom. No more mom and dad and no more grass cutting. A world that would be free from limitations and boundaries. At first I hated the extremely small rooms, sharing a restroom with 15 other guys and sharing a […]

I must commend Trustee Miller for the leadership and courage that he displayed at the historic Sept. 28, 2004 FAMU Board of Trustees Meeting. Regardless of whether students agreed or disagreed with his position, I must say that I respect him as a person, leader and, most importantly, my fraternity […]

I may be just one of the few students who feel the firing of Dr. Gainous may be the wrong move. It could just be my tendency to root for the underdog, since it’s Gainous against the world. When Gainous got the job FAMU, already had its fair share of […]

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I am a prospective student hoping to be admitted for the Spring 2005 semester. Your newspaper gives me insight into what I will be expecting when I enter FAMU. The newspaper lets me know about hangouts I can look forward to and affordablefun I can partake in. It is very […]

Your Oct. 1 story, “Hidden agenda used to promote stem cells,” was correct. I was a biology and chemical science double major at neighboring FSU. The rejection by the hosts of “foreign” embryonic stem cells, while probably killing an unborn baby, is a major reason that embryonic stem cells are […]

Saturday’s game was an atrocity. The mediocre Nicholls State football team, which didn’t even throw one pass, pummeled the Rattlers. There were botched and blocked kicks, bad snaps, confusion and interceptions. The Colonels successfully ran trick plays on the Rattlers making them look inattentive and unfocused. Fans were booing the […]

People have said prayer changes things. For Florida A&M wide receiver Ronnie Thomas, prayer as well as his and his family’s belief in the Bible’s Philippians 4:13- “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”-has changed everything. In his first season with the Rattlers, Thomas, a junior from […]