A herd of high school basketball talent was running wild in the Civic Center Saturday night after being unleashed by Breakdown Magazine in its fifth annual tripleheader. The Breakdown Classic was held in the Civic Center for the first time, something that Breakdown Magazine’s Brionne Gillion wants people in Tallahassee […]

The 2003 Health Expo, sponsored by The Tallahassee Chapter of The Links, Inc. Frenchtown Governor’s Revitalization Council, The Florida Department of Health and Bethel A.M.E. Church, made “Power of Choice” the theme. The Health Expo’s theme, “Power of Choice, coincided with Akbar’s speech “You Make The Choice” which urged the […]

Buying equipment for the School of Journalism and Graphic Communications’ new building will have to wait until matching funds are released by the state legislature. “We can’t order equipment without money,” said Robert Ruggles, dean of the SJGC. Instead of delaying the building’s opening, Ruggles intends on equipping part of […]

Last week, the United States’ ever-faithful President delivered his second State of the Union Address in a feeble attempt to reunite the country. Never failing to let anyone down, Bush’s proposals were extremely off-the-wall. Bush identified strengthening the economy as his number one priority but fell short of realizing the […]

FAMU lacks an efficient recycling program. Everyday the university discards materials that could be recycled to preserve the environment. Our university goes through reams of paper regularly. Instead of reusing the materials, they are thrown into the dumpsters along with other rubbish. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that […]

It has been my misfortune to experience one of the biggest problems on campus — “bonus bucks.” Students can use their Rattler card to purchase meals at the Orange Room or the Rattler’s Nest, after adding 50 or 100 bucks to their card. This is great; however, there are problems […]

The men’s tennis team defeated the Georgia Southern University Eagles 4-3 in their first dual match of the year at Gaither Athletic Center Courts Saturday morning. The Rattlers started off with wins in all three of their doubles matches They also earned the one point awarded to the team that […]

Fans deserve the right to vote for the all-stars of their favorite sport, but the NBA starting lineup is all wrong. Vince Carter should not have been voted to the all-star team for one reason and one reason only: He barely played the first half of the season. Yes, Carter […]

He was a two-time all-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball star. As a 14-year veteran of Major League Baseball, he has stolen over 414 bases, putting him in seventh place on the all-time steals list. He is also closing in on 2,000 hits and has won four Gold Gloves, the award for […]