Author: Kevin Fair

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Rattlers ready to strike foes

The Rattlers will continue its three-game road trip Saturday, the longest of their season, making a visit to Dover, Del., to play the Delaware State Hornets. The Rattlers (2-1, 1-0 in MEAC), coming off a win in its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game of the season against Morgan State, will […]

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New service filters spam mail

There are many tools and techniques to avoid unwanted e-mail – the kind of messages pushing products like pornography, prescriptions and printer cartridges. But a popular technology called peer-to-peer networking – which made Napster famous – is providing a new way for computer users to slice through spam. Cloudmark, a […]

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Quality of Editing

As an alumnus of FAMU, I am very proud of the FAMUAN campus newspaper. Additionally, I applaud the staff for the hard work and dedication required to publish it three times a week. However, I respectfully urge you not to sacrifice quality for quantity. For example, in your 17 September […]

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Coach Trifonov beams optimism

The women’s volleyball team will have its first conference game this Friday against its rival Bethune-Cookman College. Head coach Tanio “Tony” Trifonov sat down with The Famuan for a discussion about this game as well as the rest of the season . Question: How do you feel about the 2002 […]

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Willingham blazes coaching trail for blacks

In 1973, as a high school senior, the 5’7″, 139lb quarterback sent out more than 100 letters to colleges across America seeking an opportunity to play college football. Tyrone Willingham heard from only two schools, Michigan State and Toledo, so he chose Michigan State. Willingham made the Spartans as a […]

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War will am-Bush U.S. image

Everything is big in Texas, including the penchant for conflict. The president has it. Maybe that is why he’s so determined to start a war with Iraq.Of course we’ve been down this road before but this time it feels more like a detour. The road to bin Laden is apparently […]

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Think twice before believing freedom is real

So, you think you’re free? But how free are you really when we are trapped in a prison with no walls, cells, or bars. Hidden forces are controlling our lives, an invisible hand that manipulates humanity as it sees fit. The thought is truly horrifying. It erases the comfort zone […]

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Smooth Operator

Customers of the Miami Subs restaurant on Tennessee Street have the opportunity to order from a specialized menu not available at any other location, one that offers a much healthier alternative to soda. Curtis Walker, a physical education student from Tampa, is the owner of Miami Style Smoothies, located inside […]

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Cheerleaders prepare for season

#8220;Go Rattlers, Go Rattlers, Go!” is the cry as the sporting season begins for yet another academic year. Along with the fall sports comes the cheerleading squad as they perform daredevil stunts and cheers to encourage the true Rattler spirit. Being part of the sporting season, cheerleaders will lend support […]

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TV/VCR combos explored

As technology pushes forward, the electronics industry is looking for better, more compact ways to make life easy and convenient. TV/VCR combos (units that combine both VCRs and televisions) may seem convenient to the average consumer-but while they may appear as a one-stop shop for viewing entertainment, TV/VCR combos have […]