Author: Yewande Addie

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New feature allows online ticket sales

With the help of a recent feature on Facebook, an online social network, students can now purchase tickets to events online. The program allows organizers to add the application on Facebook and invite people to buy tickets to their event. Tickets are purchased through Ticketleap, a company that sells tickets […]

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FAMU, FSU create alliance for blacks

Students at Florida A&M University and Florida State University have created the FAMU/FSU Minority Alliance to bridge the gap between blacks students from both universities, after a seminar was held in October at FSU, titled “Across the Tracks: The Difference Between You and Me,” “That seminar really shed light on […]

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The writing makes the script

It may be an entire month before viewers begin to feel the impact. However, shows such as “Desperate Housewives,” “CSI” and “Grey’s Anatomy” have officially ceased production. This means that their typical seasons will end long before May 2008, which may leave some viewers scratching their heads and wondering to […]

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Battle set to take over

As the Florida A&M football Rattlers prepare for the upcoming Florida Classic, they consider all aspects of the game. The Rattlers realized that some changes must be made on the field in attempt to bring home that win against Bethune Cookman University. Head Football Coach, Rubin Carter explains that with […]

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Stop degrading FAMU

On November 10, the St. Petersburg Times reported that Florida A&M University’s former law professor Dale Rubin made negative comments about the University on his Web blog. “I have never had a more traumatic and disheartening experience,” said Rubin, about working for the University. Rubin was a visiting law professor […]

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Make it ‘Rayn’

A student in the School of Business and Industry on Florida A&M campus is already forming business ventures before graduating; he is the owner of Club Rayn. Christopher Dennis, 25, a senior business administration student from Miami, launched Club Rayn on August 13. This new club has a distinctively upscale […]

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Fires cause dismay

Each time Kristina Ortiz rides down Highway 1 through Malibu, Calif. an empty feeling overcomes her. It was the place that she grew to know and love – it is gone now. Malibu Baptist Church, the place where Ortiz and her family spent their Christmases, fell victim to the blazing […]

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Traveling pains eased

Busloads of Florida A&M University students will be heading to Orlando, courtesy of FAMU’s Student Government Association, for the Walt Disney World Florida Classic today. Three buses were open to all students, on a first-come first-served basis, and two additional buses are reserved for SGA members and recruiters. Student body […]

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BCU, FAMU rivalry still alive and well

It is not just a football game; it is one of the biggest rivalries in black college football, The Walt Disney World Florida Classic. In the Florida Citrus Bowl, in Orlando, the Rattlers take on the Wildcats of Bethune Cookman University in the largest-attended football game between two historically Black […]

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Lady Rattlers stave off comeback attempts

Albany State nearly pulled off a remarkable second half comeback against the Lady Rattler basketball team Wednesday at Gaither Gym. FAMU (3-0) (0-0) nearly blew a 22 point second half lead in defeating the Lady Rams 76-73 for their third consecutive victory of the 2007 season. Head Coach Debra Clark […]