After a long, hard-fought football season, the Florida A&M University football team (7-4 overall, 5-3 MEAC) is proud to have seven Rattlers named to the MEAC all-conference team.Seniors Daniel Parrish and Roosevelt Kiser, junior Wesley Taylor and redshirt sophomore Jason Beach were the four Rattlers named to the All-MEAC first […]
Author: Stephanie Foster
Ohio State will beat Florida in title game
The Bowl Championship Series National Championship begins with another classic battle of dominant black quarterbacks, except this time there’s a twist. This particular meeting is unique because it is to decide between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the University of Florida Gators – the No. 1 team in the nation […]
Guards impress in second straight win
In a typical basketball game, there may be two – or maybe even three – guards who trot onto the floor as part of the starting five. Well Florida A&M University women’s head coach Debra Clark apparently didn’t get that memo as she started four guards in Thursday night’s 72-47 […]
Black Talk panel discussion gives students sense of unity
No downstairs seats were left vacant in Lee Hall Friday for the panel discussion titled “Black Talk: Our Thoughts, Our Issues,” sponsored by the Student Government Association and the Minority Student Leadership Academy. The panel included: Bobby Seale, Elaine Brown, Sharon J. Lettman, the Rev. John F. White II, Talitha […]
Health department offering free information
Today marks the start of National Health Education Week. The Florida A&M University Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation will provide free health information on the second floor of the Gaither Office Complex all week long from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. There will be an array of health displays and […]
Child’s death resulted from abuse
Geontae Glass, 5, was found dead Tuesday morning in Gadsden, Ala. Police believe that Shalinda Glass, the boy’s mother, and Kevin Towles, Shalinda Glass’ boyfriend, staged an abduction of the child to cover up his death. It is alleged that Geontae’s death is a result of physical abuse and trauma. […]
Finalists in presidential search announced
After a lengthy debate, the presidential search committee has narrowed the field to six candidates for the position of president of Florida A&M University. The Hollins Group, a search firm hired by the university, presented 12 candidates out of the 36 that applied for review by the committee Wednesday. The […]
Senate delves further into the Strikers’ audit
In the 36th Student Senate meeting Monday evening, the Senate reviewed the audit of the Strikers’ activities and services account and the progression of the Agnew-Gillum Experience, passed a resolution for the volleyball team and confirmed the new solicitor general. The A&S agency reported that the Strikers presented a personal […]
Illegally parked cars get the boot
Students were surprised to find that the Florida A&M University Police department was in full effect booting cars after the new policy was implemented in November. Several cars were booted Tuesday. One car was spotted in the parking lot of Bragg Memorial Stadium. In the Nov. 20, issue of The […]
Police expand emergency alert system
Less than three months after implementing the e2Campus alert system, the Florida A&M University Police Department is making strides to expand the system. A new program, the Federal Warning System, will work in conjunction with the current e2Campus system that alerts students of impending danger via communication devices such as […]