Author: VeAngela Ashley

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FAMU ready to extend streak

The Florida A&M Rattlers will face the North Carolina A&T Aggies Saturday at Bragg Memorial Stadium with kickoff at 6 p.m. This is the last home game of the season for the Rattlers before they’re off to North Carolina Central for their 7th MEAC game and 9th game of the […]

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Men ready for exhibition

Florida A&M men’s basketball team will kick its season off with an exhibition game against Albany State on Friday. FAMU had a 107-76 win against Albany State in last year’s exhibition game. FAMU will start this season fresh with a new coach and new expectations. Head coach Clemon Johnson, a […]

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Women playing with a purpose

To win the MEAC championship and nothing less is the expectation for Florida A&M women’s basketball coach LeDawn Gibson. Coming off of a 15-15 season, 9-7 in the MEAC, the Lady Rattlers are ranked fourth in the MEAC preseason polls. Even though a lot of the Rattlers are young, coach […]

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Senioritis: Constructive criticism made me who I am today

Last week, Shawn Abel, a Memphis high school football coach and AP calculus teacher was fired after his profanity-ridden tirade at his players for not being a cohesive unit on the gridiron. And of course, it follows that one of the players thought-it-not-robbery to record his coach’s rant and […]

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DUI Leads to Many Youth Fatalities

The harsh trail of alcohol lingers on the driver’s bloody garments as they lay lifeless on the side of a scattered glass pavement. Alongside the corpse, a dismantled vehicle perches on its side after colliding head on with a guardrail.  A split decision to consume alcohol and operate a vehicle […]

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Zanzibar Hopes to Get FAMU to Help Residents in Agriculture

The government of Zanzibar, Tanzania is seeking help from Florida A&M students in areas of agriculture, business and engineering to help the country become more efficient in supplying their own water and crops. On Nov. 3, Second Vice President Honorable Seif Ali Iddi of Zanzibar, Tanzania visited FAMU’s campus to […]

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When discipline is taken too far

Arkansas County Court-At-Law Judge William Adams took discipline to another level when he punished his daughter physically for using the Internet to acquire music and games that were unavailable for legal purchase at the time.   Hillary Adams, his daughter, has had ataxic cerebral palsy from birth that led […]

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Bring back the NBA

Ok, I’m bored now. Thursday was supposed to be the official day when the Heat played the Magic, and it is not happening. Now things have gotten out of hand with this lockout nonsense. The pressures of knowing that the 3A love of my life (1. God 2. My […]

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First look at new Lady Rattlers: Live Blog

5:38 p.m. My first impression of the two teams is the massive size advantage that FAMU has. The tallest player on West Florida’s team is 6-1. That might not get it done against the trees in the paint for the Rattlers. 5:42 p.m. Shannon Washington’s mother just spoke and you […]

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Tallahassee PD Launches Site to Track Stolen Items

With the holiday season getting closer, students and residents can take advantage of a new online tool provided by the Tallahassee Police Department to keep their valuable items safe.  TPD is providing residents with a tool to create a secure, online inventory of valuable household items in case of a […]