Author: Chris Griffin

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Dust off the diamond

Spring is right around the corner and that means baseball season is about to start. The Rattler baseball team will open the 2004 season Saturday at noon on Moore-Kittles Field against the Bears of Mercer University. The Rattlers ended last season with a 9-5 loss to bitter rival Bethune-Cookman College […]

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Bush foreign policy exits Earth’s orbit

What in (and out of) the world is happening? Moon colonies … men on Mars? Is it me, or has this whole “foreign policy” thing gone way too far? Bush seems to keep trying to force his depraved childhood dreams onto this nation. Somebody, please send him a copy of […]

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New plague at FAMU

The feeling I felt when I saw my first article in The Famuan was better than sex. A sense of accomplishment came over me like never before. I couldn’t wait for the next time I would be published. I wanted more. I approached people in a different way. I had […]

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Iowa in the sun

Florida voters, we have been slighted again. For those of you registered Democrats who are preparing to turn the page, thinking that this is just another election 2000 rant, wait just a minute. Slightly more than 100,000 men and women in Iowa have spoken for millions of Democrats across the […]

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‘Helping others not that bad’

I am a curious person by nature, especially when it comes to wanting to know what is on people’s minds. Sometimes, I like to ask others what they think of me. So I asked my co-worker what he thought I was good at. “Umm, I don’t know Tiff, I’d say […]

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Protesters walk out on speaker

While Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Breakfast, which was held in the SBI presentation center was widely considered a success, some students left the event disappointed and disgusted with the University’s choice in guest speakers. “We’re upset about the audacity of [President Gainous] to invite Gov. Bush to such […]

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Session uneventful

Shahiedha Shabazz, calling secretary for Hatchet Pre-law Society, addressed the senate at Wednesday’s meeting. The organization requested $3000 for transportation for a statewide tour of Florida law schools. “We’re sponsoring this tour to give FAMU’s Hatchett Pre-Law Society members a chance to experience the atmosphere of law schools all around […]

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Armenian journalists partner with FAMU

LOCAL TALLAHASSEE – The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs has funded a grant for a partnership between Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute in Armenia and Florida A & M University School of Journalism and Graphic Communication to teach journalism to two visiting instructors. Tatevik Tovmasyan and Varduhy […]

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New York team will dominate hapless Eastern conference

After acquiring Stephon Marbury, Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway and Moochie Norris in exchange for Antonio “McNice” McDyess and other no-names, the New York Knicks haven’t had a team with this much talent since the days of Earl “Black Jesus” Monroe. They have arguably the best backcourt in the league, with the […]

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Cell phones not only way to stay in touch

It is almost impossible to find a college student who does not own a cell phone. But in the words of Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot, “If you don’t have a cellular phone, it’s alright.” While most students wouldn’t dream of communicating with their family and friends without a cell phone, some […]