Rattlers, I’ve been fired as deputy opinions editor. Shocked? I wasn’t, and you shouldn’t be either. Half of you guys were clamoring for me to be fired, so when you have your J. Danielle column-burning party, save me a plate of ribs. Why was I fired, you ask? I’m sure […]

Being a back-up quarterback is not an easy job, but somebody has to do it. “I’ve always been tired of being a back-up but that’s not my decision,” said senior quarterback Reggie Hayes. “I have to roll with coach’s decision and that’s just how it has become.” A true walk-on, […]

The Rattlerettes will cross the railroad tracks into Seminole territory tonight as Tallahassee’s two universities collide in the fall inner-city clash in Tully Gymnasium. With two of its key players injured, the volleyball team will be striving to beat their local opponent Florida State for the first time. The Lady […]

Howard University students are debating whether President Bush is a suitable candidate for commencement speaker or recipient of an honorary degree after the university’s board of trustees approved him as a possibility. “If the board could make such a decision knowing that the majority of students would oppose, I am […]

Jackie Chan described his role in the movie “The Tuxedo,” as that of an “ordinary person.” He said he is just “a taxi driver who becomes a kind of super spy because of a tuxedo that lets him do all kinds of special things.” Yes, it is as bad as […]

For many students, the college experience is about what happens in between classes: lifelong connections that produce true love for your alma mater. If you visit the main yard of any HBCU after a good game or in between classes, you will see this magic come to life. Students at […]

Kevin Simmonds’ return home was a trip based on perspective. Simmonds said he was happy to return to Tallahassee to play in front of family and friends but wasn’t going to let it cloud his focus. “It means more because I’m a senior but it’s not that big of a […]

As the smell of chlorine filled the air, shouting swimmers chanted “FAMU RELAY” before they splashed into the water at Saturday’s Orange and Green Intersquad meet. The Orange and Green meet is an event where the FAMU swimmers get to show off the hard work and effort they have put […]

A miseducated black person. If you have fallen into the same traps as most of today’s African Americans, then you are one. We have fought long and hard to obtain equal rights and to escape the subhuman status imposed on our ancestors. Therefore, I cannot, for the life of me, […]

Would Florida State fans leave at halftime if the Seminoles were down 30-0 in an important Atlantic Coast Conference game? No. Why then is it acceptable for Rattler fans to pour out of the stands when placed in the same situation? I have no idea. Every home game follows this […]