Author: Angie Meus | Editor-in-Chief

News

University mourns fallen Rattler

The Famuan is investigating an accident involving Florida A&Mstudents, which led to the death of a “Marching 100” member.According to University officials, one of the victims, identified as Timbrina Thomas, died Sunday. Thomas,20, was a Miami Gardens, Fla. native and graduate of Miami Norland Senior High. According to her blog,timbrinathomas.wordpress.com,Thomas, […]

Sports

FAMU to host roller derby bouts in recreation center

Tallahassee’s roller derby team will skate inside Florida A&M’s recreation center this season. Capital Punishment opened its seventh season of competition against the Acadiana Roller Girls on March 9 inside the Hansel E. Tookes Sr. Recreation Center. Last season, Capital Punishment competed in Skate Inn. Brendan Diamond, the head referee, […]

Opinions

Money over everything

  A week after Lil’ Wayne released his verse in the remix of “Karate Chop,” which included a controversial reference to Emmitt Till, Till’s family penned an open letter to the Grammy award-winning artist that was received exclusively by Vibe magazine. Till’s family accused Wayne of degrading Till’s memory, disrespecting […]

Lifestyles

A sweet treat to battle bulge after spring break

Spring break has brought out the workout and health enthusiast in all of us as we try to get our beach bodies ready in time to show it off wherever we may be going. I am no different. Not long ago, the lifestyles editor and I decided to start our […]

Lifestyles

Beyond the music

Its a brisk Saturday morning in Tallahassee, and Royce Lovett is preparing for his evening performance at the Winter Festival concert downtown on the stage at Ponce de Len Park near Monroe Street. Lovett, 24, is loading his guitar stand and retro green suitcase into a portable storage unit reserved […]

News

FAMU DRS striving to repair academic standing

Faculty members of Florida A&Ms Developmental Research School and FAMUs College of Education are teaming up to improve the history of FAMU DRSs school grade. We dont like it that this school is a D school, said Patricia Green-Powell, interim dean of the College of Education. So weve got to […]

News

Florida Legislature to debate amendment to Clean Indoor Air Act

A state senator recently introduced an amendment to the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act. Sen. Rob Bradley proposed amendment CS/SB 258 to the act, which was originally approved in 2002. The addition to the bill authorizes municipalities and counties to restrict smoking on properties such as beaches, playgrounds, public parks, […]

Uncategorized

The right to choose – Who lives and who dies?

  Fourty years after the inception of Roe v. Wade, a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing a woman’s choice to have an abortion, a new wrinkle in the abortion debate has risen. A woman hired to be a surrogate mother refused $10,000 to have an abortion after tests showed the […]

Lifestyles

The Rush

One week of each year, students are likely to see red and white, pink and green or blue and white decorations covering the railings and buildings of Florida A&Ms campus. This week is commonly thought of as Rush Week.This is the time when students are able to visit and meet […]

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The Rush

  One week of each year, students are likely to see red and white, pink and green or blue and white decorations covering the railings and buildings of Florida A&M’s campus. This week is commonly thought of as Rush Week.This is the time when students are able to visit and […]