Author: Ebonie Ledbetter

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New senate leaders elected after lengthy, heated meeting

After the senate meeting Monday night, that lasted six and a half hours, the positions of senate president and pro-tempore for next year’s senate were filled, along with a freshman senate position. Current Judicial and Rules Committee Chairperson, Keon Hardemon is the future Senate President; current Activities and Service Liaison […]

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Film depicts woman’s life

#8220;This Little Light of Mine,” was one of the four films shown Friday during the FAMU student-produced film screenings. The film was a biography of Doris Thomas, the grandmother of the filmmaker LaTrecha Scott. Scott, a senior broadcast journalism student from Quincy, was inspired by her grandmother to conjure up […]

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Students shows story of triumph

The life of a FAMU student was celebrated during the Artists in Bloom Festival Friday. The film “Joy’s Story” tells the story of the late FAMU student Joy Remy. Remy suffered from the chronic disease Lupus. Lupus is a skin condition in which antibodies are produced against an individual’s own […]

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FAMU Announcements

Musicology Week will be March 21-25 in the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Complex. Admission is free. MENC, Phi Mu Alpha, Sinfonia, Kappa Kappa Psi and Sigma Alpha Iota will be hosting the event. Come out and be musically enlightened. For more information, contact Everett Fletcher at 878-3971 or e-mail everettfletcher@yahoo.com. Join […]

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Rattlers place plenty at FSU Relays

TALLAHASSEE – Florida A&M sprinter Brent Mobley won the 100 meter dash Saturday as the Rattler Track Team concluded competition in the 2005 FSU Relays at the Mike Long Track and Field Complex.Mobley’s winning time was 10.57 seconds in the Gold Division 100 meters, while teammates Chris Hargrett (10.67) and […]

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Popular shoe spawns odd behavior

After the Saturday release date of the Air Jordan Retro 13, the recent celebration of the 20-year anniversary of Michael Jordan’s first sneaker, as well as the Air Jordan XX recently released in mid-February, fans and consumers of “His Airness” are beginning to question many things. In a time where […]

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Blacks still not equally represented in Senate

The United States of America has been in existence for 229 years. In those 229 years, there have only been six black U.S. senators. A problem? I think so. Former NAACP president Kweisi Mfume announced Tuesday he plans to run for the vacant Maryland Senate position in the next election. […]

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Weekend filled with games for Rattler sports teams

1. Freshman pitcher Michae tavernier’s last pitch of Sunday’s game forced a double play and gave the Rattlers their second win in the weekend’s three-game series. 2. No. 1 singles player Pfungwa Mahefu beat out Arya Vafaei of Mercer 7-6, 4-6, 10-3 although the team lost 4-3. 3. After being […]

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Students not biting meal plan excuses

It is a shame students are being slighted once again. The administration decided that students cannot use their equivalency meal plan in the Presidential Dining Room. According to Auxiliary Services Director Michael Smith, the faculty complained about students eating in the Presidential Dining Room because the students were “unruly.” All […]

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Students need to take charge

The emergency townhall meeting addressing Student Activities was a joke. No real questions were answered and it seems that the meeting was thrown together to placate the student body or at least Student Government Association officials. The room was filled with students eager to gain information about the actions of […]