Author: Danay Dubrey

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Alumna raising money for African well project

Florida A&M alumna Sarah Lee  is raising funds to have a well drilled in Africa. Lee is working with The Water Project, which is a non-profit organization that creates access to clean water in sub-Saharan Africa. With the money Lee collects, a community in Africa will be able to access […]

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Gas saving tips

As prices seem to be going up, people are searching for ways to save on gas.   According to Good Housekeeping, pulling out with a heavy foot is a fuel waster that also puts more emissions in the air, and driving with a foot on the brake pedal makes the […]

Opinions

Embrace the struggle

As college students, we often let our problems and the stress in our lives get the best of us. We indulge so much into our problems that we forget to keep moving forward. Denis Waitley, a motivational speaker and writer, said living in the past is detrimental. “Don’t dwell on what […]

News

State attorney general meets with task force

State Attorney General Pam Bondi met with her Statewide Task Force on the Progress of Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns at the Capitol on Monday. Catherine Johnson, a graduate student at Florida Gulf Coast University from Fort Myers, Fla., was a substance abuser three years ago after she found out she […]

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FAMU students to compete at UC Berkeley

Florida A&M student delegates will leave for San Francisco, Calif., tonight to represent the school at the University of California, Berkeley’s Intercollegiate Model United Nations Conference. Students will get the opportunity to actively engage in diplomacy procedures and policy drafting. The Model United Nations simulates the United Nations, which is […]

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Tallahassee opens new walkway

Nature enthusiasts crossed a new bridge on Tuesday after the opening of Tallahassee’s Canopy Walkway. The walkway overlaps the CSX Railroad tracks and connects the Lafayette Heritage Trail Park and Leon County’s J.R. Alford Greenway. Before its completion, many trail walkers and hikers trekked through unpaved paths to reach the […]

Lifestyles

Ted Nugent went too far

We all know Ted Nugent, a right-wing rocker from Detroit, hasn’t been the biggest Barack Obama fan in recent years. From calling him a piece of sh-t to even telling him to suck on his machine gun, he has constantly given the president a verbal lashing. In recent news, Nugent […]

Sports

Freshman ‘full’ of potential

Amber Fullwood has become quite a factor on  Florida A&M’s softball team. Her ability to pitch and be an asset at the plate has helped her make an immediate impact in her first year as a Rattler.The 18-year-old former standout from Chamberlain High School in Tampa has recorded nine strikeouts […]

Lifestyles

Country singer promotes cleanup effort

Country music fans around the world are donating to the Italian Cowboy Harry James sponsored coastal cleanup boat. Wounded Nature-Working Veterans serves to clean up the coastal environment by employing veterans reentering the workforce. For $20, any person or company name could appear on the sponsored boat. Harry James is best […]

Lifestyles

Black Panther Party co-founder to visit FAMU

Florida A&M’s Marcus Garvey Club will host the Black Panther Party co-founder in Lee Hall Auditorium on Thursday. Bobby Seale co-founded the Black Panther Party with activist Huey Newton on Oct. 15,1966. The party’s original purpose was to train the black community to protect black neighborhoods from police brutality through organization and […]