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Fashion Show Slideshow

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Rattlers look to rebound loss, charge the Spartans

Fresh off a tough loss to MEAC powerhouse South Carolina State University, the Rattlers look to step back on the right track and handle the Spartans of Norfolk State University in front of the home crowd. In this year’s edition of FAMU Homecoming, the Rattlers, currently carrying a 2-4 record […]

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Fur flies on the catwalk

The Homecoming Fashion Show took an unexpected turn Tuesday night. It was scheduled to run until ten, and since that time was near, the final scene of the show, the lingerie scene, was cut to save time. As the hosts, Philip Agnew and Kumasi Aaron thanked everyone for coming, the […]

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NCAA violations challenge University

While the Rattler football team was facing its most pivotal match-up of the season to date last Saturday, University representatives were facing a far more daunting opponent–the NCAA infractions committee. A group including Interim President Castell V. Bryant, athletics director E. Newton Jackson, a representative of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference […]

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Vandalism destroys school’s reputation

School vandalism and break-ins at the campus of Florida A&M University is a problem that has to stop. Recently, the fraternity house of Kappa Alpha Psi and the plot of Phi Beta Sigma were vandalized. Members of each fraternity found graffiti sprayed on their plots and throughout the frat house […]

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Homecoming game may have lost its place in the hearts of many students

One definition of homecoming is an annual event at schools, colleges and universities for visiting graduates. Another definition for the word is the return of a group of people to a place formerly regarded as home or a celebration of such a return. Among today’s college students those definitions may […]

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William Washington Browne

Many people familiar with Greek life on campus associate the start of such rich tradition with the early 1900’s. The truth is that blacks have been active in fraternal organizations since around 1775. Certainly back in those days, notions of paraphernalia, strolling, or even pledging were present. These organizations were […]

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‘Flat Broke TV’ offers locals a voice

#8220;Flat Broke TV” is a locally produced TV program that airs midnight Sunday on UPN. Created by Willie Johnson, a 28-year-old graduate of Tallahassee Community College, who goes by the name Willie Hustle, and M-Beezy, a 26-year-old figure in the Tallahassee mix tape community, the program showcases local music artists […]

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Topic of violence off limits to some couples

Relationships are relatively common on the campus of Florida A&M University. Typical dating problems range from cheating to lack of communication. While some problems are dealt with, others are swept under the rug. But what about the taboo relationship issues? Domestic violence serves as one of those “hush, hush” issues […]

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FAMU Announcements

Friday, October 21, 2005The 2005 all University convocation will be held at 11:15 a.m. in Gaither Gymnasium. Daryl Parks, Esq., will be the featured speaker. Classes will be suspended from 11:15 a.m. until 12:05 p.m. For more information please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 599-3861. The Real Beta […]