Author: Lagretta Johnson

Opinions

Orange you glad?

It is 82 degrees on a Saturday in Tallahassee, and the Florida A&M Rattlers are gearing up for another football game. The Rattler spirit is so thick in the air that you can smell it as soon as you step outside. As a proud Rattler, it is only right to […]

Sports

Lack of cooperation cost soccer team another win

  The Florida A&M intramural soccer team lost 4-2 to the Miami Hurricanes Thursday night at home. The Rattlers were shut out in the first half and allowed the Hurricanes multiple chances to score. The team quickly found itself down by two goals at halftime. In the second half, the […]

Lifestyles

“King of the South” to perform at FSU

  Florida State University will kick off its homecoming festivities with T.I. headlining the annual Warchant Homecoming Concert at Doak Campbell Stadium on Sunday. The Atlanta-based rapper is also a well known producer, actor and first-time author. T.I., the founder of Grand Hustle Records, has released seven studio albums. Christi […]

Lifestyles

New restaurant brings old style flavor

  Casual dining, beer and wine! These are three options that are available at new Midtown restaurant Joe Mama’s Wood Fired Pizza that opened earlier this month. At Joe Mama’s, the dough of the pizza is prepared fresh daily at 10 a.m. and through a 48-hour fermentation period, the flavor […]

Opinions

Let’s talk about sex-ual assault

  It could happen to any of us – at a bar, club, apartment – or maybe even on campus. According to the public crime logs for Florida A&M’s department of public safety, a rape by force occurred the night of Sept. 21 near Lee Hall. When I heard the […]

Sports

A little libero with a lot of heart

  Karol Marquez has played almost every position on the volleyball court. “I have been playing volleyball since I was nine,” Marquez said, “and I have played every position except for setter.” Marquez, a fourth-year public relations student from Lima, Peru, is the libero for Florida A&M’s volleyball team. A […]

Lifestyles

Run raises awareness for special cause

This Saturday marks the first annual Zombie Day in Tallahassee. An event to support the Brain Injury Association of Florida was created by Rose Ledbetter. Participants can look forward to a day of wicked fun. Zombie Day will consist of different activities for the youth of Tallahassee to enjoy. There […]

Lifestyles

Who looks in the mirror more?

  Florida A&M students were asked which gender they thought looked in the mirror more often and why. Each respondent said women because they are self-conscious. The students said men do not need to spend as much time looking in the mirror. According to Psychology Today magazine, empathy is another […]

News

FAMU hosts second presidential debate

  Florida A&M students watched as President Barack Obama came out swinging at Tuesday night’s second presidential debate. About 100 students gathered for the live stream of the debate. The watch party was co-sponsored by Progressive Black Men Inc., Dream Defenders, Black Youth Vote, Student Government Association, Feminist Majority and […]

Opinions

Affirmative action on the negative

  The Supreme Court heard Abigail Noel Fisher’s case against the University of Texas at Austin on Oct. 10. This case comes 50 years after the landmark affirmative action case Herman Marion Sweatt v. University of Texas Law School verdict was delivered. Both cases are about affirmative action, but the […]