Saturday marks the beginning of the 2004 football season, and it also brings to close another tumultuous summer for the Florida A&M University athletic department. On May 1, the day after the spring semester ended, FAMU’s athletic department reported 196 rules violations to the NCAA, primarily related to illegal participation […]

In the midst of preparing to be relocated from their current housing assignments, residents of the Paddyfote Complex and Polkinhorn Village were greeted by a sign stating: “Attention Students! The ‘Housing Moves’ that were scheduled to begin on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.” The sign was posted Wednesday […]

With the weekend approaching, Florida residents state-wide have scrapped their plans and instead have begun to brace themselves for Hurricane Frances. The Category 4 hurricane is expected to hit Friday afternoon and storm through Sunday and has been called the worst hurricane since Andrew in 1992. Meteorologists predict that Frances […]

The gospel praises, modeling troupe performances and giveaway of school supplies all set the tone for Rattler Appreciation Day, but the guest speaker, Rev. Al Sharpton, added the finishing touch to a special day at FAMU. Sharpton, who was in Tallahassee Wednesday, delivered an impromptu speech about the importance of […]

There’s nothing more discouraging for a student than hearing that the high cost of tuition is paired with the high cost of textbooks. Heavy moans and multiple complaints circle the classroom as the professor makes sympathetic statements like “I know the book is expensive, but you’re going need it to […]

The Rattlers will slither into the University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium for the first time ever to kick off the 2004 football season at 5 p.m. central time Saturday. FAMU is coming off of a .500 season in 2003 in which they went 6-6. The Illini were a dismal 1-10 […]

September usually marks the time of year when most American sports fans switch gears from baseball to football. But before every sports fan switches his or her attention to football, the last month of the baseball season is shaping up to be as good as any other. Only three teams, […]

What are your realistic expectations for this season? Billy Joe: Our goal for this season is to play as well as we have the ability to play college football. I know that most prognosticators do not project that we will do that well.What is you overall opinion of the strength […]

From the windows of the Rattler Booster club offices on 1338 S. Bronough St., you can’t even see the Rattler football field. But Executive Director Rodney Roberts has a vision that goes for miles. In an unassuming bedroom-turned-office on the second story of a former duplex, Roberts runs the headquarters […]

Shelton Crews knew Rashard Pompey was tough. But early in the 2000 season Pompey’s sturdiness came to the forefront. It was late in the fourth quarter, and Godby High School was trailing Madison High School by a score of 34-14. Godby had just scored a touchdown. Crews, head coach of […]