Author: Jabbari Dutton

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Rattlers outlast Spartans

Terrence Woods scored 38 points and Demarcus Wilkins added 17 to lead the men’s basketball team to a 76-72 victory against Norfolk State. The Rattlers shot 63 percent from the free throw line for the game and are shooting 68 percent for the season.

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Ensure Saddam’s rights

Saddam Hussein has been found and captured. Now all that remains is to put him on trial. In order to have a fair and just trial according to international standards, special care must be given to preserving Saddam’s rights. According to those same standards, the trial must happen before an […]

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Digital gets fit for charity

A FAMU alumnus is using his business to help raise money for a local charity organization. Joe Womack III, also known as Joey Digital, has started a campaign to lose 20 pounds in order to raise $10,000 to benefit the United Way of the Big Bend. Digital is the CEO […]

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Overpriced books

It is the beginning of the semester and probably about half of you have not bought books for class. Don’t worry, neither have I. It’s not because the books have yet to be delivered to our bookstore. The books are too pricey. After registering for classes, I went to the […]

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Bush’s space talk boldly goes too far

America’s wonderful president, George W. Bush, has proposed a plan to work toward a permanent American presence on the moon and an eventual manned mission to Mars. So what? This may seem like it is a good move for U.S. space exploration, but it is really just Bush’s way of […]

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Senate meets briefly

The student senate convened Monday evening for its first meeting of the semester. The proceedings, however, were rushed so senators could attend the Black Caucus meeting in Lee Hall auditorium. Sophomore Sen. Ramond Alexander, chairman of the Judicial and Rules Committee, announced that student statute meetings will be held this […]

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Student Expands Business

While the University prepares students for work around the world, some students are already applying that knowledge in their own businesses. Tavarius Taylor, owner of Dog Tagz & More in Governor’s Square Mall said, “Although FAMU focuses more on being a good employee and working in corporate America, the professors […]

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Duty to protect, serve

I know I’m greedy, but the parents of Amadou Diallo really should have received more. On Jan. 6, Saikou and Kadiatou Diallo settled for $3 million in their lawsuit against the city of New York instead of the $81 million they initially sought. Forty-one bullets riddled the body of their […]

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‘Me’ generation should heed elders’ advice

Did you ever have that one black teacher in high school who used to stop you in the hallways and hound you about your clothing, your language or just your choice of friends? You never had a class with this particular teacher, but it seemed as if he or she […]