Author: Shania Thomas

Sports

Collins enter hall of fame

  Erika Collins is the newest inductee into the American Collegiate Intramural Sports (ACIS) Flag Football Hall of Fame. Collins is a junior who plays quarterback for Simply Marvelous, the women’s flag football team at Florida A&M.  She has started at quarterback since her freshman year at FAMU. As a […]

Sports

Players’ dismissal leads to suspension

  Update Thursday Dec. 6: Florida A&M assistant baseball coach Kevin Clethen said that the team is still competing and and getting themselves ready for the year. They are currently without head baseball coach Willie Brown due to his suspension. Brown was placed on administrative paid leave for misconduct. Florida […]

Sports

Rattlers dominate EWC at home 87-69

  The Florida A&M men’s basketball team (3-6, 1-0 MEAC) tamed the Edward Waters College Tigers (1-5) on Tuesday night 87-69. Junior point guard Jamie Adams, a third-year agribusiness student, had his first double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 assists. Before the game, Adams expressed how he […]

Sports

FAMU loses to Wake Forest 80-60, drops fourth straight game

  The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers (2-5) could not stop their losing streak as the fell to Wake Forest 80-60 Wednesday night.  It was another tough shooting night for the Lady Rattlers  as they were held under 40 percent shooting. They have shot under 40 percent in each of their […]

News

Search committee for new president, BOT to meet today

  The Presidential Search Committee is still looking for potential candidates for Florida A&M. The committee will meet this morning at 8:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom, located in the H.Manning Efferson Student Union. The board of trustees will meet immediately after the search committee meeting. Students want the latest […]

Opinions

Organization elitism on The Hill

  Atop the highest of seven hills in Tallahassee sits a school of innovators, philosophers and young minds that seemingly have a bright future after a successful matriculation through Florida A&M. But behind that iron curtain façade, which the university’s administration religiously uses as propaganda for the general public and […]

News

Rattlers prepare for final exams

  Students can be found preparing for exams, working on final projects and writing research papers as the end of the semester nears.  While some believe in luck, others believe in faith when it comes to closing out the semester.  Haley Arterberry, a third-year psychology student from Pinole, Calif., believes […]

News

West Tennessee street getting revamped

  The City of Tallahassee will be making major improvements in January by upgrading the water and sewer systems along West Tennessee Street between Monroe Street and High Road.  Construction activities will last approximately seven months, assuming there are no weather conflicts. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will also […]

Opinions

Making yourself proud of your accomplishments

  The end of the year can take its toll on college students. Finals are never fun to experience, and they often bring the usual rigmarole of final projects, last minute studying and fast-paced “housekeeping” in terms of grades. Besides that, students can go through a lot of pains when […]

Opinions

Blasphemous ink

  As tattoos gain popularity, many people seek to display their spiritual beliefs through various religious-inspired tattoos, such as crosses, angels, Bible verses and praying hands. Although these expressions of appreciation may be done with good intentions, for most religions, tattoos are considered forms of blasphemy rather than respect.  The […]