Author: Jason Hutchins

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Film pushes the realm of reality

If the prospect of watching an entire movie about a guy trapped in a phone booth sounds tedious, it is. “Phone Booth,” starring Colin Farrell, follows the events surrounding a sleazy, lying public relations specialist that is trapped in a phone booth by a sniper. Although the film is labeled […]

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Students use skills to create opportunities

Having a college degree does not guarantee a six-figure job. Professors and career specialists at FAMU make it no secret that some majors may not bring in major money. According to Arnett Moore, assistant director of the FAMU Career Center, there are several fields that students choose as careers that […]

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Store delivers stylish threads

Each month Tiffany Young flips through catalogs and shops for her favorite styles. “I get upset when the pants that I ordered are too big around the waist or the shirt that I’ve waited on for a week looks nothing like it did in the magazine”, said Young, 21, a […]

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Degree may not equal big bucks

Having a college degree does not guarantee a six-figure job. Professors and career specialists at FAMU make it no secret that some majors may not bring in major money. Among the diverse fields that students choose as careers, education is one that does not guarantee a large profit, according to […]

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Rattler football team stacked for next season

With the loss of quarterbacks Casey Printers and Reggie Hayes, the Rattler football team was left searching for an athlete to fill the position. Quietly emerging from the Rattler bench, Ben Dougherty stepped up to the job. Dougherty, who said he learned “an awful lot” from Printers and Hayes last […]

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Book gives sound advice

For many college students financial wealth doesn’t seem visible until after graduation. “Smart Money Moves for African American” by Kelvin Boston offers students a reality check by pointing out that financial wealth and stability is available in college. “Smart Money Moves” offers blacks advise on how to stabilize their economic […]

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Lady Rattlers earn sweep on senior day

The Lady Rattlers came out to play Sunday and walked away with two impressive wins in a doubleheader against Morris Brown, 8-0 and 9-1. This was their last home game of the season and three seniors’ last look at the Lady Rattler Softball Complex. The Lady Rattlers started off the […]

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Kansas will triumph with balanced attack

When this year’s NCAA Tournament bracket first came out, three of the top teams in college basketball (Arizona, Duke and Kansas) were bunched together in the West bracket. Many experts looked at this and said whichever team came out of that bracket had an excellent chance of winning it all. […]

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Syracuse dominates due to ‘one-man show’

Carmelo Anthony. Carmelo Anthony. Carmelo Anthony. He is the best amateur basketball player in the world. He looked like a man against boys on Saturday in Syracuse’s 95-84 win over Texas as he dropped a season-high 33 points and 14 rebounds. And the main reason Syracuse will beat Kansas in […]

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Michigan debate rages on

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the constitutionality of the University of Michigan’s admissions policy Tuesday. The Ann Arbor school is under legal fire after a number of white students who were denied admission to the school filed a class action suit against the university. They claim they were […]