Author: Melissa Bridgewater

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Rattlerette tennis tames Lady Tigers

The FAMU women’s tennis team smashed through the Savannah State Tigers Friday. In the doubles category, Rattlerettes Dia Collins and Melissa Murray served a winning game against the Tigers’ Asha and Karen Richards. FAMU’s Sahirah Williams and Asha Jaja defeated Savannah State’s Roslyn Frank and Neikelle Lashley 8-3. FAMU’s Charlana […]

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Rattlerettes stun Lady Hornets

Stinging the Lady Hornets in all the right places, FAMU stretched its winning streak to six games on Saturday, prevailing over second-place Delaware State 77-68. The ladies are now 12-8 overall and 8-3 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Rattlerettes entered the game ready to play. Four seconds in, junior Yolanda […]

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SGA offers new twist for Valentines

Roses, chocolates and cards are not the only gifts that will be given this Valentine’s Day. SGA will hos a week of activities to celebrate the day. SGA begins a week of love-filled festivities by introducing African Love Unity Week. “The purpose of this week’s festivities is to bring unification […]

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‘Blues in The Schools’

Children in the Florida Arts & Community Enrichment (F.A.C.E.) program received a unique black history lesson in music earlier this month at the Ebony Gardens Housing Complex. In conjunction with the Apalachee Blues Society (ABS) and Chicago blues musician Fruteland Jackson, the F.A.C.E. program is one of several programs and […]

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Good production, little innovation equate to mediocre album

There are a few things that you can count on from an LL Cool J release. He will talk about his possessions, he will refer to one of his prior hits and he will always address the ladies. His latest work “10” is no exception. Far from the days of […]

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President visits provost candidates

The search committee is still working to fill the position for a university provost. On Monday, President Gainous announced in a press release that the search would focus on five candidates. “The search committee has done an outstanding job in narrowing the field to five candidates,” Gainous said. The list […]

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Heart matters

Heart disease has the highest death rate in the black community. Statistics show heart disease and hypertension (high blood pressure) combined to be the number one killer of blacks, according to the American Medical Association. Blacks are three times as likely to die of heart disease than whites. “High blood […]

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Civil Rights March on Wash DC

Please forward this press release to the news editor. Press Release For immediate release: Civil Rights March on Washington to Defend Affirmative Action andSave Brown v. Board of Education on April 1, 2003 Press conference – Friday, February 7 at 10AMNational Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC Students, […]

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Government needs to keep 40-acre promise

In 1865, blacks were promised 40 acres and a mule. Almost 140 years later, we’ve gotten nothing. Our ancestors were enslaved. They were brought to this country and forced to work for the white man to strengthen this country’s economy. They received nothing in return. Reparations are funds paid to […]