Author: TRACY D. WRIGHT

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Budget proposal dims Bright Futures

The Florida Student Association met with the FAMU student senate Wednesday to discuss the governor’s budget proposal and the FSA’s plan to save the Bright Futures Scholarship program. “We are not too happy with Governor Bush’s budget proposal,” said FSA president Scott Ross. He also said the FSA — a […]

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Winning streak continues

The Rattlerettes took sole possession of third place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference after Monday’s 73-63 win over Coppin State. The victory gave the team even more motivation to disprove preseason predictions of an eleventh place finish. “It was a big step up in placement in the league,” said sophomore […]

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New technology prevents music piracy

CANNES, France — The ailing music industry is poised to make a new push to copy-proof its music CDs, in hopes of slowing the raging epidemic of Internet piracy. Microsoft and Macrovision each announced new copy-protection initiatives at Midem, the record industry’s biggest international conference. The new versions of locked-down […]

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Philly native takes listeners for a ride

Philadelphia, a city known for producing great soul artists, has done it again. Their newest contribution, Vivian Green, 23, though small in stature, is a musical giant. Green’s debut album, A Love Story, strays from the typical “my baby left me” or “love stinks” type of songs. Instead, it captures […]

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Thuggish image hinders artist’s unique sound

Fans of good rap music and all arenas of hip-hop have had to suffer through some horrible times lately. A lot of copycat behavior, ego inflating and pre-packaged garbage has held the airwaves hostage. Most attempts to liberate the listeners have fallen on deaf ears. Composition, an album from a […]

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Rattlers stumble on home court

The men’s basketball team went into Monday night’s match up against Coppin State hoping to remain over .500 and squeaked into their lead of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They did squeak, like mice quietly into the night, as the Coppin State Eagles won in overtime 74-69. The Rattlers came out […]

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Rowdy students shame university

The Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase may have been at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, but the real battle commenced at the Embassy Suites in the Galleria. “Never have I seen such a group of wild, disrespectful and unruly students,” said Delores Randolph, SGA office manager . Randolph […]

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Expo attracts job seekers

Laquia Geathers was on a mission. The senior business administration student from Upper Marlboro, Md., was at the Career Center’s spring Career Expo to make sure she wouldn’t have to endure running through mud pits and shooting at enemy targets. “I can’t go into the military,” she said. “My mother […]

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Take death seriously

I met him in July 2000. He is a very beautiful man with a beautiful, dark brown complexion. He is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 145pounds. His teeth shine brightly from the gold that covers them. On Christmas day, he committed suicide. I found out about his death […]

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Mr. ’12 Play’ deserves no support

When R. Kelly sings “Feelin’ on Yo booty,” he’s talking about young girls. Kelly was arrested on Jan. 22 in Miami and charged with possession of child pornography. Charges were not pressed earlier because the police had to verify the age of the girl. The evidence – twelve nude photos […]