An operational audit for FAMU last summer found information suggesting inefficient and potentially illegal activities in several departments. Officials in the current administration insist they have started changes to alleviate the problems. The audit, performed by the Florida Auditor General’s office, noted outstanding checks, the lack of documented faculty activity […]
Author: Marlon A. Walker
SGA senators resign
Two SGA senators resigned during the senate’s weekly meeting, both citing problems within the committee. When it came time for community forum, Senior Sen. Kenjay Williams, a business administration student from Denver, made his announcement. The other, Sophomore Sen. Mark Keli, a second year business student from Detroit, submitted a […]
Caribbean Pulse
Friday, January 10, 2003 Greetings ! Great music to listen to again… We take pleasure in contacting you and your student publication about the exciting new musical group CARIBBEAN PULSE and their hit new CD entitled “Stand Up”. Irie Records USA and CARIBBEAN PULSE wish to make your publication an […]
Colleges offer new program
Tallahassee Community College decided it would make the goal of finishing a four-year program more attainable. TCC and Flagler College, a private institution based in St. Augustine, partnered under the advisement of former TCC President T.K. Wetherell during the 2000-2001 academic school year. The plan was to first incorporate a […]
Seize every moment life brings
The other night, I saw an automobile commercial that got me thinking. In it a group of friends drive through childhood, surrounded by children playing on swings and slides. As soon as the group enters adulthood, however, they make a u-turn back to kiddy-land. It made me wonder what I […]
Ryan’s death row decisions flawed
As the clock ticked toward Illinois Gov. George Ryan’s last days in office, he made a series of moves that could bring close examination to capital punishment in the United States. Saturday, Ryan reduced the sentences of all 167 death row prisoners. Most received life without parole, but four were […]
Teamwork secures Rattler win
With 25 points, six rebounds, three assists and one steal, junior guard Terrance Woods led the Rattlers (6-6, 2-2 MEAC) to an exciting win over the Howard Bison Monday night. The 75-64 win puts the team at .500 overall for the first time since 1992. Despite the fact that Woods […]
Small, but spirited
The man is fearless. “He plays with a reckless abandon,” said associate men’s basketball coach Lamont Franklin. Sophomore guard Dominique Jackson from Immokalee has developed an intrepid attitude in his life that has matriculated onto the basketball court. “I think sometimes he gets a little too carefree and that causes […]
Kill NFL sudden death system
It is inconceivable that a team can lose a game before it even gets a chance to win it, but that is what can happen every time an NFL game goes into overtime. An NFL overtime starts with a coin toss. Whichever team wins the toss, receives possession of the […]
Face Off (NFL can’t trust kickers to make big plays)
Nas stated it best, “Now let’s get it all in perspective.” Kicking in the NFL seems to be at an all time low. The place kicker was a position of promise for tired linemen and frustrated coaches caught in between a rock and a hard place in the final seconds […]