Author: Will Brown

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Rattlers lose game, gain a national audience

Only at FAMU, can the faithful lead the country in home attendance one season and not fill half the stands to start the next. The team that led all of Division I-AA in football attendance last season attracted less than half of its record setting figure 25,609 Saturday for its […]

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‘Brown’ Nosing

Home Field Advantage: Four of Delaware State’s five victories in the series have occurred in Tallahassee, with the largest margin of victory being five points. (18-13 in 1989) Back to the Laboratory: Mountain Dew MDX, an energy soda due to hit the market in November, was given out to students […]

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Katrina response is too little too late for most

Equally as disheartening as the actual damage caused by Hurricane Katrina is the inadequate reaction on the part of our nation’s government. For years it has been known that a hurricane the size and severity of Katrina would likely destroy New Orleans, yet evacuation plans were obviously not ready. What […]

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Hornets end streak, 21-17

Rushing yards, passing yards and time of possession, advantage FAMU. Turnovers and final score; advantage Delaware State. The Rubin Carter era began with a 21-17 loss to Delaware State, Saturday, under the lights of Bragg Memorial Stadium. “Certainly the game didn’t turn out like we thought (it) could. We couldn’t […]

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Prices partly the fault of consumers

The last week has certainly been an eye opener, as gas prices have risen sharply in response to the damage Hurricane Katrina caused to nine refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. There have been reports that between 38-52 oil platforms have been damaged and that another 30 have been destroyed. […]

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New season comes with a price

FAMU introduced new rules and procedures involving the ticket issuance system and game-day parking for the first football game of the season on Sept. 3. Newly formed “Pay-to-Park” lots emerged during the first game and many former game-day parking areas are now off-limits. According to an article in the Tallahassee […]

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FAMU towing strikes again

After a costly run in with Mallory Towing and Recovery Inc. on Aug. 30, Christopher Bowen will be wary of parking in reserved spaces on FAMU’s campus in the future. Bowen, a business administration student, said while flagging down a truck towing his car out of the School of Business […]

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Volkswagon: Drivers wanted, employees not

On Monday, Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, announced to German unions that there was a huge surplus of workers in the country. The statement given by chief executive Bernd Pischetsrieder explained the problems Volkswagen is having with German facilities. In the past, Volkswagen has mentioned reducing its current workforce, but the […]

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McDonalds golden for minorities

Every year Fortune Magazine publishes its top companies to work for in a variety of categories. This year’s list, the seventh annual one of the series showcases the 50 best companies for minorities. According to their website, the top five companies are McDonald’s, Fannie Mae, Sempra Energy, Union Bank of […]