The SGA Office of the Surgeon General closed out National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by hosting the Pink Tie Ball, a formal attire event focused around breast cancer awareness Friday at the Southwood House. Florida A&M students enjoyed dinner and a live band during a program that featured facts about […]
Author: Sean Blackmon
SGA still open for stimulus package apps
Some Florida A & M students who applied for the Student Stimulus Package should receive their awards this week. Spearheaded by SGA President Gallop Franklin and Vice President Calvin Hayes, the stimulus package is to ease financial burdens for students. The screening committee has met the last few weeks to […]
More techs needed to give flu shot
Due to the increase in sales and reported flu cases, local pharmacies in Tallahassee need more help dispersing flu shots. In September, Walgreens pharmacy sales increased 11.3 percent, according to a representative from the Walgreens Investor Relations department.There has been a 2.4 percent increase in sales due to seasonal flu […]
Dynamic quarterback ignites Rattlers offense
Senior quarterback Curtis Pulley gives the Florida A&M University Rattlers a spark on offense that few teams can extinguish. Pulley racked up a season-high 405 yards of total offense in a 31-28 overtime victory against Morgan State University. A season high 234 yards came on the ground on 20 carries. […]
Women’s basketball team adjusts to second year coach’s leadership
With a new coach and nine new players FAMU’s women’s basketball team is looking forward to a new start to what could be a championship season. Head Coach LeDawn Gibson is training this season’s team to be one of the strongest Florida A&M University has seen in years. “She definitely […]
My name is…and I’m a PC
In the tech arena, I’ve always sided with the upgrades, new fads and game-changers. The Mac is nothing new to the market, but it has clearly taken some of the stage as a PC competitor, and to hear Apple tell it, an overtly competent competitor at that. If you have […]
Students’ rights overlooked
Despite the fact that students are what keep the university alive, we don’t seem to have too many rights. Ridiculous tuition hikes occur yearly, as the expected pool of loans we’ll soon drown in, and spend the rest of our lives paying off, get deeper and deeper. Even though the […]
Faculty member acts unethically over concert
The homecoming concert that struck a nerve with so many students is now history. As predicted, tickets sales indicate that the show was a flop. With Lawson Gym at only 35 percent capacity on the night of the concert (2,800 tickets sold and 8,000 seats), hopefully SGA learned its lesson […]
Suspects in violent cases are getting younger
On Tuesday an 8-year-old girl in Hayes, west London, claims she was raped by two 10-year-old boys, while playing near her home. The boys were arrested on the suspicion of rape, questioned and then released on bail. Neighbors said the little girl was recently allowed to play in the park […]
Students lift to success
Student weightlifters put their skills to the test in front their peers and trainers in the Third Annual John Cotton Bench Press Competition in the Florida A&M University Recreational Center. In the school-wide competition, 20 young men and women competed in six weight classes. Competition founder, investigator John Cotton, looked […]