Author: Vincent Ross

Sports

Rattlers struggle against ranked Sooners

  The Florida A&M Rattler football lost against the Oklahoma Sooners in a Saturday night showdown. FAMU lost 69-13 after giving up 662 total yard to the Sooners and trailing the entire game. The Rattlers had 235 total yards of their own but failed to find any consistency offensively or […]

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FAMU adds MC Lyte as halftime entertainment

The university has confirmed that hip-hop legend, MC Lyte, will perform at the third home game against South Carolina State University on October 20.  This football game is also the Prince Hall Shriners Foundation Diabetes Classic and Parents weekend.  MC Lyte is known as a well-respected female hip-hop artists since appearing on the […]

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FAMU volleyball earns first wins of the season

   This weekend, the Lady Rattlers played in the North Florida Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla. The team lost its first game to the University of North Florida.             Pamela Barrera led the team with eight kills and two blocks. Karol Marquez also contributed with 21 […]

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New food choices on campus

  The anticipation is over. Tropical Smoothie has finally made it to The Hill. That along with the expansion of WOW Wingery to the Orange Room means more food options for students. The new Sodexo management team has been responding to the concerns of the student body by providing quality […]

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Rattlers lose handily against Sooners

              The Florida A&M football team lost to the No. 5-ranked Oklahoma Sooners 69-13 Saturday night.             “We were very confident going into the game,” said RB James Owens. “We were just focused on doing what we were taught in practice and sticking to […]

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AARP forum educates students on benefits

College students and social security usually don’t go together unless someone notices FICA on their pay stub. The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) hosted a forum highlighting the “You’ve Earned a Say”  campaign Friday  in the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication to explain the system of social security […]

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Robinson: ready for next chapter

  Florida A&M’s Interim President Larry Robinson said ensuring academic success will be his main priority during his speech at the annual President’s Convocation on Friday.  Robinson was university provost before becoming interim president after former President James H. Ammons resigned in July.  Old and new faces gathered in the […]

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New senators get to work

  The 42nd Student Senate held its first meeting Wednesday to a standing-room-only in Senate Chambers. Students listened closely to an agenda molded around confirming new electoral commission supervisors and a Supreme Court justice. Senate members cross-examined the prospects in a rigorous round of questions, and voted in favor of […]

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Early warning system

  The Office of Retention is introducing a new student support system that helps students stay informed and prevents poor performance in the classroom. Students often blame their  academic shortcomings  on the fact that they are unaware  of their progress in the classroom. GradesFirst is a web-based student performance monitoring […]

Opinions

Gone are the days…

  I wonder where the good old days in the U.S. are. It feels that we are as far from the mark as we’ve been in decades. The foundations of law, equality and democracy don’t seem to have any bearing on the world anymore. The people who hold the reigns […]