In the business world it is a known fact that the way a business treats its customers is a key deciding factor on its success. As customers when we are disrespected we usually do not revisit. And, when we are not appreciated we cease our interaction with that business. Florida […]

Everyday when I turn on the television or read the newspaper there is always something bad happening to blacks in America. As we all should know, there are six black boys in Jena, La., the “Jena 6”, who face up to 22 years in prison for attempted murder. The high […]

Florida A&M University and Ticketmaster have come together to implement a new system for entry of the 2007 Rattler’s home football games. Ticketing staff will only accept students’ new Rattler Cards in order to prevent graduates, former students and unregistered students from passing through the gates free of entry. The […]

The torch has been lit. Thursday evening Florida A&M University’s Student Government Association held an annual inauguration for new officers and members in Lee Hall Auditorium. The inauguration was a part of a special week long celebration for SGA, which also included a movie night on Tuesday and a prayer […]

In the 37th Senate meeting on Thursday evening, the senate confirmed a host of positions in the judicial branch and confirmed a bill in the finance code of the senate journal. According to SB07F-001, in the senate journal, campus organizations must now request A&S funds seven weeks in advance. In […]

The oak tree bearing the shield of the Upsilon Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, which grew in the lawn of Jackson Davis Hall was cut down Tuesday morning. The “Omega tree” along with a number of other trees on campus were deemed as hazardous to the safety of […]

Freshmen who have arrived on Florida A&M University campus are currently trying to adjust to an atmosphere away from home. When campus opened prior to the first week of school, there were several events to help the incoming Rattlers feel at ease and to fully adjust to FAMU’s social environment. […]

Often times in college, students tend to put food nutrition and wellness on the bottom of their need-to-do lists. Well, as a FAMU student and a concerned black woman who plans to have a family one day, I’ve decided to help myself to some good information of course. I spoke […]

In every major newspaper this week we have read a different version of Sen. Larry Craig’s intent to resign from the Idaho Senate, after he was arrested in an airport bathroom for lewd conduct. Craig, who has been a senator for 16 years, has opposed gay marriage and continuously voted […]

Have you ever caught yourself thinking about what truly defines being or becoming a woman? Well, I have, and here are some of my thoughts. I believe that it is beauty, love, nurturance, wisdom, courage, spirituality, and most of all power that defines being a woman. Women are important because […]