Author: Son'ya Wilcher

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Student record label smooth as ‘velvet’

With the high demand for talent shows on campus, it can seem as if everyone wants to be the next big star. Red Velvet Recordings said it just might be able to turn some students’ dreams into reality. Red Velvet Recordings is a college student-run record label that combines students […]

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FAMU blog for news or gossip?

Throughout the last couple of months the University has been buzzing with talk concerning a gossip Web log geared toward FAMU students. Some people say it just tells the truth about well-known students and organizations while others believe it is a ridiculous site giving people bad reputations. Are students abusing […]

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SWAC-MEAC rivalry returns in 2007

A rivalry will be rekindled Sunday, Sept. 2 as the Florida A&M University football team kicks off its season against the Southern University Jaguars in Birmingham, Ala. at the Legion Field. The event will be nationally televised on ESPN2 (1:30 p.m. Central/2:30 Eastern), which is seen in more than 90 […]

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Coach set high example

The tears shed for the legendary Eddie Robinson are not only because we lost one of college football’s greatest coaches but also at the thought that his memory might be forgotten. Before the Bobby Bowdens and Joe Paternos, we had a legend of our own. Robinson, former head coach of […]

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Sports Notes

SoftballAfter dropping a double header to Jacksonville University on Tuesday the Lady Rattlers softball losing streak reached four games. The Rattlers last tasted victory March 24 when FAMU defeated Winston-Salem in a double header. During the four-game skid the Lady Rattlers have been outscored 32 to 11. All Academic Team […]

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Trustee sends letter to calm

Challis Lowe, Board of Trustees chairwoman, has issued a correspondence letter alerting students about a Monday board meeting that will take place at 1 p.m. in the president’s conference room. “I am responding to a request from your student leaders concerning the various challenges presently facing the University,” Lowe said. […]

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School of journalism debuts documentaries about FAMU activism

Thursday, 11 School of Journalism and Graphic Communication students released to the public their interactive Web site titled “Guardians of The Dream.” The project highlighted FAMU’s legacy of student activism. The student-led project featured three mini-documentaries and a podcast about the 1956 Tallahassee Bus Boycott, the 2000 protest against the […]

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Community pays respect to professor

Students and faculty packed the downstairs of Lee Hall Auditorium on Thursday afternoon to pay homage to the late Kenneth R. Gray in a campus and community-wide memorial service. Gray, who was an eminent scholar and SBI professor of international management, died of a heart attack while rock climbing on […]

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Police survey targets underage drinking

Florida A&M University faculty and students agree the Tallahassee Police Department should take steps to lower the rate of underage drinking in the city. Thursday Sgt. Dave Ferrell, along with TPD officers and members of the Vision of Manhood, a non-profit organization that seeks to positively reshape the city’s communities, […]

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It’s up to us to mentor next generation

Reading the news yesterday, one of the top stories was about how four students had sex in front of a fifth-grade class. The article on cnn.com said, “Two 11-year-old girls, a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy were charged with obscenity, a felony.” Also, an 11-year-old was charged with being […]