Author: Brooke Hobbs

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FSU trustees approve housing rate increase

Administrators at Florida A&M University and Florida State University are listening to students’ complaints about on-campus housing. Both schools are anticipating increasing rates to improve facilities and programs for students who live on campus. Florida State University Board of Trustees approved a 2.94 to 5.13 percent housing rental rate increase […]

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Called to lead

Though there is still no word on who will be the next SGA president and vice president, the student senate leaders were elected at Monday night’s weekly senate meeting. Michael Morton, 20, and Roshelle Rosemond will be the senate’s leaders of the 33rd student senate for the 2003-2004 school year, […]

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SGA sets date for runoffs

Students will return to the polls Thursday to finally decide who will be next year’s sophomore attendant. Kimberly Brown and Christy Hunt, both running for sophomore attendant in the SGA spring elections, are facing off again nearly a month after the runoff elections resulted in a tie. Thursday will mark […]

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Virginity loss comes once

Having sex one time or many times and stopping doesn’t classify you or anyone as a reborn virgin. A virgin is someone that has not had sexual intercourse be it oral, anal or otherwise. You can’t be reborn because second virginity doesn’t exist. Virginme.com claims to recreate virgins and all […]

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FAMU wins Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

More than 320 students from 64 HBCUs participated in the three-day tournament of the 14th annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge held in Orlando. The academic competition allowed students to compete for more than $300,000 in institutional grants. A team of students from FAMU emerged to be crowned champions of the […]

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Face-lift may increase cost of room, board

The new renovations to Sampson Hall come with a price. The renovations of nine of the 13 housing facilities are part of a five-year plan proposed by the housing department. The cost of these renovations has yet to be determined or approved by the legislature. However, there is speculation of […]

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‘Unforgettable’

My first year at FAMU has been quite memorable so far. One of my fondest memories I will take from this experience has been my stay in Sampson Hall. From the friends I’ve made, to the lukewarm showers, to the fake fire alarms (one of which went off as I […]

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Sampson Hall to close

Sampson Hall, a male dormitory, is scheduled to close as early as this summer for renovation. “Sampson Hall is an old dorm,” said Jerry Moore, director of housing. “All of FAMU’s dorms are an average of 45 years old. We want to be more competitive with off campus housing facilities.” […]

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Residents respond to restorations

Eddie Estes knows first hand the problems faced by students living in Sampson Hall. The busted water pipes, the leaking ceilings, the limited shower space. The problems will end with the expected renovations this summer. Still, Estes remembers rushing home to find all his belongings under water. “Everything was floating […]

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Rattlers bring out brooms

The Rattler baseball team completed a weekend sweep of Norfolk State University with a 10-2 vitory Sunday afternoon at Moore-Kittles Field. Both teams started out slow, but first blood was drawn in the top of the fifth inning by Norfolk State when second baseman ByronTalton hit a line drive homerun […]