Author: Jonathan Kelly

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Baby Rattlers start season

The Florida A&M University High School boys’ basketball team is ready to start another season. But being disciplined and well conditioned is a major issue. On a team with only three seniors, the Baby Rattlers are searching for an identity and looking for leadership. Head Coach Ron Graham is coming […]

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Athletes deserve recognition on, off field

With The Famuan taking applications for the most influential male on campus, I conjured up a list of people not named Ramon Alexander or Torey Alston who I think could be the next BMOC, or Big Man on Campus for those of you who aren’t up on the latest acronyms. […]

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Tate becomes major factor in Rattler repeat

Rattler basketball reached an all-time high last season. The team left many fans thirsty for more winning Rattler basketball. With the loss of NCAA 3-point champion Terrance Woods, the team will have to find offense as well as leadership from someone else. There is one 6-foot, 182lbs, fourth year, criminal […]

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Jackson adjusts to new court, college life

Just like other freshmen on campus, Joselyn Jackson has made the move from home to college and is adjusting to all the changes that come with it. But as a member of the Lady Rattler basketball team, she’s about to make another big step into college basketball. Jackson was born […]

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Non-traditional students convey conventional wisdom

For many Florida A&M University students, their college career consists of four years, graduation and then the destruction of all textbooks, No. 2 pencils and anything else affiliated with the word “school.” Some students don’t feel the same. There are many students who appreciate the ability to be in college […]

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Student develops production company

One Florida A&M University student is working to bring something new to the entertainment industry. Robert J. Mayberry IV and his full service production company, Shyve Entertainment Group, is progressively carving a niche for itself as a major multimedia operation working out of Tallahassee. In a profit-driven industry where negative […]

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‘Live Strong’ bracelets become fashion trend

From the afro to Sean Comb’s “Vote or Die” T-shirt, people often take a symbol that represents a certain cause, and turn it into a fashion statement. Today people of all ages, all over Tallahassee and all over the world are wearing yellow wristbands. The bracelets have been getting much […]

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Alumnus donates to athletic teams

Sporting Florida A&M University T-shirts, flags and license plates were not enough to show a display of Rattler pride for one alumnus. He felt more should be done for his beloved University, and has donated equipment to both the men’s basketball team and the softball team. Keith Matthews, an electrical […]

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FBI offers students career choices

The Federal Bureau of Investigation came to Florida A&M University in the hopes of recruiting students Friday. Senior Jessica Martin, a 20-year-old business student from Pontiac, Mich., said the FBI, in conjunction with EdVenture Partners, chose FAMU for the FBI’s collegiate marketing and recruitment program. She said the FBI offered […]

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Account quarrels

A misunderstanding surrounding unallocated Activities & Services funds is still on the minds of many senators after Monday night’s Student Senate meeting. During the meeting, Junior Sen. Hasaan Flake brought to the attention of the Senate $1,500 that was allocated to the freshman class, without a two-thirds vote, by Senate […]