Admission requirements for incoming freshmen will be heightened for all schools in the State University System including Florida A&M. Prospective students will be expected to have at least a 2.5 GPA and minimum scores on each subsection of both the SAT and ACT before being considered. Only students with at […]
Author: Marjorie Dennis
Residents Enjoy City Health Fair
The Leon County Health Department hosted a “Family and Community Fitness Fun Day” on Sunday, from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. The event was located at Jake Gaither Community Center, at 801 Tanner Drive. “The purpose of this event is to raise awareness to minorities and help individuals change their […]
FAMU Earns Wins in Women’s Softball
Florida A&M’s Lady Rattlers softball team won the weekend series 2-1 at the Lady Rattler Complex against Norfolk State. FAMU victory dominated game one of Saturday’s double-header after an early RBI from third baseman Erika Garcia and timely base running by pinch-runner Ashanti Shepherd. “We came out swinging a little […]
‘Colors’ Launch Annual Tallahassee PRIDEFEST
Since the 1990s, Tallahassee has had LGBT pride events in some form or fashion. However, it was not until 2008 that The Family Tree, the city’s lone LGBT community center, made it a weeklong celebration. “It is an important event because it sheds light on a community that the bigger […]
Students Lead ‘Grand Theft Education’ Protests
One way or another, student voices were heard at the Florida A&M Board of Trustees meeting and gained attention through a protest, opposing the approved restructuring plans that cut various programs and employee positions. Students organized a demonstration in front of the board in the midst of President James H. […]
Staff Ed.: The semester is almost over, Rattlers rejoice
At time of publication, we are officially 14 days, 336 hours and 20, 160 minutes away from the moment we’ve all been waiting for: summer. It’s almost here, tantalizingly close and just within reach. After an entire year of tests, exams, homework, research papers, assignments, meetings, forums, there is a […]
Students, Time to Get Aware is Now
The Board of Trustees’ vote for restructuring Florida A&M has come and gone. And now the school has to put the decisions into effect. Be that as it may. We shouldn’t let some of the decisions that the board voted on get us down. We knew from the very beginning […]
Anti-Abortion Display Daringly Distasteful
Throughout last week, students may have been alarmed by the Genocide Awareness Project exhibit that was set up in front of Tucker Hall. The project, laden with graphic images of aborted fetuses, sought to bring attention to abortion, which they believe is the mass murder of the unborn. As a […]
Lady Rattlers Win Last Home Tennis Game
Florida A&M Women’s Tennis team won its final home game this season against Fort Valley State University this past weekend. Earning the 7-0 victory over Ft. Valley State, FAMU improved to 2-0 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and gained a .500 record of 10-10. FAMU has played only two home […]
FAMU’s Track Powerhouse Doing It the ‘Wright’ Way
#8220;Latoya is pretty much the nucleus of the team,” said Darlene Moore, Head Women’s Track and Field Coach, of her star senior Latoya Wright. Wright, 22, is a criminal justice student who said she is determined to break records. “I plan on breaking the school record in the 400-meter-hurtles,” Wright […]