Florida A&M Lady Rattlers volleyball team had aspirations of coming out of the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational in Austin, Texas this past weekend as a winner. The team fell short as they lost to Texas last Thursday (25-18, 25-18 and 25-10), and Illinois on Saturday (25-9, […]
Author: Taroy Jackson
GOP gubernatorial candidate chooses a black woman as his running mate
Florida’s 2010 mid-term election season is setting historical precedents and it’s causing quite a stir in the national media. GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott appeared in Orlando on Sept. 2 for the first time with his pick for lieutenant governor — a black woman. His running mate is Florida […]
Commotion over Islamic center being built in New York
Over the past couple weeks there has been uproar over whether an Islamic community center should be built just blocks from the site of the Sept. 11 attacks. For several hundred years the Constitution has formed the United States’ foundation of laws. In the Bill of Rights, the first amendment allows people to exercise the right […]
W. E. Bill Johnson appointed as new superintendent of FAMU DRS
This school year students at Florida A&M University Developmental Research School (FAMU DRS) were introduced to a new superintendent W. E. Bill Johnson. Johnson was recently appointed to FAMU DRS by Provost Cynthia Hughes Harris to fill the vacant position after Ronald Holmes resigned from his position of three […]
FAMU High student first in history to score six on FCAT
Humility is one of the many character traits this young lady does not lack. After becoming the first person in FAMU Developmental Research School’s history to score a 6 on the writing portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in March, NiaImani Spencer, 14, remains just as shy […]
S.A.F.E. Team returns to FAMU
As of this semester, the FAMU S.A.F.E. Team (Students Available for Escort) is making its return to Florida A&M. The Team, which currently consists of five escorts, is back to keeping the campus safe. Lack of funding for over a year left them with no choice but to put […]
Safe team returns to FAMU
As of this semester, the FAMU S.A.F.E. Team (Students Available for Escort) is making its return to Florida A&M. The Team, which currently consists of five escorts, is back to keeping the campus safe. Lack of funding for over a year left them with no choice but to put […]
DRS in search of new superintendent
The Florida A&M Developmental Research Center (FAMU DRS) has been underway in search for a new school superintendent. This has been the latest news after former superintendent, Ronald Holmes, resigned his position back in early July. Holmes’ letter of resignation was submitted after serving what some may call, […]
Attendance holds holding back 75 percent of students financial aid
On Aug. 31, a full seven days after the Fall semester began, 75 percent of Florida A&M students were on attendance hold and were unable to receive their financial aid on time. You could ask Rattlers from any era since the school began distributing financial aid to its students […]
FSU rolls over Samford in Jimbo Fisher’s debut
In Jimbo Fisher’s first game as head coach of the Florida State Seminoles, he achieved something even Bobby Bowden could not attest to. Fisher earned a victory in his first game as the head football coach in Tallahassee over the FCS Division 1 Samford Bulldogs Saturday. A big […]