#8220;The recent outbreak of long-range sniper attacks in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia exposes two long-term trends in gun industry marketing: Mass marketing of military and military-style weapons, including assault rifles and sniper rifles and equipment, to the civilian market; and cultivation of a sniper subculture within the […]

Hazing is a hush-hush topic on most campuses. The very people who say hazing is wrong are the very people who take splinters out of their hands at night from holding a piece of wood too tightly. Therefore, without a police report, it’s very difficult to assess which organizations actually […]

FAMU football exorcised many of its demons Saturday, with a 36-28 win against the North Carolina A&T Aggies in front of 10,493 at Bragg Memorial Stadium. The win snapped the Rattlers’ three-game losing streak against the Aggies. FAMU had not beaten NC A&T (3-4, 1-2) since 1998. The Rattlers (5-3, […]

Dana Molyneaux used to go shopping whenever she wanted. But since a sniper started a Washington-area killing spree, the 20-year-old Howard University student and resident of Suitland, Md., avoids going out at certain times of the day. Molyneaux tries to avoid being outside during the sniper’s choice times – rush […]

Construction has usurped parking spaces on campus. The decrease in nearby spaces makes the trip to class an inconvenience for most students but it can be painful or impossible for handicapped students. “The hills and the distance were killing me,” said Darwin Brascomb, 22, a junior finance and hospitality student […]

KERBALA, Iraq – On the grounds of a grand mosque where the forces of Saddam Hussein slaughtered Shiite Muslim opponents in 1991, government workers quietly doled out rations of raw lamb on Tuesday. From the light poles where Shiites were hanged after the Persian Gulf War, purple Hussein banners fluttered […]

#8220;Breaking tradition, not the law” was a recurring theme throughout Wednesday night’s anti-hazing workshop. More than 50 students, representing various Greek-letter social and service fraternities and sororities, attended the workshop encouraging them to refrain from participating in hazing practices. Karen Colston, the Greek life adviser, said some chapters of fraternities […]

Members of the faculty were urged to sign Collective Bargaining Authorization Cards for a petition that will permit its members to be part of a the United Faculty of Florida union by Nov. 15. The union’s goal is to get the petition approved before the new board of trustees becomes […]

The bell just rang. Susie and her other English speaking friends are walking to Spanish class, while Juan and his Spanish-speaking amigos are on their way to English class. These Spanish students are a part of a dual-bilingual education program that requires pupils to learn both English and Spanish simultaneously […]

#8220;It’s time to come out swinging.”Head coach Billy Joe said that about his team’s approach to Saturday’s game against North Carolina A&T, the final game of the home stand.This may be the most appropriate way for the Rattlers (4-3, 2-2) to approach the game. The Rattlers have lost two straight […]