Author: Jordan Culver

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Back to basics?: Live Blog

Please refresh this page frequently.  All updates will come with real-time time stamps. 5:30 I personally would love to call this team amazing.  The Lady Rattlers have trumped out of conference opponents.  They have won close games in style.  They have overcome adversity.  If you just read the good headlines, […]

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FAMU creates Web site dedicated to the Haiti Relief Fund

With a dynamic effort to assist students in need of financial support, Florida A&M University creates a site dedicated to the Haiti relief efforts. As an earthquake killed thousands and destroyed the country’s infrastructure earlier this week in Haiti, President James Ammons said the university has created a mobile campaign. […]

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Martin Luther King Convocation

Florida A&M made an early tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Thursday morning as the Rattler community celebrated the 31st convocation at Gaither Gymnasium in remembrance of King’s birthday. Dr. David Jackson, Jr. opened up the occasion, saying we should, “Celebrate Dr. King’s memory, but not become complacent.” The […]

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Marching 100 invited to perform at Super Bowl

Florida A&M’s Marching 100 has been selected to perform in the Super Bowl XLIV pregame show scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. This will be the fifth time the band has been invited to participate in a Super Bowl. “It’s great to see the […]

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Gilbert Arenas’ mistake a shining example of what not to do

On Christmas Eve while many were spending time with loved ones, Gilbert Arenas, point guard for the Washington Wizards, was anticipating playing with guns.  Arenas carried a couple of unloaded guns with him into the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Not only did his actions violate NBA rules about not […]

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Women’s Basketball Preview

While the undeniable talent of Florida A&M University’s women’s basketball team’s has allowed them to beat formidable SEC and Big Eastern Conference teams like USF, University of Florida, University of Alabama, and Alabama State, there have recently been a series of consistent mistakes that may cost the team what could […]

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Men’s Basketball

The Rattlers’ men’s basketball team (3-12, 1-2 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) will see if they can bounce back from the home loss they suffered on Monday night against Norfolk State when they face the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (3-12, 1-1 in the MEAC) tomorrow.   The game is scheduled for […]

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Outpouring of support for Haitian-American Rattlers

Little by little, Haitian students shared their sadness with peers and faculty members at an informal meeting Thursday at 3:30 p.m. hosted by the FAMU Campus Ministry. Some students reported they were able to speak with their relatives, while others said they are praying to receive a text message or […]

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Pep and the city

Sandra Denton, known as “Pepa” from the 1990s rap group Salt-n-Pepa, is searching for love. Denton returns to “celebreality” in her show titled “Lets Talk about Pep”. After four years of celibacy, the Salt-n-Pepa Show, and a long stream of lousy relationships, Pep steps out on the streets of New York […]

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Arenas column

On Christmas Eve while many were spending time with loved ones, Gilbert Arenas, point guard for the Washington Wizards, was anticipating playing with guns.  Arenas carried a couple of unloaded guns with him into the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Not only did his actions violate NBA rules about […]