Author: Nyerere Davidson

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Nothing wrong with being metrosexual

Nowadays people are so hung up with the term, metrosexual. According to www.religioustolerance.com, a metrosexual is an urban male with a heterosexual orientation who rejects many macho attributes often linked to masculinity and adopts many traits often associated with heterosexual females and gay males. In the last two years, many […]

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Football game proves love of school

It was nice to see a lot of Rattler pride on the field of Bragg Stadium. Despite all of the turmoil and chaos our school has been undertaking in the last several months, this game really displayed our true love for our University. Even during a brief altercation with the […]

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Pakistani president not fit to rule country

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in a statement to the Washington Post on Tuesday said “This has become a money-making concern. A lot of people say that if you want to go abroad and get a visa for Canada or citizenship and be a millionaire, get yourself raped.” Musharraf claimed he […]

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Brown Nosing

Rivalry game? The following quote was said by my father Thursday afternoon, in another one of our epic football conversations. “If you lose to Howard don’t mention any more (football) games this year.” Walter Brown, FAMU class of ’53. Forshadowing: Wednesday, drum major Jessie Boyce wrote a column in this […]

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Weave shields real mane from harm

People rarely say, “Girl, your pony yaki looks good!” or “Is that Kanekalon Black Number two or One B?” To some, this sounds almost like a foreign language, but to many, it is all too familiar. This is the language of the hair weave. The decision to wear weave can […]

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Appreciation Week reveals athletic concerns

In celebration of Athlete Appreciation Week, the Student Government Association presented an Athletic Town Hall meeting in the senate chambers on Tuesday Sept. 13. The meeting was geared to kick off the year by highlighting the new campus recreational complex anticipated to open next year and to give students and […]

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FAMU Announcements

The FAMU McNair Program is currently accepting applications for the 2005-2006 school year. If you plan to attend graduate school and need research experience, then this program is for you. The deadline for subimissions is Nov. 18. Volunteer applications for Fall Elections are available in the Office of Student Union […]

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Healthy habits could lower chances of

Daily needle pricks are not routine in the lives of college students, but diabetes can make this task potential. According to the NewYork-Presbyterian web site, Diabetes- a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other foods into […]

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Clemens hurls while hurt

Bess Clemens once told her son that if she could drive two and a half hours to see him play at the University of Texas she could certainly drive two and a half hours to see him play in Houston. It seemed only death could shake her dedication to her […]

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Lady Rattlers sights set on MEAC crown

Nine girls jog around Gaither Gymnasium passing in and out of the doorways and whizzing past the ticket booths. A certain grace flows from the sharp movement on their arms and the synchronization of their steps. Last year, there were 12 girls jogging this track, barreling toward the Mid-Eastern Athletic […]