Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry alumna, Candice Lenoir, is competing in a contest geared toward helping aspiring actors, artists and directors showcase their craft. Lenoir, if selected, will star in a short film alongside Nia Long. Long, a renowned actress has starred in an array of films, […]
Author: Ashli Doss
FAMU VS Webber: 2nd Half Live Blog
8:08 pm Score FAMU 55 Webber 44 with 14:57 left in the game. So far I’ve seen missed lay-ups and bad passes, but some good defense which has kept the Rattlers in the lead. 8:12 pm Nice Block by Christopher Walker that leads to a second three in as many […]
CBS implimenting new initiatives
According to an official press release, CBS News is implementing an array of initiatives, some starting as early as 2011, to promote diversity and excellence in journalism. A few of these new programs are a paid internship, a professional development program and a discretionary award, which will be used to […]
CBS News implements new initiatives, including the Harold Dow Professorship
CBS News is establishing the Harold Dow Professorship at Florida A &M’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. The professorship is designed to enhance presentation skills for students that are interested in on-air positions in broadcast television and will begin in the 2011-2012 academic year. Along with this new plan, […]
Men’s team hits Cincinnati
The Florida A&M Basketball team will play against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats tonight in Cincinnati. The Rattlers (2-1) will look to carry the momentum from their 64-53 victory against Savannah State Thursday. “Overall we played a good defensive game,” assistant coach Kevin Hogan said. The Rattlers have won two consecutive games after […]
Sylvester shines, Rattlers shunned
Senior running back Philip Sylvester is not just Florida A&M University’s featured running back. He isn’t just a workhorse and he isn’t just a two-time Florida Classic MVP. Sylvester, this year’s second-team All-MEAC running back, is the unquestioned, undisputed, leader of the Rattlers’ offense. The Florida Classic was the […]
Moore creates winning atmosphere
Women’s cross country and track and field head coach Darlene Moore’s persona and coaching style can all be summed up in one word, “Aggressive.” Coach Moore is a 12-year coaching veteran who was brought to Florida A&M after short stints with Fort Valley State University and her alma mater, Albany […]
A new tradition for old friends
Turkey, ham, macaroni and cheese, rice and beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, lemonade, apple pie and peach cobbler will all be on the menu at a Thanksgiving dinner taking place in a college apartment right here in Tallahassee. Three friends have planned their own Thanksgiving dinner away from home, and […]
Trials blossom into motherhood
Quinn Smith of Fort Lauderdale, was 21 years old when her mother died of AIDS. Her daughter, Tai’Quay Smith, was two years old at the time. “It was my first year in the army, a life-changing experience in itself,” Smith said. “My mother was strung out on drugs and…I had […]
Eclectic new album from N*E*R*D
The weirdness, diversity, spastic changes and fearlessness is back in N*E*R*D’s newest album “Nothing.” Pharrell and Chad Hugo’s side project N*E*R*D (No One Ever Really Dies) makes a strong comeback from its last album “Seeing Sounds” with “Nothing.” The cover art of the album has an image of Pharrell wearing […]