What may seem like shelter and protection in the daytime can become the very beacon of crime at night. The on-campus parking garage was this beacon of crime on , where four cars were broken into on the night of Nov.9. Luis Wichers, a lieutenant FAMU police officer working the […]
Author: Gabrielle Finley
Hazing
FAMU police arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged band hazing incident that occurred last week. The incident resulted in a freshman band member being hospitalized. William Tanelus, a 20-year-old former student from Miami, was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated battery. It is uncertain if Tanelus is a […]
Rivals square off on weekend
The world of college football on Saturday was filled with major rivalries that had massive playoff implications. Fans traveled all over the country to see teams annihilate hated rivals. Florida A&M vs. Bethune- Cookman The 2001 Florida Classic between FAMU and BCC was more than a great rivalry, the game […]
Images of Black beauty diverse, misunderstood
In the article entitled “Insensitive Images Unacceptable,” (Nov.15 issue) one of your staff writers chastised Po’ Boys, for the artwork displayed on their walls which portrays a jazz band made up of tar-black figurines. At first, I had no problems with the article; I simply felt the author’ s […]
Corporate America feeds off terrorist attacks
U. S. corporations aren’t even subtle about it. Waving a flag and carrying a big shovel, corporate interests are scooping up government benefits and taxpayer money in an unprecedented fashion while the public is preoccupied with the Sept. 11 attacks and the war in Afghanistan. Shamelessly, the Bush administration and […]
Group struggles to keep civil liberties, members
As local peace advocate Roger Peace articulated the principles of the Tallahassee Network of Justice and Peace, he stressed that the military campaign would only go so far to address the roots of terrorism. With the Taliban surrendering in droves and the prospect of a reduction in U.S. military activity, […]
Auburn fraternities sport black face
Racism is still alive. The supporting evidence is at Auburn University where racially-charged photos were taken at a Halloween party of white fraternity members masquerading in black face, Afro wigs and Omega Psi Phi fraternity paraphernalia. The organizations being held responsible for the incidents in the Delta Sigma Phi and […]
DRS hopes to boost grade on state test
Teenage girls stand in a circle buzzing about the weekend, but the topic was unlikely for a group of teenagers. Instead of planning their weekend outing at the mall, these FAMU Development & Research School students were planning to improve their 2001 report card grade, based on their success on […]
Online registration raises security issue
Students who plan to register in December or could not get through to register early via telephone are strongly encouraged to register online at Rattlerlink. Since May, the Rattlerlink Interactive Schedule has received over 93,000 hits. Since early registration began about 2500 students successfully completed their schedules online, said Michael […]
Swimmers have rough day in pool
The men’s and women’s swimming teams lost to Rollins College and the University of Tampa today in Winter Park. In men’s action, Albert Lowe had the only first-place finish when he clocked in at 5:16:19 in the 500-yard freestyle. Jonathan Smith finished second in the 100-yard butterfly in a time […]