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I really enjoy your newsletter

I am prespective student hoping to be admitted for the spring 2005 semester. Your neswsletter gives me insight on what I will be expecting when I enter FAMU. The newsletter lets me know about hangouts I can look forward to and afforable fun I can partake in. The newsletter is […]

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Numerous problems continue to make FAMU punch line of jokes

Long lines, bad customer service, and the slow pace of the financial aid office became the butt of many jokes. It used to be common for students to poke fun at the problems they encountered on this campus. However, over the past two years we have seen an influx of […]

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Rattlers rally for first win

Florida A&M head coach Billy Joe said earlier in the week that his defense had improved tremendously. “We know that we have some issues with certain components of our defense,” said Joe about his defense, which gave up 129 points in the Rattlers first three games. “But the fact that […]

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Start job search early, use fair

Students graduate from college and go to interviews equipped with resumes, pressed suits and various degrees. Still, many of them say no matter what they do, they cannot find a job to pay the bills. Also, many students say that finding steady employment can be stressful because of the competition […]

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Pop-culture lacks black heroes

After dying her hair Magic Marker blue, whacking it off in true Grace Jones fashion and having no success in transforming her into a black woman with a watercolor set, it was obvious my Sheera action figure had seen her last days. During the summer of 1989, she was finally […]

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Guard calls students for hurricane recovery

Throughout the last trio of hurricanes to hit Florida (Charley, Frances and Ivan), FAMU students have answered their call to duty from the U.S. National Guard earning the title, Heroes of the Hill. Since early August, thousands of Floridians have been attempting to salvage what’s left of their damaged properties, […]

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Alumna receives warm welcome at campus booksigning

Victoria Pilate, a Florida A&M University alumna held a book signing for her book “Dorm Rooms to Boardrooms” on Thursday at the University bookstore. The signing, featuring the School of Business and Industry graduate was originally scheduled for last week but was postponed due to Hurricane Ivan. One professor said […]

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FAMU Announcements

Applications for the Economic Development Advisory Board are currently available in the student government offices. This task force will work directly with the Department of Economic Development in SGA. For more information, call Adrian Jordan at 599-3624. Are you a young parent? Did you leave your child with your parents […]

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Sorority shows academic appreciation

Each year students celebrate Rattler Appreciation and Founder’s Day. Now, there is something just for the instrumental engineers of this institution. This year, the first Professor Akappreciation Week was launched. The Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., in conjunction with the FAMU NAACP and National Council of […]

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College dating made cheap

You and your friends are sitting on the Set on a Friday. All of the sudden you see someone who catches your eye. After conversing for a while, numbers are exchanged and plans are made for a potential date. When that special person comes along, what does someone do for […]