#8220;Never too much,” the lyrics of the late soul singer Luther Vandross, will always have some significance when it involves a loving relationship. However, when it comes to the Obamas, there is such a thing as, “too much.” Many are joyful about the outcome of the 2008 Elections, but the […]
Author: The Editorial Board
Rattlers promote the importance of books
Ready to get dirty in their emerald green jerseys and bright orange work out shorts, four Florida A&M University football players walked in a gym full of screaming pre-teens at Fairview Middle School. Tight ends Max Purcell and Brandon Hepburn, offensive lineman Corey Dawe and defensive lineman Cameron Houston were […]
Alcohol is often first on parties’ V.I.P list
Besides showers bringing May flowers, April is also Alcohol Awareness Month. Alcohol Awareness Month has been ongoing since 1987, and is sponsored by The National Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Its purpose is to open the eyes of the American public to the impact and risks of alcohol abuse. […]
Commencement speakers
Graduating Rattlers are thrilled to hear that former President Bill Clinton will speak at Florida A&M University’s 2009 Spring Commencement. “I am a Bill Clinton supporter and it is good that he is making time to come to FAMU and not a bigger university,” said Lindsey Farlough, 21, a graduating senior […]
Results Overturned
After being named student body president and vice president for 2009-2010, Gallop Franklin and Calvin Hayes have been disqualified. The team received more than 50 plus one percent of the student vote but the Student Government Association’s Judicial Court overturned the decision. “From the court trial, we found out that […]
Group pushes for black history
The Tallahassee Inter-Civic Council is pressuring local government to enforce a law that requires black history to be taught in Florida classrooms. “My people don’t know anything about their history,” said Rev. William Foutz, president of the Inter-Civic Council Foutz. “This is very important for African Americans all over the […]
Bill Clinton, Kendrick Meek, and Soledad O’Brien to speak at 2009 Spring Commencement
Former President Bill Clinton is one of the speakers to give a final word of advice to graduates for the Spring 2009 Commencement on May 3. Graduation will be held in the new Multipurpose Center Teaching Gymnasium and will be broken into three sessions with the first starting at 9 […]
Office stymies potential graduates
Prospective graduate students are frustrated by the graduate feeder program’s slow response. The graduate feeder program is meant to help students get into graduate programs at other schools that have master’s programs unavailable at Florida A&M University. Some students have complained about FAMU’s graduate feeder program’s slow response to applicants, […]
Confused Love
Is it love or lustIs being with her a mustWill my feelings change the next dayOr will it always stay the same wayCan I endure the rejectionBut still display my affectionSleepless nights, images of forsaken loveMisinterpreted feelings, of the forgotten and the regretWill distraction misguide such loveIs it the chase […]
Musical blog ready to release custom mixtape
Music lovers now have a place to express themselves and call home, The Korner Store, a newfound music blog. According to the The Korner Store’s founder, Kelley Chapman, the site was established January of this year. He said it was created for people to come in contact with some of […]