The road hasn’t been easy for the swim team since Title Nine cut the program in summer of 2005 and decided to allocate the funds to other areas of the Florida A & M Athletic Department. Since the program was completely reinstated in January of 2006, the team has faced […]
Author: Alise Robinson
Defense ready for high- profile MEAC challenge
Putting the loss against the University of Miami Hurricanes behind them, the Rattlers look now to reestablish dominance in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in Saturday’s game at the South Carolina State Bulldogs in the MEAC Game of the Week. The Bulldogs, who are 4-1, are the current MEAC champions, tied […]
Peace prize in question
President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his strides in international diplomacy. The Nobel Committee cited the president for his “his continuous dialogue, in efforts to improve international relations, and working toward a world free of nuclear weapons.” The tone of the President’s acceptance speech was humble. He […]
FAMU in need of aid in financial department
Although Florida A&M has made plenty of strides in other areas, there’s still work to be done. There seems to be an issue when it comes to financial aid. But the irony is it happens every year. I’m not referring to the students who do their FAFSA forms the day […]
Concert acts monotonous and tacky
Since I have been at Florida A&M University, the homecoming concert has been kind of abominable. Many of the students at our university choose to skip the event all together. Why? Because many students could care less about the acts that perform at the venue. Honestly, it’s nothing but coonery. […]
Green Coalition hosts contest
In honor of the International Day of Climate Action, the FAMU Green Coalition is hosting the 350 Bottle Challenge, a contest to collect 3,500 plastic bottles between not and homecoming week. Campus dormitories and student organizations will compete to see which group can collect the most recyclable plastic bottles. The […]
Male breast cancer common
October signifies National Breast Cancer Awareness Month’s 25 years of providing awareness, education and empowerment to the public. NBCAM hosts the annual National Mammography Day held on the third Friday in October. This year it will be on Oct. 16. Mammograms are advised for women 40 and over, but women […]
FSU films R&B group’s video
Platinum selling R&B/Hip-Hop group, Pretty Ricky arrived in town Monday to shoot a music video for their upcoming single, “Say a Command” at Florida State University’s Film School. The shoot featured local models, dancers, luxury cars and extras. FSU Film School students were delighted to be chosen for this music […]
Teen charged for bad brownies
A Wakulla County student was recently busted when he wanted to celebrate his last day of school by lacing a batch of fudge brownies with marijuana. A genius idea to ‘potheads’ around the world, right? No. As a result, the student received nine felony counts of poisoning food or water […]
iRattler more helpful for registration, not finances
Staff members in the Office of Student Financial Aid suggest that students check iRattler before contacting the office about financial aid issues. Nancy Cotton, manager of the iRattler help desk, said students could obtain most of the information they need about their financial aid through iRattler. “I think it’s just […]