FACES Modeling Troupe will demonstrate a new side of modeling Saturday in the Leon County Civic Center. The theme of the show, “Down in the Trenches…The Take Over,” concentrates on the troupe’s rise from death. Founded in 1997, FACES Modeling Troupe is fairly new compared to other modeling troupes such […]
Author: Christy G. Bennet
Women aim to shake last season’s sting
There’s a bitter taste in Elana Greene’s mouth. The senior center for the Lady Rattlers basketball team can’t forget how bad it felt in March watching Delaware State make the winning basket with seconds left on the clock. The shot eliminated the Lady Rattlers from the MEAC conference tournament and […]
‘100’ drum majors have tall order to fill
They are envied by some. They are imitated by many. They are admired by most. And as they engulf the football field in seemingly organized chaos, all eyes are drawn to the nine poised drum majors who guide the nearly four hundred members of the Marching 100. For 58 years, […]
Gillespie has repeat championship dreams
Your team won the MEAC championship as well as a game in the NCAA tournament last year, but you are picked to finish fourth in the conference. How do you feel about that? Coach Mike Gillespie Sr.: I think it’s the right assessment. We lost Terrence (Woods), Demarcus (Wilkins) and […]
Student groups set goals for early voting
The Beta Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc and the Mississippi Club are striving to get at least 5,000 students to vote early by Election Day. On Oct. 13, the two organizations combined and sponsored a workshop on one of Alpha’s programs “A Voteless People is a Hopeless […]
Black women filling prisons
A phenomenon of sorts has occurred with black women and record-setting statistical numbers, again. No, it isn’t AIDS or HIV. This time it’s the inflation of their presence in the prison population system. Vincent Schiraldi, executive director of the Justice Policy Center recently reported that black women made up an […]
New e-mail system introduced
The practice of checking e-mail has grown as popular as walking to the mailbox. The Florida A&M University Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis recently unveiled a new user-friendly e-mail system that will benefit the entire school. There is an abundance of different e-mail providers that most students have either […]
University’s staff starts some problems
Hours of waiting in lines, unsympathetic personnel, unequipped office staff to handle the volume of foot traffic, uninformed staff members in positions of aid to students…these are all problems that are pretty standard at FAMU. Why is this the case? People employed at this school act as if this is […]
DRS girls look for a repeat
Florida A&M University Developmental Research School’s girls’ basketball team is looking forward to big things this season, and repeating as state champions is definitely on its agenda. With a convincing 81-56 win over Bradenton Christian in the state final game, the Baby Rattlers (30-4) made history by winning the Class […]
University offers flu vaccine
Despite the nation’s current flu vaccine shortage, students at Florida A&M University can still get a flu shot. The vaccine is available at the University’s student health services. “You can’t buy a (flu) shot for $10 anywhere in town,” said Shankar Shetty, director of student health services. The flu vaccine […]