The will of the Rattler was severely tested Saturday night by a winless Maryland-Eastern Shore team (0-11, 0-3) in a double overtime thriller in Gaither Gymnasium. And it passed as the Rattlers were able to overcome a 41-point outburst by UM-ES’s leading scorer (junior guard) Tee Trotter, a 10-point second […]

According to experts, finding the right form of birth control has become an important area of concern for many college students. The birth control pill is the most popular contraception among college women because it is easy to start and stop, said Sherry Tobia of Planned Parenthood in Lilburn, Ga. […]

I graduated from FAMU in 1962 and for many years had no idea what was going on back “On the Hill”, with the exception of the infrequent news publication.Please accept my thanks and congratulations for the time and effort that you put into keeping this on-line communication in place.

If freshmen come to Florida A&M with no idea of what they want to major in, where is their outlet to discuss what they want to do? This dilemma plagues many students who are not quite sure what their future career plans may be. Student advisement is supposed to provide […]

President Gainous has a very long to-do list. “I’ve gotten to know a lot of [students] over the past six months,” Gainous said. From the students, he learns a lot about what needs to be done around campus. “The students are incredible,” Gainous said. Already, he’s received a lot of […]

T.K. Wetherell, former Tallahassee Community College president, began his term at Florida State University’s top post Monday. Wetherell, 57, was selected to become FSU’s 13th president by the university’s board of trustees Dec. 18. He was ratified by the Florida Board of Education earlier this month. Wetherell, an FSU alumnus, […]

Derek and Alex King beat their father’s head in with a baseball bat as he slept, on the night of Nov. 26, 2001. They then set fire to the house. A year later, the boys plead guilty in a Pensacola court. According to the Pensacola News Journal, Derek admitted to […]

The wait for FAMU’s newest vice presidents will soon be over. After more than a month, and shaving the list from more than 100 possibilities to under five, the search committees have submitted their lists to President Fred Gainous. “We’ve got to take the time to be as tedious as […]

This Rattler grew up in Harlem during the Great Depression, yet went on to destroy two huge color barriers in professional sports that depressed the likes of a mostly-segregated America. Black women will forever be able to participate in the professional tennis and golf tours because of Althea Gibson. Born […]

All work and no play doesn’t fit the lives of some FAMU students. “School will stress you out,” said William Smith, a junior civil engineering student from Quincy. “Sometimes it is good to just go out with your friends and have a good time and leave all of your cares […]