Only a month into the semester and the flex bucks system has been down multiple times. It wasn’t working on the second day of the semester. Why is this still an issue? There are students coming from practice and meetings and they are tired and hungry. But they can’t get […]
Author: Breanna Rittman
Chuck Hobbs GIves Pre-Law Student Group Reality Check
For members of the Hatchet Pre-Law Society, a visit from the right person can change their outlook on all future endeavors. Criminal defense attorney Chuck Hobbs describes it as, “keeping it real.” Thursday evening’s session was truly a dose of reality. “I wanted a recognizable and prominent face of Tallahassee,” […]
Rattlers Trounce Rival BC Wildcats
Before the largest home crowd of the season, the Florida A&M men’s basketball team trounced Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference rival Bethune-Cookman University in a 68-62 victory Saturday night in the Al Lawson Center. In their win, the Rattlers (6-16, 4-4 MEAC) avenged an early season loss to the Wildcats (9-13, 6-2). […]
Women’s Track Team Powers through Wins
In its final competition before the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Championship, the Florida A&M women’s track team set out to prove that it is a contender in the conference. The runners did exactly that during Friday and Saturday’s Clemson Invitational in Clemson, S.C., earning top-tier finishes in nearly every event. […]
Proud to be Haitian
The first thing people say when I tell them I’m Haitian is that I don’t look like it because I have red hair, or they say something like “you look pretty for a Haitian.” Seriously? Is that supposed to be a compliment? Well, it’s not. In fact, it’s a pretty […]
Administrators Talk Financial Aid Policies
Florida A&M’s office of financial aid hosted a workshop Wednesday to update students about new policies that could potentially affect their aid in the 2012-2013 school year. Interim Director of Financial Aid, Michelle Williams, spoke to a nearly empty Perry Paige auditorium about how recent legislation has made changes to […]
Men’s Track Team Leading in MEAC
The men’s track and field team has made a habit of beating the finest all season. Now, it is ranked among the finest. Recording personal-best times across the board, Florida A&M displayed yet another dominating performance in Johnson City, Tenn. during the Niswonger Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Two more […]
Students, Know Your Candidates
As the race for the Grand Old Party presidential nomination heats up, it bothers me that many students are unaware of what is going on. Few know basic information about the GOP candidates. Now, I do have a little interest in politics, but even if I didn’t, I would be […]
‘Focus, Commit, Do It,’ says Asst. State Dept. Secretary
#8220;Focus, commit; do it and move on with confidence” was the advice of Cheryl Benton to a crowded room of Florida A&M students Thursday. Benton is the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Public Affairs. She helps Americans and non-nationals understand United States foreign policies and how […]
GOP Primary Comes to Florida
With only four candidates left, the race for the 2012 GOP nomination comes to Florida.Tomorrow voters will choose their favorite candidate from among former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Congressman Ron Paul. Only “four million of the 11 […]