The Rattlers wanted to put their 52-13 loss to Illinois a week ago behind them in order to begin preparations for their 6 p.m. (central time) contest Saturday against Tulane (0-1) at the Louisiana Superdome. But Tropical Storm Frances, which caused practice to be cancelled Monday and Tuesday, forced Florida […]
Author: Ibram Rogers
Coach Joe speaks on the loss to Illinois and this week’s match-up
FAMUAN: With Josh Driscoll’s stellar performance in the second half at Illinois, leading the team to two scoring drives, has a quarterback controversy been created? BJ: No. There’s no quarterback controversy. However, Josh did elevate his stock and his worth within the confines of the program. We always knew he […]
Connection exhibits past
Twenty years ago, university president Frederick Humphries, along with Ronald Davis and Keith Tucker, founded FAMU Connection. This Wednesday, the Student Government Association and Essential Theatre presents the FAMU Connection Tour 2004, titled In Retrospect, to mark the 20 year anniversary of the original group’s initial idea. FAMU Connection was […]
Man invents wrench while imprisoned
Jack Johnson, a Galveston, Texas native, was well-known for breaking many rules. In 1903, he was crowned colored heavy weight champion of the world. Soon after, Johnson beat Tommy Burns and became the first black to hold the world heavy weight title. Breaking the color lines in boxing was not […]
FAMU Announcements
Relay for Life of FAMU needs volunteers for Committee Chairperson positions. Please pick up an application if you are interested in volunteering for this event. All applications are due September 9 by 5 p.m. in SGA. For more information, contact Taccira Avery at 599-3624 or Famurelayforlife2005@hotmail.com.
The art of Chinese placement balances home, business
After your last class of the day, you are looking forward to stretching out on your couch and watching television. In your mind, going home is like butter melting on bread, and you can taste it. But, as soon as you walk into your home, you immediately feel frustrated, overwhelmed […]
Florida under Siege
The Big Bend area felt the effects of Tropical Storm Frances as the center of the storm made landfall Monday afternoon about 20 miles south of Tallahassee. The storm brought with it heavy rains and tropical storm force winds gusting up to 65 mph at times. “The impact of this […]
Funds impede completion of J-School building
After encountering more than 71 delays, the new 100,000 square- foot journalism building is scheduled to be completed by December 2004, said Sam Houston, director of facilities planning and construction. Houston said monetary and utility problems are among the setbacks. “Not only did we run into financial issues about payment […]
ACACC may prove helpful
With miscommunication and poor university-student relations running rampant across FAMU, the reinstatement of the All Campus Academic Concerns Council is a major coup for the student body. The organization is devoted to eliminating communication problems within the colleges and schools of FAMU and promoting scholastic activity. SGA President Virgil Miller’s […]
Voting anti-Bush wastes votes
Thumping my professor on the forehead and saying, “Now I know your mama taught you better” seemed too farfetched. Instead I raised my hand and denounced his shotgun position on the “Anybody But Bush”, or the ABB, bandwagon. Shortly after, I found out he wasn’t the only one. Unfortunately, there […]