Long financial aid lines, lost paychecks and altercations with professors. These and other problems form the plight of the frustrated Rattler. Now imagine a place filled with love, chocolate, kind words and wisdom. No, it isn’t your elusive “happy place.” It’s real, and students, faculty and staff in Florida A&M […]
Author: Karen Porter
Iraqi leaders issue state of emergency
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq’s interim government declared a 60-day state of emergency throughout most of the country Sunday as U.S. Marines made final preparations for a ferocious battle in the western rebel stronghold of Fallujah. Militants increased their attacks for a second day, killing at least 22 policemen in towns […]
Bush must separate morals from religion
As the reality of Election 2004 sets in, I’m finding it harder and harder to fathom how anyone could have actually voted for President George W. Bush. What’s news to me is that many black people who have been all but ignored by Bush over the past four years voted […]
J.L. King speaks on sex
With the rapid increase in black women contracting HIV, the black community is looking for reasons why. J. L. King, best-selling author of “On the Down Low,” offered his answers to the student body of Florida A&M University Wednesday night in Lee Hall Auditorium. King said men who live on […]
Vendors risk copyright infringement
Some vendors at Florida A&M University’s “Friday Flea Market” on the Set could be in danger of breaking copyright laws. Senior University Program Specialist Catherine Jefferson said there is no question that artists are not able to control the reproduction of their work on FAMU’s campus. Jefferson said the FAMU […]
Mukes sets goals for graphic division
Appointed just over a month ago as the associate dean of graphic communication, Arvid Mukes said he has high goals set for the division to make it a success under his reign. “I have been involved with teaching graphic arts, now graphic communications, since the fall of 1986.” “I plan […]
Students react to election
Students had mixed feelings regarding the presidential election results. Emotions ran high, as many students waited in wonder on who would claim Florida and who would win the entire election. Florida A&M University students, like the rest of the nation, awoke Wednesday to find that John Kerry and John Edwards […]
Conscious hip hop rising in popularity
Since the beginning of 2004, it seems that hip hop is undergoing a bit of a change. Socially conscious rap music, better known as “backpack” hip hop, seems to be currently overtaking a more materialistic brand of rap music that has dominated the hip-hop mainstream since 1996, better known as […]
Bye week a time for rest but not relaxation
How do you beat a team that averages over 35 points per game, and has won four of its last five games? Nearly three weeks of preparation is a good place to start. The Florida A&M University football team has 20 full days to break down film, heal nagging injuries, […]
Essence brings past, present
Essence Dance Theatre will hold its fall concert of dance in Lee Hall Auditorium Saturday at 7:30p.m. Titled “Retrospect,” the concert will be a collage of original dance works bridging the past and present. Essence will perform various types of dance to depict diverse dance styles to the audience. Members […]