Did you know there are black people in Brazil? Did you know there are black people in Africa too? I’m practicing my George Dubya impersonation. I’m thinking of running for office someday. Seriously, did you know that October is Hispanic Heritage Month? I honestly did not, and I’m a bit […]

The oldest black sorority in America, Alpha Kappa Alpha, has been hit with a staggering $100 million lawsuit due to the drowning deaths of two pledges at a California college. California State University- Los Angeles students Kristin High, 22 and Kenitha Saafir, 24, drowned to death during a ritual on […]

FAMU Elite Competition Cheerleading Squad will hold an interest meeting for all interested male cheerleaders and dancers in the Gaither Office Complex, rm 215. For more information, call Dr. Abigail Mobley at 561-2737. Young Women’s Council will be holding a Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar Wednesday, at 6 p.m. in the […]

U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., and his supporters are pushing for a new state university governance system that would oversee all boards of trustee at the 11 state universities. This will be the 11th Amendment Initiative on the Nov.5 ballot. In the current system the boards of trustee, which are […]

The College of Education may have a new dean as early as Christmas according to search committee chairwoman Ada Burnette. Burnette, who is also faculty senate president, explained there is no deadline for persons to apply for the post. However, the committee expects to present President Gainous with a recommendation […]

Just like in the 2001 Orange Bowl Classic in Jacksonville, Saturday’s game at Bragg Memorial Stadium against South Carolina State was filled with a multitude of Rattler mistakes. Unlike last year’s 33-27 loss, the Bulldogs took advantage of all the Rattler miscues, mainly their six turnovers, and ran away with […]

Whether it is a football player kneeling in the end zone, a baseball player pointing towards the heavens after a home run or a team gathering for a prayer after a game, religion is in athletics. Rattler athletes come from all corners of the world. With them they bring their […]

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when i was a boy i laid on my back in the grass confusion ensued peace followed somewhere in between the two eye found the eddy in my eyes whirlpools my mind to drown beneath the depths of thought. swirling surrealism as i rise to sing songs of serendipitous sooth […]