The editorial board’s opinion disagreeing with faculty concerns about the Set couldn’t be further off base. While I agree that it is important for students to have place to congregate, they should not interfere with the faculty doing their job and students doing theirs. That is to say that excessive […]
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Facing no.1 killer of blacks
All women beware. There is a new player on the loose, and he is bringing more flavor than ever. The one and only true player is HIV. This player is leaving a permanent mark with women. He is leaving them with AIDS. Young women, and especially women of color, are […]
Fighting to be the leader of the Rattlers
There will be two men contending for the starting quarterback position this year. Josh Driscoll, 23, a senior physical education student from Fort Smith, Ark., is one of the men fighting for the teams’ top leadership role. Driscoll has been on the team as a backup quarterback for three years. […]
Student takes ‘black rhyming’ to next level
It is a typical Thursday night at Mt. Zion’s “Black on Black Rhyme.” Chants of “F– You” lead the next poet towards the stage. As this 23-year-old African-American history graduate from Daytona Beach performs, shakers can be heard agreeing with his words. As he concludes one of his popular pieces […]
Lab space eviction imminent
Kennedy is one of three FAMU professors that have been forced from laboratory space in the NHMFL. The director of the NHMFL and FSU officials have given the professors until today to find another location for their equipment, citing that the space was loaned to FAMU temporarily. According to Kennedy […]
The Dog Boys, who are they?
lease edit where needed!!!The Dog Boys, who are they?By: Dr. J. Alva Scruggsjscru5750@aol.comhttp://franklyspeaking.info This year I have been provided a first hand view by some white conucelors at a local high school of what is happening to Black Boys as they try to participate in our institutions. There is a […]
A Taste of foreign flavor
Tallahassee may be a small city, but restaurant goers can experience a taste of international cuisines without leaving town. People enjoy going out to eat and there is a lot to choose from in the capital city. Besides the commercial restaurants that are in every city there are eateries that […]
Rattler bares ‘R-Tistic’ side
To his friends, family and the campus organizations he affiliates with, he is known as Ronald Turner. However, to anyone in the music industry he is known as R-Tistic. Turner is a third-year CIS student from Los Angeles. He is also a producer, who has worked with several artists in […]
Alphas march out new line
Blacks must face the AIDS crisis
About two months ago, black America paused to acknowledge the rapidly growing HIV/AIDS crisis in black communities on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day. For 24 hours, students, parents, victims and volunteers wore T-shirts that read “Got AIDS?” and passed out literature in an effort to raise awareness of […]