Author: Nick Birdsong

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Lady Rattlers lose heartbreaker in OT

The play wasn’t designed to go to her. But with only six seconds remaining in the second half of the women’s basketball game Monday night and with defenders flanking guard Q’Vaunda Curry, who had already drained four 3-pointers, Ifeoma Onuaku had to make a move. The 6-foot-4 center caught the […]

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Men beaten on the boards

The Rattlers surrendered a dismal 23 offensive rebounds to North Carolina A&T Monday night en route to a surprising 73-70 upset over Florida A&M University (11-14, 7-6). As a result, the Aggies (4-18, 4-8), who until Monday were winless on the road, held a 20-13 advantage in second and, on […]

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Kwan shines; even without gold

After a decade of winning multiple World and U.S. Figure Skating Championships, figure skater Michelle Kwan’s hopes of Olympic gold came to a screeching halt. She has competed in the last couple of Winter Olympics, but has never nabbed the Olympic gold and now the dream is deferred. Due to […]

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Bombing of levees would be no surprise; remember Tuskegee

What if everything we were told about how Hurricane Katrina’s forceful winds had weakened the New Orleans levees was not true? What if every piece of information we were given was false and the truth – which can sometimes be stranger than fiction – was that the levees were actually […]

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No T-shirt can sway the objective press

It’s that time again, and now more than ever people you’ve never heard of have amazingly found the time to be your new best friend. Your Facebook inbox will undoubtedly be full of everybody’s campaign platforms and invitations to all sorts of events. Walking around campus can get you anything […]

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Essential Theatre brings ‘Tartuffe’ to town

The Florida A&M University’s Essential Theatre will perform “Tartuffe,” one of the most famous and reputable French plays by Molière. According to the play’s director Luther Wells, the play is a baroque comedy of manners set in the 17th century and riddled by a clever theme of hypocrisy. “Tartuffe is […]

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The African-Caribbean Concert dances its way back

For more than 10 years the Center for Caribbean Culture has been holding African-Caribbean Concerts on Florida A&M University’s campus. And this year, the 23rd annual African-Caribbean Concert will be held Friday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m. The Concert will feature the Haitian Cultural Club, the FAMU Rhythm Rushers Bahamian […]

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Rattlers welcome back ‘100’ members in style

Excitement and anticipation loomed the air of the Tallahassee Regional Airport Thursday night. Fellow band members, friends and supporters anxiously awaited the arrival of the 20 ‘Marching 100’ members who performed in the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8. Around 11:45 p.m. the band members exited the plane and […]

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University set to undergo accreditation

The university is currently going through a re-accreditation process that could go on for a number of months to a year. “One of the unique features about American higher education is the peer review process called accreditation,” said Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Debra Austin. FAMU and other […]