To increase safety and minimize outside activity, the Florida A&M department of public safety is checking for identification during homecoming week. Additional police squads will be stationed around campus checking for foul play in light of the increased attention surrounding the university during homecoming. “We have had a heightened awareness […]
Author: Khepera Walker
Credit scandal grows
The alleged masterminds behind the Circle K credit card fraud are in jail, following their arrest Wednesday by a joint task force of the Tallahassee Police Department, Leon County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Secret Service. Deputies at the LCSO arrested Reginald Voltaire and Junior Douger. They were charged with […]
Car surfing: How extreme is too extreme?
The motto of an on-duty police officer sums up the gravity of the situation. “Prepare for the worst possible outcome while hoping for the best.” Preparing for the death of an adolescent, especially when their demise is a direct result of their own foolish misadventure, impossible. The phenomenon of car […]
For the thrill of the ride
Class starts in 10 minutes. Backpack is ready and homework is done. It’ll be close, but he’ll make it. Chauncey McKinney grabs his car keys, puts them in his pocket and walks out the door and right past his 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer. McKinney picks up the pace then hops on […]
SK8 leads the student sports revolution
What started as a group of students riding down a hill is now a full-blown organization. A small group of students have taken the initiative and started a group, SK8, dedicated to extreme sports. “We started spring semester of last year. We just got some skateboards and rode down a […]
Fundraising tactics used are fresh
Older Rattlers are not the only ones making a difference toward our campus. The Young Alumni Association is bringing a modern approach to raising financial benefits for its alma mater. Better known as the Young Alumni Movement, the organization describes young alum as an individual, under the age of 36, […]
Scholarly expectations unrealistic
In Monday’s issue of The Famuan, an opinions piece discussed the lack of intellectuals on campus. This observation may have been a little misguided. I do believe that FAMU does lack an overall scholarly aura, but that doesn’t quite reflect the intellectual capabilities of our peers. The idea […]
Spirit of homecoming supercedes criticism
Okay let me set the record straight. I love my university. I’m serious – I really do. It may not seem that way because I’m always ranting about something that irks me about our institution, but I do it because I love Florida A&M. In the School of Journalism and […]
Dedicated players say no to performance enhancing drugs
Performance enhancers come in various forms like stimulants, over-the-counter painkillers and sedatives. Athletes usually take performance enhancers to excel in competition and give themselves a shortcut in boosting their efforts. Anabolic steroids and other forms of performance enhancers are used for various reasons athletes may need like to build mass […]
Redshirting increases time with team
The term “redshirt” is one that is heard often but rarely if ever explained. Athletes become redshirts in order to spread four years of playing eligibility over five years of an academic career. Redshirts have to be disciplined enough to workout on their own, despite not being able to compete […]