While basketball and football usually dominates the desires of young urban men, for one, tennis takes complete control. Paul Paige, a senior business administration student loves the sport and everything it entails. At the tender age of four, the 22-year-old Philadelphia native was introduced to tennis and hasn’t stopped playing […]
Author: Skyy Sandifer
Injuries shake up athletes’ careers
Some athletes enter college with high hopes of pursuing a professional career. But whatever the sport, from football to tennis, those big money dreams can sometimes be derailed by injury. Darryl Evans, 21, a baseball player for Florida A&M University, said injuries are all a part of the game. Evans […]
Erica Butler
From the beautiful crab state of Maryland, Erica Butler was always destined for success. Growing up as the only child, she had time to tap into all clubs and activities such as Girl Scouts of USA, the biblical group AWANA, swimming, dance and music which led to her to attend […]
Organizations come together for literacy
The Better World Books Foundation and the Florida A&M University Green Coalition has partnered in efforts to give back. In an effort to promote literacy, the FAMU Green Coalition is asking citizens of the Tallahassee community to donate unwanted textbooks. “Ryan Mitchell in the Environmental Safety Department sent me an […]
Editor’s dream finally comes true
It is common knowledge among my friends, family members, acquaintances and associates that I am passionate about television. Ask anyone and they’ll surely tell you that I am an entertainment junkie. They may also tell you that I frequently refer to myself as a future Golden Globe and Emmy winner. […]
Uninsured rise with the job loss
The worsening economy drives motorists to do the unthinkable—ride uninsured and risk losing license privileges or going to jail. According to the 2007-2008 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Report, approximately 2.4 million licenses have been revoked in Florida. This average is 30 percent higher than rates between […]
Governor Crist appoints FAMU alumna to board
Florida Governor Charlie Crist recently appointed FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences alumna, Cynthia R. Griffin, to the Florida Board of Pharmacy. The appointment to the 10-person board is a four-year term that started in February and ends Oct. 31, 2012. “I am elated to have been selected by […]
Crist, SGA leaders discuss budget
Gov. Charlie Crist met with student university leaders last week to discuss proposed budgets to the state’s 11 public universities. Among the university leaders were representatives from the University of Florida, New College of Florida, and Florida A&M University. “It was a good discussion,” said FAMU Student Body President Andrew […]
Legislators torn over reducing drinking age
While signatories of the Amethyst Initiative are pushing for the reconsideration of the legal alcohol consumption age, legislators are divided over the issue. Launched in 2008, the Amethyst Initiative, a group of 135 university chancellors and presidents across the United States, believe that the reconsideration of the legal drinking age […]
Rattlers gear up for spring workouts
The Florida A&M football team start spring practice today as they prep for the 2009 season. The Rattlers are heading into phase two of what head coach Joe Taylor describes as the three phases of the off-season. Phases one through three are the winter, spring, and summer workouts. The football […]