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Sports

Lady Rattlers volleyball catching fire late in the season

FAMU Volleyball is now 9-11overall and 6-1 in Mid-Eastern-Athletic Conference play, with only four conference matches left before the MEAC Volleyball Tournament.  After falling short of a MEAC Championship for the last six years, the Lady Rattlers are determined to take back their now long ago, undisputed title and […]

News

The cost of being an assault survivor

This photo illustration highlights the effects of dometic violence. Photo credit: Stock photos A $400 medical expense was not what Kristen was expecting after receiving an MRI resulting from her physically and emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend slamming her head against her apartment wall, dislocating the top portion of her neck. […]

Opinions

Has culture appropriation gone too far?

The idea of cultural appropriation has been around for as long as we know, but in today’s society there is no excuse for not educating yourself to avoid appropriating a culture. So yes, it’s gone too far.   Cultural appropriation is the use of elements of one culture by members […]

Opinions

Black People “Talking White”

Ebonics is a form of slang and a dialect of the English language that is also referred to as African American Vernacular English (AAVE) according to PBS.org. Ellen Fleurival | Photo credit: Ellen Fleurival  With the use of slang sometimes comes stereotypes, especially concerning black people. Code-switching is the practice […]

Lifestyles

“Tell Them We Are Rising”

Documentary filmmaker of "Tell Them We Are Rising," by Stanley Nelson  | Photo credit: HBCURising via Facebook Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) are constantly evolving throughout the 21st Century with student enrollment increasing. These institutions are growing and expounding upon the considered rich culture of black excellence that HBCUs […]

Lifestyles

Lean on me: Animals supporting their owners

Hanna and her service dog, Butch, an English Bulldog | Photo credit: Hanna Antonides It’s not often you see someone walk their dog on school grounds, yet at Florida A&M University, Hanna Antonides walks her English bulldog regularly on campus. Freshman student Antonides was prescribed her support animal Butch, an […]