Trustees
February 28, 2007
FAMU NAA calls for changes to BOT
February 28, 2007
In an email to FAMU alumni and supporters, FAMU NAA President Alvin Bryant strongly encouraged FAMUANS to call on sta…
Showing posts from February, 2007
Bill Cosby drops by FAMU to talk about education
February 28, 2007
Comedian, educator and author Bill Cosby told teachers in training and those new to the job to teach like “this is the…
Gillum coasts to victory in SGA election
February 28, 2007
Monique Gillum was elected SGA President. Gillum, who currently serves as SGA VP, won victory by a wide margin defeat…
Off Topic: Seen and Heard at this week's Oscars
February 27, 2007
Whitney: Gurl, I BEEN left Bobby but Ben "aka AnMRattler" Davis STILL won't call me!" Jennifer: …
Pay
February 27, 2007
Lowe blames past leaders for current payroll snafu
February 27, 2007
Twenty-six months into the Castell Bryant administration, BOT Chair Challis Lowe blames past administrations for the …
Missing mail central to NAA decertification plot
February 27, 2007
Rattler Nation has learned that Trustees W. George Allen was notified prior to last Friday's BOT Audit Committee m…
Transition document surfaces
February 26, 2007
Rattler Nation has obtained a copy of the transition document that former FAMU President Walter Smith is preparing fo…
Pay
February 26, 2007
Castell updates Board on payroll problem
February 26, 2007
In her email to Trustees Friday, interim president Castell Bryant admitted that the scope of the payroll problems has …
Sports
February 26, 2007
Men's Tennis prefect at MEAC Midyear Roundup
February 26, 2007
The Florida A&M Men's Tennis team went a perfect 6-0 this weekend at the 2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference M…
Smith says we erred
February 25, 2007
Former FAMU President Walter Smith told the FAMUAN that Rattler Nation got its story wrong when we reported on Feb. 14…
Buildings named for FAMU pioneers
February 24, 2007
The Florida Legislature last year approved the naming of several FAMU buildings, which were formerly dedicated yesterda…
Audit Committee Plans to Decertify the FAMU-NAA
February 23, 2007
The FAMU audit committee meet today via telephone conference call and among some of the recommenendations it decided wa…
Incompetents blame subordinates
February 23, 2007
Rosevelt Wilson over at the Capital Outlook wrote, "In 1977 during a graduate class in organizational behavior, m…
Pay
February 22, 2007
Writing center staff goes on strike
February 22, 2007
According to the Tallahassee Democrat, eleven of 15 students, full-time tutors and professors that man the Writing Reso…
Trustees
February 22, 2007
FAMU's finances are out of control
February 22, 2007
Castell has over spent budget by $22 million By daRattler FAMU's financial situation is far worse than anyone ever …
Pay
February 22, 2007
Some students paid, others still waiting
February 22, 2007
At least six staff members of The Famuan, Florida A&M University's campus newspaper, have been paid, editor Ala…
Off Topic: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
February 21, 2007
You might want to check your local listings for a new PBS documentary on Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes by Byron Hurt…
Witherspoon takes over at College of Law
February 21, 2007
Ruth Witherspoon , an associate dean for Administration and Student Services at the FAMU College of Law is now the new …
Pay
February 21, 2007
Rattlers strike!
February 21, 2007
Good for The Famuan staffers who went on strike this week. They weren't staging a protest about war or global warmi…
Trustees
February 21, 2007
Crist a different kind of Gov.?
February 21, 2007
Overall, Florida's new Governor Charlie Crist gets pretty good marks. I mean, so far he certainly says the right …
Pay
February 20, 2007
Castell promises to pay FAMUAN, other staff this week
February 20, 2007
"It is our hope that we will have the students their money by Wednesday," said James Hawkins , Dean, School …
Pay
February 19, 2007
Unpaid students face eviction and loss of electricity
February 19, 2007
Sunday night, the FAMUAN staff voiced their frustration with the administration's empty promises and shared stories…
Bob Hayes: American Hero
February 18, 2007
Black History Month Rattler legend Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes was a two-sport star at FAMU who excelled i…
Sports
February 18, 2007
Rattlers finish in 8th & 9th place in MEAC Track
February 18, 2007
The FAMU mens and womens track team finished 8th and 9th (tie), respectively, at the MEAC Indoor Track and Field Champ…
Pay
February 17, 2007
Castell is clueless about months long pay glitch
February 17, 2007
Two-thirds of more than 400 Florida A&M University employees, waiting to be paid since the semester began Jan. 8, f…
Castell still looking to hire folks?
February 16, 2007
Despite her recent memo saying that she has imposed a moratorium on hiring new personnel, it seems that interim preside…
Pay
February 16, 2007
Pay issue makes news
February 16, 2007
• The FAMU pay crisis is beginning to pick up traction beyond the pages of this blog and the FAMUAN . Today, newspape…
Pay
February 15, 2007
Holmes calls for meeting to discuss FAMU employees' non-pay
February 15, 2007
FAMU Trustee Rev. R.B. Holmes has called for an emergency trustee meeting to discuss complaints of employees not being…
Finalist for FAMU Presidency begins to act on 2-year old audit
February 15, 2007
Thelma Thompson , who was one of three finalist for the FAMU presidency before losing out to NCCU Chancellor James Ammo…
Pay
February 15, 2007
Castell points finger in pay flap
February 15, 2007
In a February 6th memo, interim president Castell Bryant told trustees that the reason that the university's 600,…
Smith hired as "transition consultant"
February 14, 2007
Rattler Nation has learned that former FAMU president Walter L. Smith has been hired as a "transition consultant&…
Pay
February 14, 2007
As many as 600 haven't been paid
February 14, 2007
University-wide, as many as 600 adjunct professors,teaching assistants, and OPS employees may not have been paid since …
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February 13, 2007
Black History Month. In honor of Black History Month we offer the following thought on our struggles as a people.
Pharmacy
February 13, 2007
Pharmacy's status forcing some to look for a "plan B"
February 13, 2007
News that the FAMU College of Pharmacy (CoPPS) has been placed on probation until June 30, 2008 by the Accreditation Co…
Pay
February 12, 2007
Lack of pay may cause grad workers to quit
February 12, 2007
Students employed through the graduate assistant program have threatened to quit their jobs as a result of the current …
Sports
February 11, 2007
Baseball team gets first win against Navy 6-5
February 11, 2007
Florida A&M third baseman Jared Jeffries turned a game-ending double play in the top of the ninth inning to clinch…
State recommends FAMU recover money paid Ky. lawyer
February 10, 2007
Lexington lawyer Shirley Cunningham , the lone person caught up in FAMU's payroll audit, did no work to justify a …
Pay
February 09, 2007
Still waiting to get paid!
February 09, 2007
The continuing saga of upaid adjuct profressors, teaching assistants and OPS employees escalated today. The FAMUAN st…
Branker, Lowe, two others must go
February 09, 2007
Now that the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has selected the best of nearly 40 applicants to be FAMU'…
SACS letter doesn't support Bryant's claims
February 08, 2007
Since her appointment as Interim President Castell Bryant has been using the University's upcoming reaccreditation…
Pharmacy
February 08, 2007
Filing pharmacy's prescription
February 08, 2007
For decades, the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Florida A&M has been a point of pride - obvious…
Sports
February 07, 2007
Carter looking to shore up FAMU's defense
February 07, 2007
Hailed as a defensive genius it must have pained coach Rubin Carter to have presided over a Rattler defense that gave …
Equal Time: Castell's statement on the transition
February 07, 2007
Interim President Castell Bryant issued the following statement yesterday afternoon outlining the intial steps in the …
Pharmacy
February 07, 2007
University ignored cry for help from pharmacy
February 07, 2007
Members of the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences made numerous complaints to the Board of Trustees about …
Transition procedures established
February 07, 2007
In a memo to trustees Monday, Interim President Castell Bryant has outlined the "Transitional Operation Procedure…
Sports
February 07, 2007
Six players from Brevard are FAMU bound
February 07, 2007
Rubin Carter should be a happy man today. The Florida A&M football coach is two years into his tenure at the Tallah…
Pharmacy
February 06, 2007
FAMU pharmacy college placed on probation
February 06, 2007
There's more developing news on a story we first reported here on January 2, 2007, the FAMU College of Pharmacy and…
Marching 100
February 06, 2007
Special effects!
February 06, 2007
Football fans watching Super Bowl XLI Sunday night at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla., were treated to an intrigui…
Sports
February 06, 2007
Rattlers fall to Hampton in OT
February 06, 2007
The Florida A&M Rattlers fell to the Hampton Pirates in overtime 74-72 victory Monday night. The loss is the seco…
No title
February 05, 2007
This morning around 10 a.m, Rattler Nation hit 300,000 page loads. It took us 11 months to achieve 200,00 page loads a…
Sports
February 05, 2007
NY Times: Super Bowl catches up to Orange Blossom Classic
February 05, 2007
Decades before Super Bowl XLI, with its history-making confrontation between African-American head coaches, similar enc…
Pay
February 05, 2007
Paychecks for adjuncts and TAs delayed
February 05, 2007
Payday came and went for many adjunct professors, teaching and graduate assistants across campus without them receiving…