Auditors unable to satisfy reported amounts
July 31, 2006
The AG office noted certain matters involving FAMU’s internal control over financial reporting and its operations that …
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July 31, 2006
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July 31, 2006
Speaking at the Florida Sports Writers Association's annual media event with the state coaches, FAMU Football Coach…
We've been deceived!!!!
July 29, 2006
We've been deceived and Castell got paid, based on a LIE !!!! There's just no other way to put it. The final …
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July 28, 2006
The FAMU draft audit is now final , and guess what? It still shows a $10.4 million deficit. Earlier this week Castell…
The Looming SACS Mess --Part 2
July 28, 2006
The SACS guidelines stipulate that the chief executive officer is responsible for ensuring integrity throughout the pro…
Presidential Search Update
July 27, 2006
The FAMU Presidential Search Committee met today via telephone conference call. But first a bit of background, Dr. Ch…
The Looming SACS Mess --Part I
July 27, 2006
Lately, there has been much discussion about a process that FAMU has been in engaged in and successfully completed for …
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July 26, 2006
Well, well, well, it seems that in recent days Castell & Co. have mounted their own agressive PR Campaign by sittin…
Solid Ground or Sinking Sand?
July 25, 2006
2001-02 Humphries 2003-04 Gainous 2004-05 Bryant Enrollmen…
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July 24, 2006
The Tallahassee Democrat this morning did a fairly decent wrap up story this morning accessing where we are at this po…
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July 23, 2006
An RN reader brought this to our attention. News of our Board of Trustees and missteps by the Interim President conti…
Speaking of Inpuging...
July 23, 2006
Speaking of impuging, did not Castell & Co. try to impugn the integrity of former Inspector General Mike Brown b…
Corbin Tries to Broker Meeting Between IP & NAA Pres.
July 22, 2006
Melbourne, FL --It seems that former BoT Chair James Corbin has tried to broker a peace deal between Interim Presiden…
Two FAMU Footballs games to be televised on ESPNU
July 22, 2006
FAMU's football games with Delaware State (Sept. 2) and Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 18) will be televised nationally on E…
Coming Up Next Week...
July 21, 2006
BY POPULAR DEMAND + The coming SACS Debacle... send info and tips to us via email @ AnMRattler@yahoo.com
Castell Plays Victim
July 20, 2006
Finally, after a long stretch of silence, the Interim President has finally raised her head to speak. And its all for …
Coming Up...
July 20, 2006
+ Sista-Slash & Burn"complains about harsh comments". She can dish it, but can't take it.
MEAC Adds Winston-Salem
July 19, 2006
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference voted to admit Winston-Salem State University today. The conference intends to ho…
FAMU's Cozy Affair with the Hollins Group
July 19, 2006
Were Castell and Debra within their legal boundaries when they awarded a contract for over a quarter of a million dolla…
SBI Gets New Leadership
July 19, 2006
Not suprisingly, FAMU officials late yesterday named Lydia McKinley-Floyd , associate dean of the College of Business …
Changes at CESTA
July 18, 2006
We understand that College Engineering Sciences, Technology, and Agriculture (CESTA), Interim Dean Charles Magee has …
Castell Calls Cops on Faculty
July 17, 2006
Rattler Nation has learned that faculty who tried to attend Friday's Board of Trustee meeting taking place by phone…
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July 17, 2006
Today's Tallahassee Democrat features an op-ed by a member of its citizens advisory board. See: FAMU needs ambitio…
FAMU Opts out of Thursday Night Football Game
July 17, 2006
Florida A&M University which earlier this month announced that its game with SC State would be played on Thursday, …
Rattler Legends...
July 16, 2006
Taking yall back to the "old school" with a clip featuring Rattler Legends Nat Adderely & Julian Edwa…
This just In...
July 15, 2006
We are told that the new Dean of SBI will be: Lydia McKinley-Floyd Ph.D. She is currently the associate dean of Sava…
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July 15, 2006
The Reason Why We Blog: "Our lives end the day we become silent about things that matter" Rev. Dr. M.L. King …
FAM-GATE to be Investigated
July 15, 2006
Former FAMU Trustee Corey Alston told the Tallahassee Democrat , "I believed that there was a case of withholding …
"I'd Like to Thank the Academy..."
July 15, 2006
....and the sponsors of Rattler Nation. I love you! Please support this site by supporting our sponsors. Click that a…
Stone Cold Hustlers! The Financial Shell Game
July 14, 2006
KPMG is once again misrepresenting FAMU's financial performance by stating that the increase in net assets was the …
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July 14, 2006
Hollins Group Invoice (Confident Hollins Group sends contract and invoice at the same time. This is one of the five in…
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July 14, 2006
Certain Trustees noticed about potential problem (Click screenshot to make photo larger.)
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July 13, 2006
FAMU Emergency Certification Request (Notice that the date of the Emergency Certification Request is after the Hollins …
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July 13, 2006
The Hollins Group Contract ( *In order to save space we did not post all six pages of the contract. We just posted key…
BOT Emergency Meeting Tomorrow
July 13, 2006
+ RN has learned that the FAMU Board of Trustees will hold an "Emergency Meeting" at 10 a.m. tomorrow via p…
Did the Hollins Group Get Favorable Treatment ?
July 13, 2006
Rattler Nation has learned that the original contract FAMU signed with the Hollins Group , may have violated state la…
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July 13, 2006
We're not sure if you all have seen this week's expose' by the Capital Outlook , but it seems like my forme…
IG Investigation Timeline
July 12, 2006
FAMU stakeholders should not allow the "Castell/Lowe Mafia" to hoodwinked, bamboozle, or trick them. The IG’s…