Congratulations Graduates
April 30, 2006
Rattler Nation congradulates all of this years graduates who are having their degrees confered today. No that I think o…
Showing posts from April, 2006
April 30, 2006
Weekend Update...
April 29, 2006
Volunteer of the Year Rattler Nation would like to salute Darryl E. Jones for being recognized as one of the Tallahas…
RN returns tomorrow
April 28, 2006
Exams, done. Moving, almost done. We'll be back at it full-time tomorrow.
FAMU students still fighting to ride the bus
April 27, 2006
Fifty years after the Tallahassee Bus Boycott, and with students facing some of the highest gas prices this nation has…
Studying...
April 27, 2006
We'll be finishing up studying, begging for higher grades, and moving this week. So we'll be updating a little …
Pay
April 26, 2006
When a 2% Raise Is Not Really a (full) 2% Raise
April 26, 2006
As the old saying goes, "you can fool some of the people some of the time, but..." With respect to the 2% p…
Minor changes...
April 25, 2006
We've had to make minor changes to the comment section to protect the site against spam comments. You may still po…
Pay
April 25, 2006
Board's Pay Raise Proposal Falls Short!
April 25, 2006
The proposed pay raise approved by FAMU Trustees on yesterday falls far short of the proposal presented to the Board/ad…
Castell 'don Lost her Mind!!!
April 24, 2006
Just when we were about to write about the wonderful job FAMU students are doing by returning to their selfless and ac…
Rattlers fall to SC State in MEAC Tennis
April 24, 2006
The Rattler Men's Tennis team dropped a 4-3 "heartbreaker" to SC State today in the MEAC Tennis Champion…
Technical Difficulties
April 24, 2006
Blogger, our host, was experiencing system-wide technical difficulties this morning which prevented me from updating. …
Pay
April 24, 2006
BOT Approves Faculty Raise
April 24, 2006
In an emergency meeting this morning FAMU Trustees approved a two-percent pay raise for faculty. The raise is conting…
J-School to host Media Sales Institute
April 23, 2006
The School of Journalism and Graphic Communication beat out 10 other HBCU journalism programs for the right to host the…
Rattler Legend: A.S. "Jake" Gaither
April 22, 2006
The Gaither File Position: Head Football Coach School: Florida A&M Years: 1945-1969 Place of Birth: Dayton, TN Date…
Tennis Coach Named MEAC Coach of the Year
April 21, 2006
FAMU's Men's Tennis Coach Carl Goodman was named 2006 MEAC Coach of the Year, while FAMU's Frank Green was …
Ticket Office Nightmare
April 21, 2006
FAMU's football season ticket campaign got off to big start last week before running into the human error that is t…
This Weekend at FAMU
April 21, 2006
Florida A&M Men's and Women's Track teams will host the third annual HBCU Track Invitational this Saturday …
Quote of the Day
April 21, 2006
"The governor didn't wait for a thorough investigation when he took action on the Terry Schiavo case. Is Marti…
Faculty Layoffs Around the Corner?
April 20, 2006
Rattler Nation has learned that FAMU's declining enrollment is causing the University to take a hard look at what c…
FAMU Sprinter 5th in Nation in 100M
April 19, 2006
FAMU sprinter Chris Hargrett is ranked 5th in the nation in NCAA Division 1 in the 100 meter dash, and #2 in the east…
Kappas file Suit Against FAMU
April 19, 2006
The five FAMU students arrested for reportedly beating a fraternity pledge have filed a complaint against the universit…
True Rattler: Al McCoy dies
April 18, 2006
Former Florida A&M Baseball star and one-time director of Alumni Affairs, Alfred "Al" McCoy, passed away …
College of Law Hooding Ceremony May 6
April 18, 2006
The FAMU College of Law will hold its 2006 Hooding Ceremony on Saturday, May 6th at 10 a.m. at the former Orlando Expo…
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April 17, 2006
Tallahassee Attorney and FAMU graduate Thornton Williams (center w/ salt and pepper hair) appears on this month's…
Enrollment Up At Most Colleges
April 17, 2006
Nationwide as the number of high-school graduates continue to rise (in total numbers), many U.S. colleges are seeing an…
A Public Service Annoucement...
April 16, 2006
Ask a CPA - free of charge! Financial Fitness Friday Our good friends at the Florida Institute of Certified Public Acco…
Nearly half of FAMU students don't own computers
April 16, 2006
Larry Henderson, FAMU's chief information officer, estimates that half of FAMU's student's don't have c…
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April 16, 2006
Southern back on football schedule Florida A&M and Southern plan to renew their rivalry in football starting in 200…
View Football Spring Game Live on Web
April 15, 2006
The Black College Sports Newtwork will broadcast the FAMU Orange and Green Spring Football Game live today beginning at…
Arrest Affidavit for Alleged Hazers
April 15, 2006
Spent close to $3,600 Marcus stated he went through what he identified as a "pre-initiation process." During…
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April 14, 2006
Boeing is new sponsor of "Be Out Day" Boeing Corp. replaces Kimberly Clark as the sponsor of the FAMU SGA&#…
Strikers Struck!
April 14, 2006
Enrollment is down. SGA forced to cut budgets of student organizations. The FAMU Strikers, which appeared on BET…
Why the Florida Classic Consortium?
April 13, 2006
Our phone rang here at the editorial offices at RN last night about 11:30 p.m. It seems that our interim president ad…
Dean Searches Off to a Slow Start
April 13, 2006
It seems that the search to fill the many vacant deans positions across campus is off to a slow start. We understand t…
Classic Consortium Press Conference Tomorrow
April 12, 2006
FAMU and Bethune-Cookman officials are holding a press conference tomorrow in Orlando to announce the formation of the …
Enrollment A Major Concern
April 12, 2006
Dang! We'll it has become quite obvious to us at Rattler Nation, if nobody else, that FAMUANS are concerned about …
Five students arrested in Hazing Incident
April 11, 2006
Five students were arrested in connection with a hazing incident earlier this semester involving a Kappa Alpha Psi pled…
FAMU hires VP for Enrollment Managment
April 11, 2006
FAMU is attracting more Vice Presidents than students. The newest addition to Castell's team is Mrs. Danielle Kenn…
Professor wins Guggenheim Grant
April 10, 2006
FAMU professor Todd Bertolaet has won a prestigious grant from the Guggenheim Fellowship Foundation. Professor Bertol…
Audit Delayed
April 10, 2006
The (state) Auditor General's report on its review of FAMU's 2005 finances has been delayed until May. We hear…
Pharmacy
April 09, 2006
Bryant-vs- Pharmacy Faculty
April 09, 2006
It seems the riff between IP Castell Bryant and the management and staff over in the College of Pharmacy is beginning t…
Coming Up...
April 07, 2006
+We know that Friday is traditionally a slow day on RN, in terms of traffic, so rather than rack my brain for new stuff…
Intel & FAMU Partner to do IT Research
April 07, 2006
FAMU has been awarded a grant from INTEL to increase the number of undergraduate students interested in semiconductor a…
Townsend: FAMU/Southern Negotiations Underway
April 06, 2006
In a wide ranging interview with an internet radio station last week, FAMU Athletic Director Nelson Townsend said that …
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April 05, 2006
We've been keeping our ear to the ground this week... And, I gotta tell you, sometime it pays to get out of the of…
McWilliams to be new Trustee
April 04, 2006
We have learned from our sources in the Legislature and the Governor's Office that Tallahassee Physician Spurgeon M…
FAMU Falters in Academic Competition
April 03, 2006
A repeat of its 2005 national championship run was not in the cards for the FAMU Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Team, …
Recruitment Falls on Deaf Legislative Ears
April 03, 2006
Midway through this year's legislative session, FAMU's $3.5 million proposal to improve student recruitment, re…
FAMUAN to Produce CBS' NCAA Wrap up
April 02, 2006
FAMU Grad Jeff St. Arromand will produce this year's NCAA Basketball Tournament wrap up "One Shining Moment&qu…
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April 02, 2006
We have a call in to our folks on the ground in Orlando to check on the progress of the FAMU team at this weekend's…
Senate to Trustee Griffin: C-Ya!
April 01, 2006
The Florida Senate's refusal to confirm trustee David Griffin created a new opening on the FAMU Board of Trustees. …