Showing posts from April, 2007
Castell
April 30, 2007
Castell likely to resign this week
April 30, 2007
FAMU's embattled interim president Castell Bryant has reportedly been asked to resign, an official announcement co…
Castell
April 30, 2007
987 items valued at $2.7 million missing
April 30, 2007
If anybody finds an E-Z-GO golf cart that seems out of place, call Florida A&M University. It's missing one. Sa…
Carter fires defensive backs coach
April 28, 2007
Florida A&M head football coach Rubin Carter fired defensive backs coach Richard Shelton less than a year after h…
No title
April 28, 2007
Graduation is tomorrow at the Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center. That means families, friends and alumni from all o…
Castell
April 27, 2007
Auditor takes issue with Castell
April 27, 2007
Florida's top auditor is taking issue with claims by interim Florida A&M University president Castell Bryant t…
Grads
April 26, 2007
FAMU motion picture moguls return to hill
April 26, 2007
FAMU doens't yet have a film school, but three recent graduates who's motion pictures are huge box office succe…
Hollins Group hookup
April 25, 2007
State Auditors chastised the University's deal with the Hollins Group. You may recall, FAMU awarded the Hollins Gr…
Coming Up...
April 25, 2007
+ Auditors raise concerns about Hollins Group contract Stay with us, we could be riding this donkey all day, thanks for…
Auditors blast cell phone usage!
April 25, 2007
When interim president Castell Bryant took office in December 2004 she reigned in all University cell phones, remember…
Castell
April 25, 2007
"Audit not as dire as it seems" Eh?
April 25, 2007
FAMU Interim President Castell Bryant and former BOT Chair Challis Lowe 's assertion, "this is the best audit…
Auditor General's final report on '06 FAMU Audit
April 25, 2007
Here it is folks. You can download all 68 pages (pdf form) here. We'll be commenting on it later today. I can t…
AG issues final audit
April 24, 2007
The State Auditor General has reviewed FAMU's response to his preliminary audit and determined that university didn…
College of Education receives full accreditation
April 24, 2007
Florida A&M University has learned that its College of Education, one of the cornerstones of its 14 programs, has r…
Ammons looks forward to return
April 24, 2007
Will focus on students "Fireside chats," faculty and staff empowerment, and "engaging enrollment plans&q…
Castell
April 23, 2007
Castell's desperate attempt to maintain control of FAMU
April 23, 2007
Rattler Nation has learned that interim president Castell Bryant and former BoT Chair Challis Lowe has been working b…
Castell
April 23, 2007
FAMU's books un-auditable
April 23, 2007
Friday’s meeting of the Board of Governor’s Task Force on FAMU Finances turned up an interesting fact which has gone un…
Tennis team falls to Hampton in finals
April 23, 2007
FAMU's mens tennis team fell to Hampton 4-1 in the 2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) chamiopnship game Su…
Grads
April 22, 2007
Rattler making Disney history
April 22, 2007
Anika Noni Rose , the Tony Award winning actress and FAMU theatre grad, will be making Disney history. She just landed…
Mens tennis team headed to MEAC finals
April 22, 2007
The Florida A&M Rattler Tennis team pulled off a stunning 4-3 upset of top-seeded and three-time defending champion…
Pay
April 22, 2007
Payroll problems continue
April 22, 2007
159 new instances turned up Florida A&M University President Castell Bryant told FAMU trustees Saturday the financi…
RN recognized as best blog of the day
April 21, 2007
Rattler Nation has been recognized as one of the "best blogs of the day" by a panel of judges over at a Blog…
Trustees meet today
April 21, 2007
The FAMU BOT is meeting today in the dean's conference room, new Journalism building to discuss the following: A. …
Hard work ahead for FAMU?
April 21, 2007
Today's Tallahassee Democrat story by Bill Cotterell show's exactly how much we are missing former Democrat ed…
Accreditation a major concern
April 20, 2007
The BOG office expressed concern about governance and fiscal problems that maybe problematic for FAMU during its upcomi…
The KPMG connection
April 20, 2007
Just what did KPMG do and at how much? Here is a copy of the initial KPMG Master Services Agreement and the continued…
Castell
April 20, 2007
Castell called us a lie!
April 20, 2007
Our embattled, lame duck, interim president Castell Bryant this morning called Rattler Nation a lie! In a desperate …
No title
April 20, 2007
The Florida Board of Govervors Task Force charged with oversight of FAMU's finances is currently meeting. You can …
Baseball team out paces ASU 11-5
April 20, 2007
The Florida A&M Baseball hit seven doubles and stole six bases to win their third game in a row in an 11-5 romp of …
Ding, dong Lowe is Gone!
April 19, 2007
Still very much in denial, FAMU BOT Chair Challis Lowe sought to blame everyone else for her down fall rather that fa…
Challis resigns!
April 18, 2007
Facing the inevitable, FAMU BOT Chair Challis Lowe this afternoon has resigned from the FAMU Board of Trustees. The c…
Coming Up...
April 18, 2007
+ With Challis, likely, out of the picture the race for BOT Chair appears to be shaping up.
FAMU DRS evacuated
April 18, 2007
Students at the FAMU DRS this morning have reportedly been evacuated following a potential bomb threat at the school. …
College of Law
April 18, 2007
FAMU law bar passage rate drops
April 18, 2007
FAMU law school grads continue have trouble passing the Florida Bar exam on the their first try. Eleven of 21 students …
Lowe is not on Senate agenda
April 17, 2007
As the Florida Legislature moves into its final weeks and begins wrapping up its 60 session, a quick review of Senate p…
No title
April 17, 2007
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends, and loved ones of the individuals who were tragically slain and…
100rd campaigns with Obama
April 16, 2007
The Marching 100 hit the campaign trail with Sen. Barack Obama yesterday, as 2,000 turned out at a Tampa Rally to hea…
Reputation hurts FAMU recruitment
April 16, 2007
Not long ago, Florida A&M University would have pulled out all the stops to recruit Sasha Rodriguez . A senior at L…
FSU-FAMU engineering tensions rise
April 16, 2007
Just when it seemed sparring over financial management of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering was subsiding, comments b…
Baseball coaches bounced from game!
April 14, 2007
The Rattlers played host to Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball leaders Delaware State today for three game MEAC …
So far, FAMU undefeated at Honda Challenge
April 14, 2007
The FAMU Honda Campus All-Star Challenge team is undefeated in play the 64 team round robin competition taking place th…
No title
April 14, 2007
The FAMU football team will conclude spring practice drills this afternoon with the annual Orange and Green game/scrimm…
No title
April 13, 2007
Sunday, April 15th is the second annual "FAMU Church Day." The FAMU NAA is asking all alumni, friends and s…
J-School does well in writing competition
April 13, 2007
The FAMU School of Journalism recieved a William Randolph Hearst medallion and finished in 10th place in the writing po…
Marching 100
April 12, 2007
100 to play for Obama
April 12, 2007
The FAMU Marching 100 will play at a Barack Obama for President Rally Sunday in Tampa. The Illinois Senator who is rai…
Has Challis lost her damned mind?
April 12, 2007
FAMU Board Chair Challis Lowe is apparently having an "out of body" experience, either that or she's jus…
Students rally to save FAMU
April 12, 2007
About 100 students, many wearing red shirts, gathered in front of the eternal flame in the middle of campus before noon…
FSU Provost: What about the students?
April 12, 2007
As the saying goes, there are two sides to every story. Today, FSU Provost Larry Abele get to have his say, presumabl…
lawson
April 11, 2007
Senate Votes to Keep $10.4M at FAMU
April 11, 2007
By a vote of 28-11, the Florida Senate backed a plan by Sen. Al Lawson to shift funding for the FAMU/FSU College of E…
Castell discusses FAMU's response to audit findings
April 11, 2007
Castell Bryant and her leadership team today briefed Trustees on the University's responses the state Auditor Gene…
lawson
April 11, 2007
Lowe's confirmation by Senate in doubt
April 11, 2007
Sen. Lee Constantine , R-Altamonte Springs, chairman of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee, has not scheduled a …
House Budget Chair sides with FAMU
April 11, 2007
There are two sides to each legislature. While State Senator Evelyn Lynn and a few of her colleagues in the Florida S…
off topic
April 10, 2007
OT: Rutgers women to meet with Imus
April 10, 2007
The New York Times is reporting, that the young women athletes who were the targets of what Don Imus said were just jo…
FAMU journalist continue to rack-up awards
April 10, 2007
Student's from the FAMU Schools of Journalism & Graphic Communications (SJGC) scored big at the Florida Associa…
Sports
April 10, 2007
Rattlers suspend No. 1 receiver
April 10, 2007
The Tallahassee Democrat is reporting that Florida A&M football coach Rubin Carter has suspended junior receiver W…
Castell
April 09, 2007
Castell is in (way) over her (MF) head!
April 09, 2007
In his most recent "Against the Grain" column, Capital Oulook Publisher Roosevelt Wilson has scored another …