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Candles, gleaming fountains and carpeted floors decorated the Al Lawson Multipurpose Gym Friday night as Florida A&M hosted the 2011 President’s Gala.
The event was held to kick off the anniversary of the 125th year of the university and honor “The Marching 100.”
Norma Solomon White, the first woman to play in the “100,” graced the stage. She and two other women are credited for paving the way for young women in the famous band today.
White said she agreed to attend FAMU after seeing the band as a child.
“It was the best decision I made to attend FAMU,” she said.
She reminisced about practicing long hours with the band until she “couldn’t see in the morning to couldn’t see at night.”
The Marching “100” was the featured entertainment and the honoree of the night. The band played some of its most familiar tunes, including “Sing, Sing, Sing” and “Do
Whatcha Wanna.” Throughout the night, there
were several short features on the history and development of the “100.” The band’s history dates back to 1892, with only
16 instruments under the leadership of P.A. Van Weller.
There was an extensive tribute to the William Foster
Clarece Polke The FamuanTayVon Hawkins (above), a junior animal science student, has participated in the Rattler Fever clean up project every homecoming since freshman year. This year’s participants are some of the lowest numbers he’s seen since his freshman year, he said.
Keenan Doanes The FamuanDirector of Bands Julian White conducts the band during ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ as drum majors Jonathan Boyce (left) and Keon Hollis (right) support his ladder.
Keenan Doanes The FamuanTyler Bass hangs his head after FAMU’s homecoming game. The team blew a 21-point halftime lead, as Howard scored 29 fourth quarter points.
Homecoming festivities left quite a mess on Florida A&M’s campus.
Several dozen students gathered together and rolled up their sleeves to discard the debris from homecoming. Different student-based organizations were represented in the 2011 Rattler Fever.
The clean up is held the Sunday following every
homecoming game. Despite a light drizzle,
students walked around with gloves and garbage grabbers
to fill trash bags and place them in dumpsters.
Students participated and gained a sense of pride in being able to give back to the school without writing a check.
“As long as I’m helping someone, it feels good, and
this is for a great cause,” said business student Rodrick Carpenter.
Students showed their
school spirit and put together different groups responsible for cleaning Bragg Stadium, the Set and the track. They worked from about noon – 4 p.m.
“It’s important to have that balance,” Student Body Vice President Troy Harris said. “Everyone goes out on Saturday night, that’s a part of homecoming, but people need
Earlier in the semester during a quarterly colloquium, James Hawkins, dean of School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, said that, in approximately a year, he plans “to be on the golf course in San Diego.”
A search committee has been formed and is in the
process of searching for a new dean for the SJGC. Valencia Matthews, director of FAMU’s Essential
Theatre and an assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, is chair of the search committee tasked with appointing the new dean.
Matthews was given the position as chair by University Provost Cynthia Hughes Harris on Oct. 3.
The SJGC Search Committee consists of 12 FAMU staff members, seven from SJGC and the remaining
five from other departments and schools. There will also be a student panel on the committee, but exactly who these students will be has not been decided.
The SJGC search committee has not had their first meeting and the potential candidates have not been selected.
Matthews said the committee is scheduled to meet
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Roscoe ThompsonDeputy Lifestyles Editor
Kristin BronerDeputy Opinions Editor
Litter of participants clean up campus
Search for SJGC dean begins
‘100’ honored at President’s Gala
As dirty as a job this is, it feels good.“ “
Dominique MayesCorrespondent
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011
South Carolina State Univer-sity Vice President of Institu-tional Advancement, Anthony Holloman has taken his name out of the running for Florida A&M’s vice president of uni-versity relations. Holloman was a finalist for the position but as chosen to stay with S.C. State as a chief fund raiser.
Registration is still open for residents who want to partici-pate in a unique, energized, weeklong learning experi-ence Oct. 16-21. The Lifelong Learning Extravaganza pro-vides the opportunity for citi-zens to gain knowledge and fa-miliarity with the art, culture and history of Tallahassee.
The legendary Clark Sisters performed to a sold out audi-ence on Friday. Other musical guests, including the FAMU Gospel Choir and Malcolm Hawkins, helped make the night a rousing event. The drums and electric organ helped make the event a night to remember.
An epic collapse in the 4th quarter saw the Florida A&M football team squander a 21-point lead and a chance to win its homecoming game.
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get up on Sunday and help.” Harris said the rain and the
lack of publicity the event received might have been a factor. However, he said of-fering incentives and getting more clubs and organizations involved should improve stu-dent attendance for next year.
History professor Spencer Tyrus has participated in the clean up for the past seven years and is an active volun-teer in the “Set Friday” clean up.
“Even with visitors here this
weekend, this is our school,” said Tyrus. “It is our responsi-bility to clean up.”
Students and faculty weren’t the only participants in the clean up. FAMU’s plant op-erations donated gloves, trash bags and a truck with an at-tached cart to carry the large trash bags to dumpsters.
“As dirty as a job this is, it feels good,” said graduate stu-dent William Dobbins with trash in his hand.
sometime this month. In the first meeting, they will initial-ly outline the types of quali-ties and credentials they are searching for in the next lead-er of SJGC.
“This is kind of like a com-mittee project, to make sure everyone is aware of the du-ties and responsibilities of the kind of individual we are look-ing to lead,” said Matthews.
Hawkins has been with Florida A&M for 34 years and spent eight of them as dean of SJGC. Hawkins has no in-
volvement with the search committee and the appointing of the new dean of the school.
However, he does know the type of person the SJGC will need in order to excel.
“They have to be a person of energy, a person of vision,” Hawkins said.
Once retired, Hawkins plans on keeping himself busy work-ing on a screenplay and trav-eling around the world to play 12 golf courses he has been yearning to tee off on.
SJGC Knight Chair in Jour-nalism Joe Ritchie is one of the individuals appointed as a
member of the School of Jour-nalism and Graphic Commu-nication Search Committee.
Ritchie has been a profes-sor in SJGC for 19 years and has an idea of what qualifica-tions candidates need to fulfill the job description of dean of SJGC.
“SJGC is in need of someone who will not only oversee the school, but implement pro-grams and staff that are going to take charge in the growth and prosperity of the school,” said Ritchie.
“Due to the many budget cuts, the loss of the IT profes-
sional, as well as TV 20 staff and accreditation issues, SJGC has seen hard times.
We need someone that is go-ing to come in and do more than just tread water. We need someone that will help us move forward.”
The SJGC dean post is one of several dean positions the uni-versity is still trying to fill.
era, and an in-depth look at the growth of the band.
Foster, director of bands emeritus and the creator of the Marching “100,” arrived at FAMU in 1946 and devel-oped the program into one of the most recognized college marching bands in the world.
The band has received sev-eral accolades and the credit of
implementing 30 techniques that would become standard in bands across the world.
Many former band members came to celebrate the FAMU “Marching 100” distinguished legacy. Ray Harry said he was a former band director at Howard University and a trumpet player for the “100.”
“Without this band, I could not be what I am,” said Harry, a 1968 FAMU graduate. “God bless everyone that went to
FAMU.”Mayor John Marks danced
and sang along to almost every tune the band played.
“Okay I’m finished,” Mayor John Marks said while dancing along to a band selection. “A wonderful evening at FAMU. The gala homecoming week-end is such a special weekend in Tallahassee.”
As the night continued, cur-rent and former band mem-bers were adorned with gold
medals for their service and commitment to the band and its future.
Michael Simmons, a 2006 music education graduate and former trumpet player, was one of the members who received a medal. Simmons, a member of the Tallahassee chapter of “The Marching 100” Alumni Association, said Ju-lian White, Director of Bands, requested all alumni members attend. All former directors of
the “100” were honored as well by White.
On her flute, Associate Pro-fessor and Director of Picco-los Dennine White serenaded her husband, White, by play-ing “Here and Now” by Luther Vandross.
During his speech, White thanked President James Am-mons for always providing fi-nancial and moral support to make the “100.”
“Sometimes I think I am at
my best when doing challeng-es,” White told Ammons and the audience.
“I am a little arrogant and cocky. It’s not because of what I am, but who I am with you.”
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What started as a somber gospel event turned into a foot-stomping, Southern Bap-tist revival meeting.
The Clark Sisters shouted, danced and belted out some of their most familar tunes at the annual homecoming gos-pel concert in Lee Hall Audito-rium Friday night.
The event, which was part of the Florida A&M Lyceum series, was hosted by Jacquell “the Apostle” Lawson, gospel director for WAMN-FM 90.5,
and Nathan Cohen, an alum-nus of FAMU’s gospel choir.
Performances by Musical Af-firmation of Christ and Mal-colm Hawkins set the tone for the night with their rousing voices filled with praise.
The crowd sang along with FAMU’s Gospel choir as it rang out hits like, “Jesus Can Work It Out” and “It’s Only a Test.”
“When that choir came out on stage, honey, it was all over for me. The good Lord showed up and out tonight. Them ba-bies tore that song up,” said Shirley Mae Wilkerson, a re-tired nurse.
The highlight of the evening was undoubtedly the headlin-ing Clark Sisters. The Gram-my award-winning quartet is the best-selling female vocal group in gospel history.
They were welcomed by a standing ovation and thun-derous applause. The sisters opened their two-hour perfor-mance with their hit “Living,” then followed with “In Vain,” and “He Gave Me Nothing to Lose.”
Christina Akiens drove four hours from Orlando to hear them perform, and she felt it was worth every mile.
“The Clark Sisters have al-ways been an inspiration to me. I wouldn’t miss them for the world,” said Akiens, a mar-keting student at the Univer-sity of Central Florida .
Toward the end of the show, the sisters performed their signature hit “You Brought the Sunshine,” which caused fans to bombard the front of the stage and sing along with them.
As fans stood with them, the mood turned into a revival from days of old.
Many audience members cried as Karen Clark-Sheard
shared her testimony of nearly dying from an undisclosed dis-ease.
As the show came to a close, the sisters reminded the crowd to keep their faith in God.
When they strutted off stage, the crowd begged for more, which caused them to do an en-core performance of “My mind is made up.” As they kicked off their shoes and started danc-ing to the beat of the crowd, Karen Clark-Sheard jumped on the drums and performed a solo, while Dorinda Clark-Cole began scatting like a young Ella Fitzgerald.
“The Clark Sisters were sim-ply phenomenal at Friday’s concert,” said Michael Jef-ferson, a Lyceum Series com-mittee member. “Lee Hall cer-tainly felt like Sunday Morning service.”
In a country that boasts the highest unemployment rates for college graduates since the 1970s, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics, many stu-dents are grabbling towards anything that will allow them to have a leg up against the
competition. “It’s hard out there trying to
find a job,” said Tim Broggs, a 2009 graduate from Florida A&M School of Business and Industry. “With the way the economy is going, everyone is fighting for the same covenant role of employment. It’s very dog-eat-dog right now.”
On Tuesday, in Lee Hall Auditorium from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m., Leveraging Up will host the Entertainment College Outreach Program.
Students and faculty will have the opportunity to talk with some of today’s most suc-cessful and well-known com-panies: CBS, Disney, Dream-works Animation SKG, NBC, Universal, OWN and Sony.
JaMeshia Tucker, a third year music theory student
from Miami, said, “I’m so enthused about this event, I know there are so many dif-ferent opportunities out there for us, it’s our job to go out and seek them.”
The event promises students the chance to learn the skills it takes to be successful.
Students should bring an up-dated resume and are required to dress in professional attire
The program will be dissect-ed into three different events. 11 a.m.- noon: “Navigating a Career in the Entertainment Industry,” hosted by Stacy Milner, president of levera-geup.com.
Noon-1 p.m. - “Industry Ex-pert Panel,” A question and answer session.
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. - A “recruit-ment session” with the indus-
try’s top representatives.Students who are interested
in attending this event can register at www.famusjgc-oip.com.
Q: What has been your most proud musical achievement?
A: Dorinda- “The Grammys; that was one thing that our mom wanted us to achieve, it’s the highest level of achieve-ment. To be able to walk away that night with all three awards really was a powerful mo-ment.”
Q: Speaking of the Grammy Awards, you per-formed with the legend-ary Aretha Franklin that night. What was that expe-rience like?
A: Karen Clark Sheard- “It was a complete honor and dream come true to be able to perform with her. We all love Aretha and she is such an in-spiration to all of us.”
Q: This is your second time performing at FAMU, what is it about this school that keeps you coming back?
A: Dorinda Clark-Cole - “When we got the invitation from FAMU again we were so happy, you guys are like fam-ily to us. To see all the heritage here and the fact that you al-lowed us to do our recording here was just amazing.”
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Clark Sisters send up praises Gospel group voices faith
Forum to give sneak peek of entertainment industry
Rattlers indulge in Homecoming weekend festivities
Special to The Famuan Clark sisters Jacky, Karen Clark-Sheard, and Dorinda Clark-Cole, performed at Lee Hall Auditorium Friday night as part of the
Lyceum series. The Grammy-award winning gospel group performed hits like “Living” and “He Gave Me Nothing to Lose.”
Keenan Doanes The Famuan Some of the weekend’s homecoming events included the homecoming
convocation, the gospel concert on Friday night, the annual homecoming parade and the football game against the Howard Bison.
For more coverage of FAMU Lyceum series events, visit www.thefamuanonline.com.
The deaths of Steve Jobs and the Rev. Fred Shutttlesworth last week gave us two reasons to pause and reflect. These men, their lives and work re-mind us of all that is good and noble about this country. Although Jobs is more rel-evant to our generation and Shuttlesworth means more to our parents and grandparents, both are significant figures in American culture and history.
Jobs represented an innova-tive, individualistic, entrepre-neurial spirit that the world
admires. He almost single-handedly transformed Apple into the leading company in the world, making its products essential commodities in our daily life. It would be unfair to suggest that Jobs simply made toys for adults to play with be-cause he did more than that. He changed the way we lived, the way we created, and, most importantly, the way we con-nected. Jobs represented not only a can-do spirit but also a must-do spirit that made America a leader in the twen-tieth century.
If there is one thing that can be taken away from his legacy,
it is the fact that we can be lead-ers. But it takes vision. It takes determination, and it takes an uncompromising demand for excellence. While Jobs will al-ways be remembered for the mark that he left on technol-ogy, the Rev. Shuttlesworth will forever be recognized for his vision for justice. Shuttles-worth, former pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Birming-ham, dedicated his life to fight-ing for racial equality.
He was arrested, beaten and bombed because of his deter-mination to ensure that Afri-can Americans were allowed to exercise their God-given
rights. In his book “Why We Can’t Wait,” Martin Luther King Jr. described Shuttles-worth as “one of the nation’s most courageous freedom fighters ... a wiry, energetic and indomitable man.” We need more people like Shut-tlesworth- people who aren’t afraid of fighting for what they believe. The sad truth is that we have become known for what we are against rather than what we are for.
We need to take pride in opposition, but too often the loudest, most strident voices garner the applause for hollow diatribes.
When reflecting on the lives of these influential men – Jobs’ pursuit of technological in-novation and Shuttlesworth’s passion for racial justice –we see ingredients that deserve reappraisal if America is going to regain its footing, rediscov-er its stride and its swagger.
There is a lesson that can be learned from the lives of these two men who not only influ-enced the world, but left an undying legacy that will for-ever be a mark in America’s history.
“If you guys were the inven-tors of Facebook, you’d have invented Facebook…”, this is the famous quote used in the eight-time Oscar nominated
movie, The Social Network. The movie might be an over-dramatized view of how Face-book founder, Mark Zucker-berg, created a billion dollar success, but it’s a fact that he was just a college student when he came up with this brilliant idea.
As young college students, we are known for being the generation that is technologi-cally proficient, fast paced and able to adapt to change. We are the ones who can turn our ideas into reality. We need to be more innovative. We all re-member Myspace during the Jurassic era of social network-
ing. The art of innovation has now brought us the likes of Twitter and ever-changing Facebook. Why not be the next billionaire to come up with the next best thing?
Many people discover new and inventive ways to change the world. Those who have made the biggest marks started in college. Billion-aire, Bill Gates, started com-puter programming when he was 14-years-old. He went to Harvard and later became co-founder of Microsoft. Ralph Lauren started selling neckties in high school and is now one of the biggest names in fash-
ion. Even right here at home, Florida A&M graduate and film producer, Will Packer, used on-campus resources. While still a student, Packer helped create Rain Forest Films. His company has pro-duced well-known films such as, Stomp The Yard and Trios, which grossed $1.2 million in the box office.
Everyone has the ability to take an idea and capitalize on it, but many don’t have the tools, skills or technique that is essential to execute them. Lucky for us college students, we have resources right at our fingertips. The College of Phar-
macy has a Bridges program that helps underrepresented minority students study phar-maceutical sciences. Here in the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication stu-dents are offered resources such as television station FAMU TV 20 which is run by students.
We’re learning how to think, perform and execute our abili-ties to impact our future. Start leading your career now in-stead of waiting until gradua-tion.
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Crazy is the prosecutor try-ing a 12-year-old boy as an adult for the murder of his sibling. Cristian Fernandez, a resident of Jacksonville, hit his 2-year-old brother so hard that he died. Of course, no
child should resort to violence no matter the situation. But did a crime really occur?
According to the Children’s Campaign, Cristian’s mother was only 12 when he was born. The boy’s father committed suicide in front of him to avoid being arrested by the police.
Are any alarms going off in your head? They sure are in mine. This child is truly a product of his environment.
Cristian does not need to be put in jail. He needs coun-seling and a fresh start. He doesn’t know anything besides what he sees everyday. We can’t expect a child to know that every decision he makes today will affect him tomor-row. He was raised in a violent
home, where decisions are just made and consequences are an afterthought. According to the Children’s Campaign, if Cristian is found guilty, he will receive a life sentence without parole. If this isn’t the most idiotic thing I have heard of, I don’t know what is. Some adult murderers have been convicted but aren’t punished with life without parole.
A child should be held re-sponsible for his wrongdoing, but if he comes from a dys-functional home judges and prosecutors must take those circumstances into consider-ation. Where was his mother when this was taking place?
Parents should always know what is going on with their
child. Not that I solely blame Cristian’s mother; she is a vic-tim of circumstances. At 12, most girls are reading books, not delivering babies; they still think boys have cooties. I was painting my nails. If Cristian’s mother never had a childhood, she can’t possibly know how to adequately provide one.
According to childhelp.org, about 30 percent of abused and neglected children will later abuse their children. The website also reported that about 80 percent of 21-year-olds who were abused as chil-dren met criteria for at least one psychological disorder.
This isn’t an issue of just Cristian and his sentencing. This should be a wake up call
to our society. Something is wrong with the American mindset if we think the correct way to deal with a 12-year-old boy is by locking him up in prison for the rest of his life. Is this justice? His life hasn’t even begun. He hasn’t finished middle school, graduated from high school, or probably kissed a girl. As a society, we need to reevaluate our beliefs and our justice system. I don’t know what’s the appropriate punish-ment, but life without parole for Cristian isn’t justice. It’s ignorance.
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Special to The Famuan Civil Rights icon Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth died at age 89. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died at age 56. Both left their mark on America.
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Walt Disney World is where dreams come true. As of Satur-day, it is also where the Florida A&M men’s cross country team became champions.
Shuaib Winters made history during the Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic in Orlan-do, becoming FAMU’s first-ever individual champion.
With a time of 25:10.18, Win-ters led the way as the team fin-ished with 316 points and 13th place.
Despite adverse weather con-ditions, Winters won over UNC Pembroke star Pardon Ndhlovu. During the first four miles of the race, it was a tight matchup be-tween the two.
Winters was finally able to cap the final mile with a first-place victory.
“Given the weather and com-petition, it was a tough run. But I kept my composure through it all, surprisingly,” Winters said. “I think that is how I was able to win it in the end.”
Winters, a senior from Cony-ers, Ga., said this feat demon-strates that he is prepared to repeat as Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference champion. “I’m excited. I feel like I’m
back on track for the season,” Winters said. “I trusted my coach’s strategy and it worked completely. I’m ready to defend my MEAC Championship title.”
Head coach Wayne Angel was equally impressed with Winters’ history-making performance.
“Shuaib placed first over 214 runners and made school his-tory in the process. It was a very impressive effort,” Angel said. “Tough athletes can run in all conditions, and he proved his toughness today. I was very pleased with him. He is begin-ning to come into shape at the right time.”
With the MEAC championship only three weeks away, Angel said Winters’ performance will help the team make an impact.
“We are definitely in the right direction in terms of MEAC. With the way he is running, we are going to be very good. It’s ac-tually sort of scary,” Angel said.
Both Lamere Buchanan and Dieumy Duclose finished in the top-60, as Buchanan took 38th with a time of 27:18.15 and Du-clos garnered 56th with a time of 27:46.19.
Other notable finishers in-cluded Robyel Kidane (121st,
29:25.23), Degion Craddock (139th, 29:53.96) and McDaniel Oliver (182nd, 32:19.13).
FAMU will return to action on Friday and will travel to Deland,
Fla. to compete in the Stetson Invitational.
The Florida A&M Lady Rat-tlers defeated the North Caro-lina A&T Lady Aggies in straight sets (25-9 W, 25-14 W, 25-21 W) Sunday at the Al Lawson Center. The team improved its record to 2-11 (2-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) on the sea-
son and the Lady Aggies are now ( 0-20, 0-3 MEAC) this season.
In the first two sets, the Rat-tler defense made it hard for the Lady Aggies to get in a rhythm, as they held the Lady Aggies to hitting percentages of -0.38 and -.133. The Lady Rattlers took the Lady Aggies out of the team’s comfort zone, said Lady Aggies head coach Hal Clifton.
“We were out of system and we couldn’t get good swings on the ball,” Clifton said. “We didn’t have many options to at-tack because of their defense.”
The Lady Rattlers got off to a fast start and were consistent throughout. Head coach Tony Trifonov said he hopes the team continues its winning streak as conference play continues.
“We’ve been lacking confi-
dence earlier on in this season and hopefully this game gives us more,” Trifonov said. “It’s im-portant for our team to start well early because if we don’t our confidence seems to go down and then we fall into a hole that we can’t get out of. Consistency is vital to this team.”
Outside Hitter Biacna Rucker said this performance has her believing that FAMU can still be a conference power in the MEAC.
“This game means we still con-tinue to dominate in this confer-ence. By beating teams 3-0, we still feel we can be a force to be reckoned with in the confer-ence,” Rucker said. “We were able to get more into rhythm and we changed our setters from Diana Gonzales to Marija
Jovanovic. Our defense has to make our setters feel more com-fortable, but we did a good job today.”
The team collectively had 44 kills in the game and held its op-ponent to 19 kills. Outside Hit-ter Maria Ceccarelli led the team with 14 kills. Pamela Barrea and Andrea Soriano had nine kills as well to lead the Lady Rattlers to victory.
The team wants to extend its winning streak as they gear up for another MEAC opponent. The Lady Rattlers’ next game is tonight against the Lady Eagles of North Carolina Central at the Al Lawson Center.
With two minutes left to play, Florida A&M leads by 15 points. And then Howard scores. In one minute and 27 seconds, Howard secures a 29-28 win at Bragg Stadium after being down 21 points in the fourth and capping one of FAMU’s biggest home-
coming collapses ever. Bragg Memorial Stadium is
the place to be at 4:36 p.m. The Rattlers have a commanding 21-0 lead over the ninth-ranked team in the conference. Victory is assured in the minds of the 23,400 fans in attendance.
Halftime starts and the stands are rocking to the sounds of the incomparable Marching 100.
It’s an event of unparalleled jubilation for the Tallahassee community, especially when your team is feasting on a hated MEAC opponent.
The third quarter was un-eventful as both defenses held the opposing team scoreless for the entire period.
The fourth quarter can only be explained in play-by-play, since
there are no words that are de-scriptive enough to paint a pic-ture
13:23 left to play- Howard gets its first score of the game on a 3-yard run by Aquanis Freeman (FAMU 21 Howard 7). 10:32 left to play- Greg McGhee catches a 54-yard touchdown pass from Willie Carter. Parker Munoz misses the extra point (FAMU
21 Howard 13). 08:23 left to play-FAMU’s Lavante Page 2-yard touchdown run (FAMU 28 Howard 13).
This next sequence of events can be explained. At this point in the game, half the stadium is empty because everyone fig-ured the contest was over and the band is finished.
01:27 left to play- Brandon
Drayton scores on a 10-yard pass from McGhee. The Bison changed kickers because of the two misses by Munoz. Matthew Jacobs comes in and misses his extra point attempt. (FAMU 28 Howard 19)
On the ensuing kickoff, How-ard attempts an onside kick. FAMU gets an offsides penalty and Howard gets another shot at the kick. This time, they recover the ball after FAMU touched it. Bison ball on the FAMU 45.
A five-play drive is capped by a one-yard Andra Williams touch-down run (FAMU 28 Howard 26). The kick is good by Jacobs. Now only 26 seconds remain.
The FAMU returner signaled a fair catch on the next kickoff, stopping the clock.
After a loss of two on a run, the Rattlers face 2nd and 12. Fumble. Howard’s ball on the FAMU 15.
With four seconds left, Parker Munoz gets his chance at re-demption and delivers with a 21-yard field goal to seal the game for the Bison.
Game over. FAMU homecom-ing ruined.
What in the world just happened?
Winters makes FAMU history
Volleyball team starting to heat up
Keenan Doanes The Famuan Winters is in Championship form after Disney Invite.
Keenan Doanes The Famuan Head coach Joe Taylor tries to console his players after the team’s collapse in the final moments of Saturday’s homecoming game against the Howard University Bison. The Bison won the game 29-28, on a last-second field goal.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011
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