While sitting on a bench in front of Jones Hall, my friends and I were engaged in a conversation about college men and women and relationships. As so eloquently expressed by one of my guy friends, college women are very picky when it comes to choosing a person to become […]
Author: Katrelle Simmons
Campus organizations rally to make blacks aware of breast cancer
Because black women are highly affected by breast cancer, some campus organizations are planning events for October to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society said black women have a 20 percent higher breast cancer rate than women in any other ethnic or racial group. The ACS also said […]
Big Bend honors alumnus who survived stroke
A former member of the Marching 100 was recognized as the 2006 honorary survivor for the Big Bend Heart Walk. Reginald Ray, 42, a husband and father of four, is a former Florida A&M University graduate and member of the world renowned Marching 100. But what impacted him more than […]
Blacks less likely to get eye care
Blacks are less likely to receive regular eye checkups than some other ethnic groups. According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of The Vision Care Institute of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, while the ethnic backgrounds are different, many of the groups share similar beliefs. Many of […]
Safety system available on phones
The Florida A&M University Department of Safety launched a new program called e2Campus this fall. The system alerts students about dangers or events occurring on campus through text messages. “We needed a way to alert the students quickly,” said Sherri Luke, crime prevention officer for the FAMU Police Department. It […]
Taylor reflects on the game’s final moments
Junior kicker Wesley Taylor may need his own signal. Maybe like the one Gotham City uses for Batman when the city is in trouble. Head coach Rubin Carter can even put it on the sideline for his convenience. But the All-American kicker probably won’t fight any villains, and Tallahassee isn’t […]
Rattlers taste victory for fifth straight year
It wouldn’t be a Florida A&M University (3-2 overall, 1-1 MEAC) football game without drama late in the fourth quarter. In the Rattlers’ 25-22 victory over the Tennessee State University Tigers (1-4 overall, 1-0 OVC) in the 18th annual Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic, FAMU had enough late game […]
Many people shrug depression off as a flaw
Imagine one day you are not feeling so good. You say it is just because it is Monday or because you have a test. But what happens when that day turns into a week, and that week into a month? Depression is a serious illness among all people including blacks. […]
Nation can do a better job of getting citizens insured
The United States is the richest nation in the world, yet it is poor when it comes to ensuring that all citizens have affordable health insurance. Have you gone to an emergency room lately? According to a Leon County health care information sheet disseminated by the Tallahassee Equality Action Ministry, […]
New book delivers the ‘Goods’
In “Damaged Goods,” a book by Omar Persaud, Chris Smith is a young man chasing a life glorified by rappers. Smith is obsessed with the desire to live the life similar to what he sees in hip-hop videos. Money, women and sex drive most of Smith’s actions. As a boy, Smith’s interactions […]