The Student Government Association, in conjunction with other organizations, are asking students to sign a petition to make Interim President Henry Lewis a presidential candidate. Currently, there is a policy prohibiting an interim president from becoming a permanent president of the university. SGA Vice President Andre T. Hammel said he […]
Author: Naeemah Khabir
Lewis: ‘Yes I can,’ be president
After serving 31 days as Florida A&M University interim president, Henry Lewis III said consider him as the permanent president. Even though, he said he entered the office with total concurrence with the Board of Trustee’s position that the interim president cannot be considered as a candidate, he said he […]
Degrees obtained over the Web
Five women started their FAMU post-baccalaureate courses together in January 1999. Every second and fourth Saturday for three years they attended their class lecture. They saw each other and listened to each other’s questions. And every class meeting, they were 500 miles apart.Through live video-conferencing and online course work, the […]
Revenge rings true for the Count
Audiences and readers began cheering Alexandre Dumas’ “The Count of Monte Cristo” in 1846, and goodwill likely will continue through the tale’s latest movie reincarnation. Social mores and public tastes have undergone countless revolutions over the last 156 years, but one emotion remains constant, a desire for revenge. In Dumas’ […]
Super Bowl makes its wayback to New Orleans
While the winners of the playoffs are preparing to go head to head in the biggest event of the NFL season, the host city is preparing for the entourage of people expected to flood the city. New Orleans has been selected as the Host City for Superbowl XXXVI, for a […]
Play ruthlessly slays audience in town
The Tallahassee Little Theater brings “Ruthless! The Musical” to Tallahassee. This comedy driven performance plays on the life of its characters that all have turned to lives of ruthlessness to gain stardom. Joel Paley and Marvin Laird, the creators of the play, use comical satire to its fullest extent in […]
Lies become verbal assassins if discovered
Lies are like land mines. When fitted onto resumes, falsehoods can sit undetected indefinitely. Or they can detonate at any moment, proving fatal to careers and credibility. Public life in America is strewn with wreckage from the reputations of figures sabotaged by their own lies. From politicians to educators, the […]
Wall Of Rememberance
Terrorist attacks loom over address
WASHINGTON – President Bush used his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to paint a grave and sobering picture of the potential dangers facing the United States and vowed to fight them head-on. The president appeared resolute as he informed the public there are likely “tens of thousands” […]
University of Calif. loses most in Enron collapse
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The University of California was among the biggest victims of the implosion of Enron Corp., losing almost $145 million in retirement and endowment funds when the Houston company collapsed amid allegations of fraudulent accounting. It was bad, but it could have been worse, according to University […]