Author: Barbara Charles

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Local Election Results

Florida County Results County Commissioner at Large Group 1 Akin Akinyemi 54%County Commissioner at Large Group 1 Ed DePuy 46% County Judge Group 5 Nina Ashenafi Richardson 59%County Judge Group 5 Sean T. Desmond 41% Florida State and Election Results Circuit Judge, Cir. 2 Group 7 Lisa Raleigh 48%Circuit Judge, […]

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Religious concert set to amaze

The Northwood Baptist Church will be hosting a free demo release concert for The Musical Affirmation of Christ, a gospel ensemble, this upcoming Friday. The group plans on releasing their album entitled “It Was You” and said they are looking forward to people attending the event.  The Musical Affirmation of […]

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Coronation is not a show

This past Thursday, FAMU held its annual coronation and Mr. FAMU, Omari Crawford, and Miss FAMU, Amanda Byrd were officially crowned. Both looked regal and majestic in their formal attire, and both spoke beautifully at their crowning moments. The freshman, sophomore, junior and graduate attendants were stunning, and so were […]

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Election clock ticks for United States leader

On the eve of Election Day, the road has been long and hard for both candidates. One thing is for sure, this day will go down as one of the most influential races in history. History makers are also critical, either Sen. Barack Obama will hold the title as the […]

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Homecoming, a shortcoming

With homecoming week gone, it seems as if Florida A&M University has lost its traditional essence. This year FAMU gave a more commercial impression this year. Homecoming lost the theme of “getting back into the old traditional ways of FAMU,” which FAMU tried to promote during the festivities. In previous […]

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Club behavior needs mandates

This might sound crazy, but it is hard to understand the rules of clubbing. After talking about the pros and cons with female friends about their experiences, I found that it is hard for many women to comprehend why some males honestly believe they have the right to “cop a […]

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Gridiron star seeking House seat

It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday. The sun is blazing, but there’s a fall nip in the air. He and two volunteers walk from house to house, door to door. His two daughters, Summer and Jordan, both wearing zip-front hoodies, innocently skip ahead the rest of the group. Campaign pamphlets […]

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Ammons accepts leadership torch

Over 500 professionally dressed people gathered in the Leon County Civic Center to celebrate the inauguration of Florida A &M University’s tenth president, James H. Ammons. Students and alumni sat quietly listening to government officials, FAMU faculty and staff give accolades to the university and to president Ammons. “On behalf […]

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Network covers election at FAMU

TV One is joining Florida A&M University in covering the presidential election on Tuesday. A Presidential Night Watch Party will take place in the campus’ quadrangle tomorrow at 7 p.m., according to a press release on the FAMU Web site. The party will be hosted by the Student Voter Coalition […]