No one will ever forget the 2000 presidential election. Thousands of Floridian votes were lost, unaccounted for and thrown away because of problems with the polls. Since then, Florida has been considered a state plagued with uncertainty during the election cycles. With Nov. 4 steadily approaching, that plague is turning […]

I have received a lot of positive responses from my peers since the first article.  My friends are giving me lots of encouragement. They have given me suggestions about high protein foods to eat like fish, chicken and lean cuts of beef. Some of my friends have even agreed to […]

Well, it is official. Clay Aiken is gay. While many individuals have speculated over the years about the “American Idol” runner-up, Aiken has chosen to keep his sexual preference a secret. After all, it is his business and he does have a right to his privacy. However, in a world […]

The September 2008 issue of Black Enterprise magazine is on stands and Spelman College took Florida A&M University’s number one spot in the magazine’s list of Top 50 Colleges for African-Americans. In two years, FAMU’s rank dropped from the number one spot in 2006 to 18 on the list. FAMU […]

Florida A&M University recently announced plans to sponsor a book series next month in celebration of President James Ammons’ inauguration. Sharon Saunders, chair of the President’s Inauguration Planning Committee, said the series is an initiative to increase readership. “The book series was an idea that was conceptualized by PRodigy, but […]

It’s often said, “Your first appearance is everything.” People judge one another based on the way they look. Every woman wants to feel and/or look sexy. But there comes a point where if a woman looks too sexy she’s negatively judged. The media has created a fine line between sexy […]

Akeem Says: Let me be the first to say it is every parent’s responsibility to provide clothing, shelter and food, along with emotional support, for their children. That disclaimer aside, the current child support system is unfair and counterproductive to proper parenting. Everyone has heard the story of a child […]

Florida A&M University’s students in housing complex, Palmetto South, are currently without cable. Jarvis Barnes, 21, junior resident assistant, said when the Department of Housing decided to go digital and use communication boxes, Palmetto lost its means of cable. “We don’t have cable because we don’t have a communication box,” […]

Three professional MBA students from Florida A&M University’s School of Business & Industry won first place trophies and $15,000 in scholarship money from the National Black MBA Association. John Hinson, Jr., 23, Lia Naomi White, 21, and Tiffani Davis, 22, competed against students from some of the nation’s top business […]

Earlena says: Many people ask what’s the hype behind Reggie Bush? Is he still what the media made him out to be? Is he better than most NFL players when they start their careers? Some critics say that he’s not half the player he was coming out of college. Reggie […]