Mark Williams went to eat at a local restaurant. He and his party were left at their table for 25 minutes before they were given a menu. Still, Williams left the server a 15 percent tip at the end of the night. Should he have tipped the waiter? “If the […]
Author: Vinetta Woodum
FAMU FOOTBALL
The Alumni, boosters, and Rattlers fans need to know now the status of our 2004 football schedule,plans and committed teams we will play in 2004. Our Athletic director apparently is not sure. our President does not know, the board of trustees don’t care apparently.This is serious, next month the football […]
Artist cranks up crowd
Normally, most people do not mix business with pleasure. However, when the people involved are Dirty South music lovers, disc jockeys, local rap artists and promoters from all over the Southeast, including David Banner, business is pleasure. What ended as a standing room only concert at club Moon, Wednesday night, […]
Status of FAMU football program
I am a FAMU class of 1983 grad. in Electrical Eng. Tech. I read the message board in the Tall. Democrat on a regular basis. I would like to see the FAMUAN report more regularly on the status of the Football Program because I think it is the single most […]
university falls short column (jason i cut as much as i could)
In the January 16 column, “Universityfalls short,” in an attempt to show the ignorance of the FAMU community regarding the MartinLuther King Jr. holiday, the writer instead showed hisown ignorance. He said he attended FSU’s convocation January 14 in order to “celebrate the ‘observed day’” of the holiday. However, the […]
Attendance Hold. Another hoop to jump through in the circus that is FAMU’s administration.
This semester, my eighth and final at FAMU, I got a new surprise from the administration. After inquiring this week why I had not recieved my net check last weekend, I contacted the registrar’s office. I was told my classes were cancelled due to “non attendance”, meaning I had not […]
Local job placement company hosts career fair
Motivated students are always looking for advantages and opportunities when planning their career paths. Jubilee Job-Link will offer the local working community such an opportunity today. The Tallahassee based company will host a job fair at the Leon County Civic Center from 10am-5pm. “Opportunities 2004: Jobs, services, and products,” will […]
Give women their credit
Since the beginning of time, women have been looked upon as individuals with less prominence than men. According to Aristotle, women are “infertile men.” This statement alone just makes my skin crawl. Well, it’s a new day and age, and women are definitely not what Aristotle thought. I commend Kathleen […]
Governor says HBCU’s ‘shaped the country
Gov. Jeb Bush on Monday stressed the significant progress the state of Florida has made in acknowledging the importance of historically black colleges and universities. At a commemorative breakfast in honor of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., held at the School of Business and Industry, Bush said HBCU’s […]
“university falls short column”
I write this letter in response to the column “University fall short” printed in The Famuan Jan. 16. I hesitated to respond until I read the again on blackcollegewire.org.