The United States is playing a risky game of cat-and-mouse as it spreads quietly into the Saharan nations of Africa to combat terrorism. U.S. troops and defense contractors entered into the region last week to seal off the region to Al Qaeda and other terrorists group. The plan of action […]
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Dialogue, plot fizzle in recycled “Torque”
The quote, “I live my life a quarter mile at a time,” is a phrase made famous by Vin Diesel in the movie “The Fast and the Furious.” In the new biker picture, “Torque,” a two-wheel bad boy speaks the same line, to which his biker honey replies, “That is […]
Dancers pay homage to Haiti
On New Year’s Day, 1804, Jean Jacques Dessalines declared the independence of the French colony Hispaniola and renamed it Haiti. Two hundred years later, this extraordinary event will be honored through dance. This week, Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theatre will present “Jewels of Haiti,” a concert celebrating the bicentennial of Haiti’s […]
FAMU 58, Delaware State 52
The Lady Rattlers basketball team took the sting out of the Delaware State Hornets in Saturday’s 58-52 win. Coming into the game, FAMU (7-6, 4-1 ) was in a three-way tie for third place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference while Delaware State was tied for first with South Carolina State. […]
Rattlers fly by Hornets
Terrence Woods was given the night off. Woods was in uniform, but the weight of the game did not fall on his shoulders as the Rattlers (4-10, 3-2 ) defeated the Delaware State Hornets (5-8, 4-1) 76-66. Averaging 21.5 points per game in conference play, Woods went for an uncharacteristic […]
Commissioner calls for leaders
Words of wisdom, passionate speeches and a call to action were given at the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. convocation on Thursday in Gaither Gymnasium. Keynote speaker Andrew Gillum, a city commissioner and FAMU alumnus, explained to students that they were exceptional leaders and charged them to make a difference […]
Education lost
The battle cry has been the same for the past two years, but president George W. Bush has yet to properly arm our nation’s schools for his No Child Left Behind Act. The act was signed into law on Jan. 8, 2002. Its purpose was to improve the country’s K-12 […]
Time to pay up: Lady Rattlers have earned more respect from fans
They get no respect, no respect I tell ya. The Rodney Dangerfield saying is the best way to describe our women’s basketball team this season. It’s the only FAMU team that is playing like pre-season conference champions instead of a team that was predicted to finish third. Early in the […]
Trustees must not send wrong signal
The way an organization executes due process says a lot about its efficiency and integrity. Knowing this, I am troubled by the message the FAMU Board of Trustees may be sending as it administers its evaluation of President Gainous. In December, FAMU trustees received an e-mail that said one of […]
University falls short
I recently declared that I, Marcus Calhoun, would celebrate the “observed” birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Since one of my class assignments coincided with this event, I decided to attend the “I Dream a World: A Celebration of Diversity” event in Ruby Diamond Auditorium on the FSU campus. […]