It has been more than a week since “Set Friday’s” officially ended and the vendors were moved down to the Rattler’s Den. In an April 8 article in The Famuan, the interim director of the Office of Student Union and Activities Mickey Clayton said the decision was made to move […]
Author: Sidney Wright IV
Council raises caution
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. The Century Council, a national non-profit organization, designed a campaign to prevent underage drinking and discourage persons from providing alcohol to minors. The Council, which launched in 1991, is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and chaired by Susan Molinari. “Century Council promotes responsible decision making regarding […]
Senate overrides budget vetoes
During the last senate meeting of the year Monday night, a trial involving the senate elections was announced. Senators were also presented with SGA President Virgil Miller’s line-item vetoes of the Activities & Services Budget and reflected upon the year and the end of the R.E.E.L administration. At the beginning […]
Blacks come in several shades
Why has skin color become so important, and why do we let it determine whether we like someone? Blacks are quick to call an individual of another race (especially whites) racist if they are offended, but blacks can also have those same racist tendencies. A light-skinned individual with curly hair […]
Where is excellence, caring?
I’m seeking some form of assistance for students such as myself who at some point in time fell off the road of knowing his or her purpose from coming to FAMU. I feel as though FAMU has failed to reach out and motivate those who have fallen short of having […]
Senate needs unified voice
In the senate meeting, SGA Chief Justice Jason Hurst said the judicial branch is holding a trial concerning the senate elections to ensure the elections were valid. If the senate decides that the elections are invalid then they will have another election. This would be the third time the senate […]
Hatchett helps students bury competition
A career in law is very strenuous. However, there is a society aimed to assist with unclear inquires, internships and provide a network of communications. The Hatchett Pre-Law Society, named after judge Joseph W. Hatchett, is the first society on FAMU’s campus to help aspiring pre-law students achieve their goals. […]
Professors torn about ‘laying down the law’
When you get in trouble in elementary school, you are sent to the “time-out” chair. In middle and high school, the “time-out” chair is one of many, in a “time-out” room called detention. So, it seems only natural that in college there would be a “time-out” building, a place to […]
Dickey premieres newest volume of fiction
About 250 students filled the ballroom at Florida State University for a first-hand preview of Eric Jerome Dickey’s new book “Genevieve,” Monday night. The event was sponsored by the Iota Delta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and co-sponsored by FSU’s Students Supporting Students Mentoring Organization, Student Government Association […]
Going under the knife in the name of youth, beauty
More people are choosing to undergo plastic surgery despite the ever-present risks and once negative connotation. Plastic surgery consists of two types of surgical procedures: cosmetic, consisting of augmentations, lifts, reshaping, tucks and other things of that nature. Reconstructive surgery consists of reductions, repairs and scar revisions among other things. […]