At this time, it is obvious that the state of FAMU is one of transition. There are many challenges before the current administration including the University’s reputation, financial and academic status. But the challenges are not ones that cannot be overcome if every person who has a vested interest in […]
Author: The Editorial Board
SGA plans to invite more speakers to the campus
In efforts to offer students an opportunity to learn more from influential leaders, the Student Government Association has already begun planning for the future. The “wish list” includes Aaron McGruder, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Russell Simmons, Barack Obama and Jeff “Cousin Jeff” Johnson on a guest panel. After the visit from […]
Students should take advantage of job fair
At least twice a semester, businesses flood Tallahassee in hopes of taking advantage of university students and offering them post graduation internships or positions. Today, Florida A&M University will have its career fair at the Leon County Civic Center. The career fair will be from 9 a.m. – 4p.m. According […]
Coretta King’s death signals
Coretta Scott King, civil rights matriarch and widow of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, died Monday night in an alternative medicine facility in Mexico. Mrs. King was not only a symbol of strength and perseverance but also a symbol of the civil rights movement that her husband galvanized. […]
No, it is not birth control
Recently, the United States commemorated the anniversary of the Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade, a case that established abortion rights. Roe v. Wade, Jan. 22, 1973, ruled that abortion laws of the time violated the constitutional right to privacy. It overturned all state laws that outlawed or restricted abortion. […]
Forgotten History: ‘Black Wallstreet’
It’s February again and that means Black History Month. However, I believe that our history is more than Dr. King and the bus boycott of 1955. So allow me to deviate from the norm and speak on a part of our history that deserves much attention. Let me take you […]
Dropping the ball:
BALTIMORE, Md.-League-leading Coppin State used a hot-shooting second half to defeat the upset-minded Florida A&M women’s basketball team, 53-38, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest Monday evening at the Coppin Center. FAMU (8-12, 4-7), suffered its third straight conference loss Monday, dropping a full seven games back in eighth place. […]
King’s legacy more than wifely
Never does the logic of the old adage “think before you speak” reverberate louder than in times of tragedy. Tuesday, Coretta Scott King was permanently laid to rest. Everyone from catholic priests to former presidents to popular gospel and R&B artists gathered at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, […]
College students will lead struggle
In a month of remembrance for fallen brothers who gave their lives for the freedom of their brothers and sisters, we march on. In a month when we identify the stains on the cloth of our culture, we march on. In a time when our very existence is threatened day-to-day […]
Sorority hosts vigil for honorary member
The ladies of the Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. presented a candlelight vigil to commemorate the late Coretta Scott King at the Eternal Flame Monday night. An honorary member of AKA, King’s life was memorialized through a prayer, a poem and a brief summary of her […]