Shelton Wilder, the Superintendent of Schools at Hazlehurst City School District (2003-2004) in Mississippi, encouraged his employees to give themselves a pat on the back every once in a while because without periodic encouragement, most people don’t feel appreciated. Periodic encouragement can bring out the best in all students while […]

This past weekend a childhood friend of mine was laid to rest. My first thought was, “Wow.” My mind went back to the first night he stayed over my house in elementary school and how we lost touch after sixth grade and were reunited via Facebook. Then I started looking […]

Just when you think it’s safe to eat beef again, there’s a resurgence in Mad Cow disease. According to CNN.com, a cow in Alabama had to be destroyed because it was carrying the deadly disease and at least one of the two calves born to the cow will be tested […]

Family and friends of Malcolm “Big Shot” Parkinson held a prayer gathering at the Eternal Flame Friday to pray for the recovery of the Florida A&M University student who suffered from an aneurysm while walking on campus. The 18-year-old freshman business student from Washington, collapsed while walking in front of […]

Some of Florida A&M University’s activities and services organizations have been silenced this spring because of late releases and budget cutbacks from the FAMU Student Government Association. An over-projection of A&S funds by the university budget office for this year caused organizations to scale back their budgets for this semester. […]

University-wide representation is one of the current goals that Student Government Association President elect, Phillip Agnew has in store for the upcoming election of his cabinet. A 20-year-old junior marketing student from Chicago, Agnew said that his intention is to create a cabinet where everybody on the campus is represented. […]

The late Martin Lee Anderson has been in the news all around the country for past several weeks. According to Dr. Charles Siebert, a Bay County medical examiner, the 14-year-old from Panama City’s death was caused by a sickle cell trait after being beaten by officers at a Panama City […]

Every year people make the New Year’s resolution to lose weight, and dieting is a method that some people choose. According to http://en.wikipedia.org, a diet is defined as maintaining the amount of nutrients going in the body and taking in a minimum amount of salt, sugar, cholesterol and fat. According […]

A douche seems like the perfect solution for women experiencing odor, discharge or infection in the vagina. What you don’t know is that as you try to rid yourself of these semi-normal conditions, you may be doing more harm than good. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that […]

For Florida A&M University’s Essential Theatre “Writing for Life” program, March 18 marks the beginning of “Maggie: Never Bitter,” a play written by Theresa A. Shotwell, a business and technology education professor and Department chair at FAMU. “Writing for Life” is a series that helps potential artists develop their work […]