In a world that is constantly stretched along the blurred lines of conservatism and liberalism, the latest ruling on the constitutionality of the pledge of allegiance is a curious situation. The entire affirmation of adoration and state worship stands on more tenuous ground due to the recent ruling by a […]

Progressive Black Men (PGM), an organization proud of its community service, has organized a three-part series that geared toward freshmen called the Freshman Chronicles. A new school year is here, which means new students. Fortunately for the many freshmen whom are venturing away from home for the first time, PGM […]

For so long I have defined marriage as the ultimate union between man and woman. It is the pinnacle celebration of love and commitment; a joyous event that unites the diverse lifestyles of two individuals for a lifetime. Or at least it’s supposed to last a lifetime. And it is […]

Posters, banners and signs! Many students are just recovering from the 2005 spring Student Government Association elections, and here they come again. Yes FAMU, it’s that time again. Wednesday, Sept.21, was the first official day of campaigning. A slew of freshmen and graduate students paraded across campus reciting their best […]

More than 50 angry students protested Friday in front of the Independent Florida Alligator newspaper offices, in response to a controversial cartoon. Several black student groups at the University of Florida were upset about an editorial cartoon the student newspaper ran on Tuesday. The cartoon illustrated Rapper Kanye West holding […]

The California Senate voted Thursday, Sept. 1st to allow gay couples to wed, becoming the first legislative body in the nation to approve same-sex marriage without a court order. In the California state capital Thursday, an emotional debate erupted, with proponents calling same-sex marriage a civil rights issue. Sen. Deborah […]

The Student Government Association and the organization Operation: Southern Hospitality hosted a University showcase Wednesday night to assist students affected by hurricane Katrina. The event, which cost three dollars per person, brought in a full house. Despite the rainy weather, many students pulled out their umbrellas to go to the […]

The Missouri club will hold a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 28th in Tucker Hall Room 200 at 7 p.m. For more information contact Monisha Hayden at (314) 920-5883 or email Baostrovac7@yahoo.com The ladies of the Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will hold their first Ivy Book […]

The 2005 fall intramural sport season is in full swing. This years fall sports include both men and women’s flag football, tennis, racquetball, volleyball, bowling and for the first time, co-ed kick-ball teams. The season kicks off this week and will continue until the first week of December. According to […]

Dear Editor, i attempted to email an article in this edition of the online famuan and the email was never received. can you check the ’email’ button atop each article to see if its working. the article i was attempting to send to someone was the UF Independent Alligator article. […]