Author: Andre Shanon

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Kostadinova leads championship charge

Nine months after her team was knocked out in the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, Florida A&M volleyball player Adriana Kostadinova expects no less of her team than an NCAA championship. “The goal for this team is not just to win the conference again; the conference […]

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Florida voters to choose more than a president

This election year is requiring Floridians to play a major influential role in deciding who will become the most powerful person in the United Sates and arguably, the world. However, we must not lose sight of major immediate measures that will be addressed on Election Day. Along with voting for […]

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Students can help improve water

Junior Yonik Joseph has lived on campus for nearly three years, and said bottled water is an indispensable supply when living on a college campus. “This water looks gray,” said. the 21-year-old business administration student. “I don’t trust it, so I buy my own.” Many students at Florida A&M University […]

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Coalition educates

Florida A&M University’s Vote Coalition is mobilizing efforts to make students aware of the importance of voting in this year’s presidential election. According to its Historical and Evolution document, which provides details about the creation of the coalition, the United States Student Association selected FAMU as a participant in the […]

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Bad credit reduces individual freedom

In an effort to teach students how to be credit wise, the University’s Student Government Association will hold a Credit Management Seminar Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom. The department of Economic Development and the 34th Student Senate’s Organization and Finance Committee are sponsoring the seminar. Carrey Goins, […]

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University encourages hepatitis B vaccination

The United States Centers for Disease Control have estimated 200,000 newly infected hepatitis B cases. Researchers say it is about 100 times easier to transmit hepatitis B than HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. According to the CDC, people infected with hepatitis B are hospitalized and 20,000 remain chronically infected. […]

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Cell phones cause hang-ups in the classroom

It happens every day, in almost every classroom. While a teacher is explaining everything a student must know to pass a class, such as answers to the test, the midterm project or possibly even the meaning of life, you hear it-a cellular phone going off that disrupts the entire learning […]

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Love Shack to raise money, make love connections

Get a crowd of single women or a group of single men together, and many of them will testify that dating is incredibly stressful. “Finding a nice guy to go on a date with is very difficult,” said Ketia Felix, a freshman physical therapy student from Orlando. Against all dating […]

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‘Taxi’: worth the wild ride

When actors have a dynamic on-screen chemistry, there is potential to make a truly amazing and timeless film. “Taxi” starring Jimmy Fallon and Queen Latifah definitely has the chemistry. It may not be amazing or remotely timeless, but it is definitely an hour and 47 minutes well spent. “Taxi” is […]

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Essential Theater takes on rape

The FAMU Essential Theatre’s production of “Extremities” will give crowds an altered perspective on rape starting Oct. 13. The play, by William Mastrosimone, deals with an attempted rape where the tables are turned, and the attempted rapist becomes the victim. The main character of “Extremities” is Marjorie, a woman who […]