The big event is rapidly approaching and people of various nationalities will be in attendance. Every person with the means of traveling to the nation’s capital is definitely taking advantage of this historic day. This is really happening and no one wants to miss the first ever inauguration of an […]
Author: The Editorial Board
President Bush did not fail the USA by himself
Has the American public really been subjected to eight years of failed policies, job losses and increased prices? Not to mention a mishandled war on terror. For eight years, America has seen a drop in resources, morale and respect in what used to be the most respected country. Democrats tend to […]
Fighting vices a lost cause
Some people believe in the phrase “A new year, a new me.” These individuals are dreamers that believe a new year could be a new start for them. Although this dream can become a reality, it is unfortunate that most people set unrealistic or farfetched goals to achieve. According to […]
BCS leaves Utah on the sidelines
A week after the University Florida Gators were crowned the National Champions of college football, I took a second look at the Bowl Championship Series standings and decided that the right team was left out of the National Championship game. The Utah Utes of the Mountain West Conference was left […]
Top 10 New Year’s Resoultions
1.Provide more student parking There are several options to improve student parking…Build another parking garage! There are several parking lots on campus that can be turned into parking garages. Why do we have over 10,000 students, but only ONE 3-level parking garage? 2. Hire a more efficient technical support team […]
Obama as leader will mean equality
From slavery to the Civil Rights Act, blacks have been considered inferior people. Skin color once divided our country, but now one of our own has finally made it to the top. In four days, our country will never be the same. The United States of America will welcome its […]
King’s dream lives on
#8220;Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. may be gone but his dream is still alive,” keynote speaker Elder Ernest Ferrell said as Florida A&M University celebrated King’s 80th birthday Thursday for convocation. Faculty, students and friends gathered in the Gaither gymnasium for an occasion Ferrell said “was ordained” by God as […]
State slashes education funds
Florida A&M University is one of many state universities facing budget cuts. Lawmakers approved a $2.8 billion state budget cut Jan. 14. Public schools and social services face $1.2 billion in budget cuts. Of that amount, $466 million will come from public education and the drop in funding will equal […]
FAMU DRS enters new home
As students walked into the gymnasium of Florida A&M University’s Development and Research School, their eyes lit up with amazement. The well lit space came complete with a full basketball court, scoreboard and bleachers. The finishing touch was the high gloss court with an enormous painted FAMU rattlesnake in the […]
Blog pays homage to hip-hop
Hip-hop music can be heard blasting from The Set every Friday or the television sets tuned into BET. Now it can be heard and seen on an Internet blog created by two Florida A&M University students. Seth Lewis, a 19-year-old sophomore broadcast journalism student from Baltimore and Cornel Wedge, a […]