Author: Stephanie Foster

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Burke bids team adieu

What is essential to the success of a runner? Is it discipline, hard work or heart? YaTandrea Burke, 22, a senior psychology student from Virginia Beach, possesses all of these qualities and more. Burke has had an outstanding season and says much of her success can be attributed to hard […]

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Rattlers, Bears faceoff

Close games are common to Florida A&M (2-5) (1-4) and Morgan State (4-4) (3-3) University. So, it’s only fitting that this weekend’s match up in Baltimore come down to the final minutes. Of the eight games the Golden Bears played this season six have a margin of seven points or […]

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Team races toward title

Running through the wide country to the farthest of all roads and tracks, FAMU’s men and women cross-country teams have conquered many goals this season. With one more goal in sight the Rattlers are itching for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship title. “The season went great, one of the best […]

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All about smooth soul in the city

The musical group Runaway Soul consisting of four Florida A&M graduates, will be hosting their first concert called “Soul in the City”, at the Beta Bar from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. today. The band consists of five members who are working diligently to make “Soul in the City” history […]

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Malcolm X deserves more respect

Within the African American community there is a big misunderstanding about the late great leader Malcolm X. I notice that when some black people refer to Malcolm X and decide they want to follow in what they think he was all about, they decide to get violent and want to […]

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Freaks come out at night

Nothing is jolly about Halloween. The holiday always seems to be a cold, stale day. Halloween is the only day out of the year when all the people who are scared to be their real selves can come out and act a fool. The freaks, weirdos and psychos get a […]

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Race, status should not matter

An overwhelming number of people have been forced to flee their homes in Southern California. Many of them do not know if they will ever return to the place they once called home. It is a terrible reality that some citizens of California are subjected to such conditions, but we […]

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WANM radio ups ante with Web site launch

WANM radio has been heard over the airwaves since 1976, but Homecoming week marks the introduction of an additional medium for FAMU’s radio station-the Internet. WANM is launching a Web site that offers many features to their listeners while staying on the air as regularly programmed. Confirmed by the radio […]

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Gang numbers climb

Gang violence is on the rise in Tallahassee. While each community has its own definition of a gang, the Florida Department of Corrections defines it as “a formal or informal ongoing organization, association, or group that has as one of its primary activities the committing of criminal or delinquent acts.” […]

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Routine check leads to evictions

Gary Molden, 19, had no idea that in the middle of the semester he would be looking for a place to live. The Palmetto North resident was given notice by Florida A&M University’s housing department after a routine apartment inspection last Tuesday, went awry. Molden, a sophomore business administration student […]