My black people do we dream anymore? It seems as if we are so caught up in becoming the next big rapper, video girl, model or American idol. By no means am I preaching these things to be wrong. These careers paths have opened doors for many individuals such as […]
Author: Priscilla Blow
Public should address valid issues
Over the years, stereotypes have developed about the black students at Florida State University and Florida A&M University that needed to be discussed. This need was fulfilled on Monday. “Across the Tracks: The Difference between Me and You” was a forum held that the FSU Black Student Union, alongside Phi […]
FAMU, FSU do have differences
Florida A&M University and Florida State University are both public universities located in Tallahassee. Both help produce leaders and professionals that will play an intricate role in molding the future of America. One could come to the conclusion that FAMU and FSU are essentially the same. The truth of the […]
Tuition hike too much to handle
Final examinations, large classroom sizes and research papers plague college students while they matriculate through school, but a new worry for students to face will be the raise in tuition fees. Because of less money awarded to state universities through state funding, certain states have decided to hike fees, with […]
Monday Night Fun
Though not many people look forward to Mondays, The Office of Student Activities and various campus organizations have put together an event that will add a spark to any Monday, Monday Night Football in the Rattler’s Den. This event includes food, beverages, football and video games, and it is free […]
Team brings home the gold
The Florida A&M University men tennis team didn’t partake in the Atlanta Classic festivities this weekend, however, the team was busy cultivating its own reason to celebrate after taking home first place at the 7th Annual HBCU National Tennis Championships. The team walked away from Sugar Creek Golf and Tennis […]
Keyshia Cole tackles heartache in new CD
Keyshia Cole’s sophomore album “Just Like You” is based on problems that come with relationships. Straying away from her previous platinum-certified debut album “The Way It Is,” Cole has a big name producers like Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Bryan-Michael Cox and Scott Storch just to name a few. The album starts […]
Jill back for third time with ‘The Real Thing’
In the beginning we traveled with Jill Scott on a quest to find love. In 2004, she found love and listeners discovered how ‘Beautifully Human’ she’s become. It’s hard to believe that it’s been three years since the release of Jill Scott’s sophomore studioalbum “Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. […]
FAMU chosen as school of the month
The Tom Joyner Foundation, which is an institution that helps raise money for historically black colleges and universities, has chosen Florida A&M University as school of the month for January 2008. The foundation will solicit funds starting now until the end of January. Many of FAMU’s faculty, students and staff […]
Organizations request needed funds
During the hour-long 37th Student Senate meeting Monday, Student Government Association President Monique Gillum and Kyle Washington of the Dynamic Supremes were present to request activities and services funding. Representatives of four campus organizations informed the senate of upcoming events for which their organizations needed funding. Gillum asked the senate […]