Florida Gov. Rick Scott gave his second State of the State address Tuesday to a packed House chamber, coinciding with the start of Florida Session which began two months early this year. Scott addressed Florida citizens and Legislators, citing the issues that were the topics of the 2011 session; education, […]
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Hazing Investigation Continues
The Orange County Sheriff office and Florida’s Department of Law Enforcement are continuing the active investigation of drum major Robert Champion’s death. Champion, who died in November, was allegedly hazed and beaten by band members at the Florida Classic in Orlando. The Orange County Medical Examiner’s office quickly ruled the […]
How ‘Organic’ is Your Life?
People talk about it. They argue about it. They eat it. It’s organic food, but really what is it? Why does it matter? Organics is a technique used by farmers to cultivate, and raise crops and animals. “Organic refers to any product that is not chemically treated or cross pollinated […]
College Football is All about Money
As the end of the 2011-2012 college football season approaches there is one thing sports fans want to know. When is there going to be a legitimate playoff system for college football? Every year, the same argument appears in this sport. Why is there a computer that judges who will […]
Touch-Screen Products: Use with Care
The world lives in an amazing era of cultural and technological advancement that is unrivaled from previous generations in terms of potential and accessibility. To live in a world where an average person can access, analyze, store and send massive amounts of information to people across the globe (with only […]
Track Team Sticks to Fundamentals
With seven weeks until the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Championship, the men’s track and field team plans to stick to the basics of training – staying healthy and working hard – ahead of a match in Birmingham, Ala. On Thursday, Florida A&M will travel to the Birmingham Metro CrossPlex to […]
FAMU Women’s Team Wins Face-Off with NCAT
The Florida A&M women’s basketball team won decisively over North Carolina A&T on Monday, 70-68 in a road sweep of the Lady Aggies. This continues its seven game win streak, and it is still undefeated in conference play. “This was a big victory. It felt real good beating them […]
Time’s Up, Sen. McCain
It took me a while to figure out what my first opinions piece of the year would be. I finally decided to write on Sen. John McCain’s mistake while on the campaign trail for Mitt Romney. Yes, the one where McCain encouraged voters to re-elect the president. A couple weeks […]
Men’s Basketball Team Falls to NCAT Aggies in OT
The Florida A&M men’s basketball team found itself in a position to win after chipping away its halftime deficit. But several mistakes down the stretch stalled its hot shooting offense as it lost to the North Carolina A&T Aggies 85-82, Monday night. Sophomore Avery Moore buried a three-pointer to tie […]
Jury selection starts in Hoffman civil suit
The city is being sued for wrongful death of their daughter Rachel Hoffman four years ago. The family will be represented by Lance Block. Fifty-four potential jurors will be cut to six by Friday. The lawsuit is set to begin Monday. In 2008, Hoffman was arrested for drug possession after police found 25 […]