The student senate convened Monday for the third session of the year. Issues discussed included the convocation being moved back to Friday, Mr. FAMU being issued an order of restraint and the approval of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society for Activities and Services funding, among other things. At last week’s […]
Author: Damion Warren
First medical career fair
For the first time in Florida A&M University history, the university hosted what is hoped to be an annual career fair targeting students looking for a job in the fields of medicine and science. “The purpose of the event is to expose students of education, biology and pre-med to different […]
Kappa case put on hold
Attorneys for the five Florida A&M University fraternity members charged with hazing will learn Thursday from Circuit Judge Kathleen Dekker whether their clients will have to stand trial.Dekker granted a motion for a continuance filed by Assistant State Attorney Frank Allman Monday. The trial, which was set to begin Monday, […]
Afternoon convocation a low priority for students
The Annual President’s Convocation has been changed from Sunday, Sept. 24 at 4p.m. to Friday, Sept. 22 at 3p.m. This change is probably an attempt to get students in Gaither Gym without missing classes. But does this really mean students will come? President’s Convocation has never been a real draw […]
Flavor of Love embarrassing to blacks
Alright VH1, this isn’t funny anymore. Watching women argue over the greatest “hype-man” in history was entertaining…for a little while. But now, it’s hard to watch “Flavor of Love 2” without a twinge of embarrassment. Some people might ask why this show is so offensive. Who doesn’t want to watch […]
Arab-Americans quickly becoming nation’s ‘new negro’
During my freshman year my sisters and I went to Jacksonville to catch a plane home for Thanksgiving. The first sign of a delay was when we printed our e-tickets at the airport and my older sister and I had tickets marked “random search.” I guess it didn’t help that […]
History of rivalry dates back years
In 1933 at the Orange Blossom Classic, “the granddaddy of all modern Black College classics,” FAMU defeated Howard 9-6. It was the first year that the classic took place and these two teams began a tradition that lasted 68 years. FAMU defeated Howard three times thereafter in 1974, 1996, and […]
Band faces suspension for alleged hotel theft
The bad behavior of some members of Florida A&M University’s renowned Marching 100 Sunday after the Detroit Classic may result in possible suspension of the entire band from “traveling from Nov. 18 (Florida Classic) through the end of the 2007 Spring Semester,” Julian White, band director, stated in a memorandum […]
Giving competitors business can potentially lift company’s revenue
This happens all the time. Your product or service is good, your business is growing and, out of nowhere, somebody starts to undercut. They charge less than you do for the same service. But this is not a problem unless you make it one. You probably will lose a couple […]
Explore all career options to find the right job
What do you want to be when you grow up? From their first day of pre-school until the day they graduate from college, many students struggle with finding an answer to this million-dollar question. But, with the economy being on a constant roller coaster and so many types of jobs […]