The threat of possible protest during this spring’s commencement ceremony has been laid to rest as Gov. Bush turned down the invitation to speak at graduation Tuesday. Arlene DiBenigno, director of the Office of External Affairs for governor, said Bush’s schedule would not allow him to attend and hopes the […]

Average salaries have soared to $4.2 million in basketball, $2.1 million in baseball, $1.4 million in hockey and $1.2 million in football. At the same time, owners in baseball and hockey claim they’re losing millions of dollars. Average ticket prices in the four big team sports doubled over the past […]

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The Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. are hosting it’s first Real Beta Alpha Choice Awards in Lee Hall on April 9 from 7-9 p.m. The event was established to honor students and faculty in the area of arts, scholastics, leadership and more. The faculty and students […]

HOLLYWOOD _ The Oscars made history Sunday night and for many it was a sweet victory, long past due. The double victory for Denzel Washington and Halle Berry _ who became the first African-Americans to win Best Actor and Best Actress trophies in a single year _ was one of […]

Overall record:13-16 Home record:10-8 Away record: 3-8 MEAC: 2-4 *Standings as of 3/26/02.

From my viewpoint,it is mind boggling sometimes how our good nature as African people can override our need to do what is good for us as African people. It is good for us to reject those who reject us. Bush has put the livelihood of millions of Africans in Florida […]

The FAMUans protesting Jeb Bush’s speaking at FAMU graduation are motivated by politics and personal agendas, not the facts or FAMU’s true history. Many FAMUans opposed One Florida, true. But One Florida has no effect on FAMU; because blacks don’t need racial preferences to get into a BLACK UNIVERSITY. (Fred […]

Monday – March 25 9:30 a.m. David Carter, president Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, Conn. 11:15 a.m. Melvin Stith, dean for College of Business, Florida State University Tallahassee 2 p.m. Raymond Burse, Senior Counsel Commericial Law General Electric Corporation Louisville, Ky. (former president of Kentucky State University Frankfort, Ky.) 3:45 […]