Author: Lisa Latoya McIntosh

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Drowning in Air

 I feel like I’m drowningin airDying slowly in this atmosphereI feel like I’m breathing to deathI just can’t seem to catch my breathAll this pressure is pushing me downI try to scream, but I can only see the soundMy lungs are burning as if they’re on fireI’m sinking fast, into […]

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Nature

Nature by: quess? truth floats in the wind caresses my mind’s ocean and arouses ancient waves of thought perhaps now more than ever ancient waves are collapsing upon the shores of time Oceanic minds are sparkling with the glitter of the sun’s enlightenment absorbing its rays We oceanic minds emblazoned […]

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Shame on Snipers

I am elated at the capture of the “Beltway Snipers”. I also send my condolences to the families of the victims. I am outraged however at the snipers themselves. Thay have put a bad label on ex-veterans, Muslims, Jamaicans, and Blacks in general.I personally believe that each of them should […]

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correction for an advert

Hi! There’s a coupon in your paper for a $5.99 large pizza from Pizza Hut. I ordered one tonight and that isn’t correct. They have a medium pizza for $5.99 and the large is $7.99. Also there is a $0.75 delivery charge and their phone number is 942-2272 not 242-2272. […]

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A question about the paper

Dear Editor I read the famuan all the time and I have a few concerns. First, why don’t you put word searches in the paper. That’s just an added bonus to the paper. Secondly, if a person is fired from the famuan why would you put there bitter story in […]

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Pilates methods stretch, strengthen muscles

#8220;Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world should be doing my exercises,” said Joseph Pilates, 86, in 1965 according to the Pilates Method Alliance Web site. Thirty-seven years later the Pilates method, created by Joseph Pilates, is practiced in parts of […]

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Endzone antics epitomize game

ST. PAUL, Minn. – For most of the NFL’s storied history, the end zone was merely a destination, a territory for touchdowns and touchbacks and an occasional safety. But the sanctity of the end zone was forever changed on Nov. 18, 1973, at Arrowhead Stadium. During a 38-14 victory over […]

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Owens’ actions did not warrant penalties

By now you may have heard what San Francisco receiver Terrell Owens did. But in case you didn’t, Owens, after scoring a touchdown in last Monday’s game in Seattle, pulled a marker out of his sock, signed the ball, and handed it to his financial advisor who was sitting in […]

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Restaurant’s offerings cater to vegan diet

African Hebrew Israelites are a group of black vegans. As vegans, they do not eat any animals or animal products like milk, cheese or eggs. Based on the cliché “you are what you eat,” they refuse to be pigs, chickens or cows. “You were never supposed to eat meat,” said […]

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Kopykat’s service sneaks up on competition

The “Kat” is out of the bag. With final exams, internship opportunities and graduation approaching, Kopykat offers students and staff a convenient full service copy center. Carolyn Ryals, owner and manager, said she and assistant manager Jannette Washington, put a lot of thought into the name Kopykat. “I wanted something […]