Author: Marlon A. Walker

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University remembers ‘Pops’

Local residents and Famuans from across the country gathered at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church Wednesday to remember the man they all called “Pops.” Costa “Pops” Kittles, remembered by many for his quick wit and caring heart, died Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 75 […]

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Team furthers campus safety

The purpose of the SAFE team is to ensure and promote safety of students and faculty. Established in 1998, the organization is an A&S funded organization and is an umbrella organization of the FAMU Police Department. Even though the focus is to ensure safety, Nigel Hodge, director of the SAFE […]

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New construction, new opportunities

Pharmacy officials said the new $18 million building is slated to be finished by fall 2003. The 140,000 net square foot, three-story building will be on the corner of Pershing Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard. “This new building will allow us to expand our enrollment from the current 150 […]

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Elective attracts students

Chris Davis lost his opportunity to enroll in an entrepreneurship course at the School of Business and Industry, because the class was full. “I wanted to take it (the course) because I thought it would be a beneficial way to learn something about entrepreneurship, but it was full,” said the […]

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Mr. FAMU Candidates

Mr. FAMU is a spokesperson for the university. He participates in various social, educational and community-related functions. The most noticeable responsibility of Mr. FAMU is to represent the student body at all football games and convocations. When homecoming rolls around, he and Miss FAMU can be seen representing the student […]

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GLOVER & ESTES

SGA president and vice presidential candidates Malcolm Glover and Xaviera Estes are focused on “excellence in service, activities, partnership and leadership.” “We truly believe that we were placed here as a wake-up call,” said Glover, 20, sophomore broadcast journalism student from Bowie, Md. Estes said their commitment to each other […]

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WILLIAMS & BOWSER

The SGA president and vice president are integral in joining two important mediums, the student body and the student senate. They help to orchestrate solutions and gaining results that will help enhance the university and benefit its constituents. Travis A. Williams and Aziza Bowser have combined their talents and perspectives […]

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Response to Commentary

Response to Dominique Drake’s commentary about Black History month in VenomNation Weekly, February 26, 2003. I must begin by saying that apathy doesn’t equal ignorance. Apathy is the lack of interest or concern. Maybe your commentary should have discussed the reasons for the lack of concern by our younger African […]

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Lightsey, Gillum, Marks win run-off

Local attorney John Marks cruised into his first term as the second leadership Mayor of Tallahassee, commanding 67 percent of the votes compared to 33 percent by his challenger, City Commissioner John Paul Bailey. His win makes him Tallahassee’s first black leadership Mayor. “I’m euphoric right now,” Marks said. “We […]

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New bill extends community forum

#8220;If all 13,000 members of our incomparable student body decide one night that they all want to exercise their three minutes to speak, they would be empowered to do so.” The aforementioned is a portion of a new bill passed by the student senate to remove the cap on the […]