Lately, President Bush has been obsessed with throwing a frenzy of darts at hard-to-hit popularity targets. Now he’s proposing to spend $1.5 billion on marriage counseling for low-income couples. But once again, Bush misses the bull’s eye. While the operative word here is low-income, you have to admit there is […]

Blacks and Latinos should join together to become the nation’s largest minority. They have arrived at a point where their existence depends on each other. According to the Census Bureau, Latinos have replaced blacks as the largest minority in the United States. Other ethnicities try to look into these diverse […]

A new Medicare payment program, which took effect Jan. 1, has affected hundreds of oncology practices across the nation. This new program stands to disrupt the regular treatment of thousands of cancer patients. Over 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with various types of cancer every year, and Medicare covers half […]

At the Feb. 10 Board of Trustees meeting, Chairman James Corbin and other trustees cited future litigation from potential opponents among their reasons for opposing the delayed move to Division I-A.”These schools may sue (the university) for loss of opportunity,” Corbin said at the meeting.Last Tuesday, the BOT voted 7-5 […]

Mid-eastern Athletic Conference commissioner Dennis Thomas met with a group of FAMU officials that included President Fred Gainous, Joseph Ramsey II, the special assistant to the president for athletics and Provost Larry Robinson Monday afternoon. The meeting began the process of the football program rejoining the MEAC, after the board […]

In hopes of getting a head start on the upcoming presidential elections, several state and local leaders held a press conference Tuesday to announce plans for a “March to the Capitol.” Organizers of the march, which will take place on March 2, said the demonstration will serve as a catalyst […]

News of recent hazing incidents on FAMU’s campus does not come as a surprise to some, but other students say they thought on-campus student organizations were “beyond that.” “I strongly oppose hazing,” said Y’Desha Alsup, 21, a senior public relations student from St. Petersburg. “It is not a surprise at […]

y Rodney Clayton Three reasons why, sadly, FAMU is never going I-A: (1) FAMU will always face its share of challenges. All state institutions feel the need for more academic resources. There will always be accreditation visits. Government funding will continue to decrease. (2) This type of flip-flop is unprecedented. […]

It may have been a rainy weekend for lovers in Tallahassee, but on Friday night, one woman showered her voice on an audience thirsty for a different kind of love. Around 8 p.m. gospel singer Ce Ce Winans walked onto the stage at Northwoods Baptist Church. The concert began with […]

Habitat For Humanity will hold a general body meeting at 8 p.m. in Perry Paige Room 410. For more information, contact Lauren at 915-5594. The College of Engineering Science, Technology, and Agriculture will hold a career forum Monday through Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom of the H. Manning Efferson Student […]