This happens every year. It’s always around this time of year, when it’s cold outside. It happens in the northern region of the United States. Can you guess what? I bet you’re thinking snow. Well, you’re wrong. It’s the battle of the Christmas trees. New York and the White House […]
Author: The Editorial Board
Time has come for school to listen to student voices
Most students would agree that it is about time their voices were heard and their thoughts were taken into consideration when it comes to the university electing new officials. It’s not like leaders who do not fulfill the duties of their elected positions do not affect the student body. It […]
Students protest recent Supreme Court nominee
College students held a honk and wave rally Wednesday afternoon in front of the old Capitol building to protest against the possible confsirmation of Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court. 15 volunteers for Political Organizing Powers of Moving United Students in Communities held up signs saying […]
Bush immigration plan seems to be a step in right direction
President Bush returned Monday to a topic he has considered in the past: Mexican immigration. In a speech given to customs, immigration and border patrol officers in Tuscon, Ariz., Bush outlined a program that stressed tougher borders and a temporary-worker program. Bush said his guest worker program would grant undocumented […]
The Royal Court presents:A. Philip Randolph
What man do you know of who raised thousands of dollars to go toward the recovery of Dr. Martin Luther King after he was stabbed? What black man do you know of who organized a White House conference to persuade President Franklin D. Roosevelt to end employment segregation? And what […]
Rattlers set their sights high on beating archrival BCC Wildcats
The Florida A&M Rattlers men’s basketball team looks to bounce back from their tough Tuesday night, 95-74, loss to the Bulldogs of the University of Georgia. The team now has their sights set on their Saturday night match-up against conference archrival Bethune-Cookman College. In Tuesday’s match-up, the solid and efficient […]
Young filmmaker seeks to change perception
The FAMU Student-Produced Film Screenings were held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Coleman Library Annex Friday. One film that stood out was “Black Face” produced by Augustine Rho, a 2003 FAMU graduate. Rho’s 90-second film conveyed the pathetic state of racism through images and sounds. “Black Face” was […]
Program aims to recruit new students
Members of the Student Government Association and the Royal Court plan to develop a targeted recruitment program before the end of the semester. “SGA and the Royal Court are in the process of getting proposals to form a committee to recruit prospective students during the Christmas holidays,” said Phillip Agnew, […]
Top two SBI administrators resign from leadership roles
The School of Business and Industry’s Interim Dean Amos Bradford stepped down last week, just days after the school’s Interim Associate Dean Wilbur Smith resigned. Bradford abruptly resigned but will continue to teach, according to a Nov. 23 press release from the Office of Public Affairs. “I’m only surprised by […]
Capital punishment not a neccessity
America’s latest milestone is perhaps the worst of all: capital punishment. The United States of America recognizes the 1000th publicly held killing. This is sad. The U.S. is in desperate need of a moral and ethics etiquette 101 course. How can this country be built on the principle of being […]