Author: Augustine Rho

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Safety must be first at clubs

Less than one week after 21 people died in a stampede at the E2 Chicago nightclub, 96 people were burned or crushed to death at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island on Thursday night. The fire was the result of a pyrotechnic show set off during rock band Great White’s […]

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New FAMU student talk show

Hello, hope letter reaches you in a good mood. My name is Clifton Dailey and I submitted a written proposal to the the Famu television station and to the school about having a new student talk show and it was approved. I would be one of the host of the […]

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Fuel prices still skyrocketing

As gas prices nationwide continue to increase almost daily, drivers are forced to scramble for money to compensate. According to the American Automobile Association, U.S. pump prices for regular gasoline average $1.662 per gallon. This is up 19.5 cents from last month. This jump in prices is completely unjustified. There […]

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Remember your purpose at FAMU

Whether it is economically, educationally or socially, it seems that we have lost all consciousness when it pertains to the black community? As I walk around campus I often hear people talk of what clubs they’ll be attending on the weekend, what they’re going to wear this season and various […]

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Candidates prepare for SGA election

Get ready for the eye-catching posters and fliers, t-shirts and buttons, free food and candy. It’s election time and the official list of candidates is finally out. According to a list from the Office of Student Activities, 67 students are running for the various SGA positions. Students will vote on […]

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Leaders address issues at forum

From improving communication to budget issues, the small group of 30 students and Student Government Association officials discussed a myriad of issues at Sunday’s SGA forum. The forum, co-sponsored by Men of Impact, allowed students to engage in an open discussion with leaders from the executive and legislative branches of […]

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CIS students share improvement ideas

Tired of enduring inadequate lab time, broken computers and little funding, Shameka Ottman and Lovo Baysah joined for answers concerning poor conditions in the computer information systems department. Ottman and Baysah were among a group of CIS students who assembled Friday to discuss problems in the department with Joe Briggs, […]

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Candidates runoff for city commission, mayor

On Feb. 25, a run-off election will be held for not one, not two, but three city commission seats, including the Mayoral race. In the race for mayor, current City Commissioner John Paul Bailey and local attorney John Marks will face off again. The two have met for several debates […]

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Rattler baseball legend dies at 75

Costa “Pop” Kittles, one of the “fathers of Rattler baseball,” died Friday morning after suffering a heart attack. He was 75. “He was an outstanding Rattler in every sense of the word,” President Fred Gainous said in a press release. “Coach Kittles will certainly be missed by all of the […]

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Problem hair

Tamara Patterson, a physician assistant for the Callendar Skin and Laser Center in Mitchellville, Md., said that women usually feel they should not have facial hair. “It causes them to feel socially isolated,” Patterson said. “It is also a frequent cause of frustration and low self-esteem.’ Shirley Inoni, 20, a […]