On Tuesday, Feb. 24, students and professors gathered in the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication Lecture Hall for “Disappearing Ink,” a panel discussion about the decline of editorial cartoonists. The discussion was okay, at the beginning that is. It was obvious there was no diversity on the panel. The […]
Author: Marlon Williams
University PR office launches street team
Florida A&M University’s office of communications established a new branch of publicity to act as a liaison between the office and the student body. The street team, known as the “INFOrmants,” is an attempt by the office of communications to keep the campus community informed. “Our priority is to keep […]
Edgy animated movie may be too much young viewers
#8220;Coraline” is rated PG, but it’s more deserving of a PG-13 rating. Many viewers of the movie could easily confuse the film with a Parents Strongly Cautioned rating with its spooky plot, slick references and nudity. Before becoming a movie, “Coraline” was a book classified as a fantasy and horror […]
College of Law offers knowledge, insight and networking strategies on minority day
Florida A&M University’s College of Law will host its second Minority Law Day Program Feb. 27. The program is a part of the admissions council’s National Minority Recruitment Month Initiative. Mweni U. Ekpo, the assistant dean for admissions and financial aid at the College of Law, said the day is […]
FAMU wrestling ready to throw down
Florida A&M’s wrestling team agreed that hard work pays off. Members on the squad said they are ready to knock down all competition at the upcoming National Collegiate Wresting Association Regional Tournament in Georgia this Saturday. The tournament will be held at Kennesaw State University, 20 miles north of Atlanta. […]
Collegiate athletes cautioned against effects of medicine
The peak of flu season falls between late December and March, and flu medicine will become everyone’s best friend. However, collegiate athletes have to pay closer attention to some of those drugs, because they could trigger a positive in a performance enhancing drug test. Performance enhancing drugs have been a […]
Black Like Me
Oooh weee honey, you seen my man?Yeah him ova dere, da one black like meBig lips like me, big heart, big hands and big feetDem big hands grip my big hips and then we, We don’t make love We make up our minds to be dedicated to loving each other […]
SGA president spending scrutinized
The executive branch of the Florida A&M University’s Student Government Association will be audited after claims of misuse of funds, which included a $714 tuxedo for SGA President Andrew Collins. Former student Senator Brittany Aikens made the claims Wednesday during the Student Government Association senate meeting and requested an audit. […]
Band sends ‘thank-yous’
Members of Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 are taking time out to thank those who assisted with funding their trip to Washington for President Obama’s inaugural parade. “We were really low on funding,” said Julian White, director of the marching 100. “So in order for us to make […]
Campus competes in green contest
Florida A&M University has joined more than 500 colleges and universities in RecycleMania, a competition to encourage waste reduction activities on campus. Over a 10-week period ending March 28, campuses across the country will compete to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita (per student), […]