Title IX is 31 years old and still has growing pains. Drawn up in 1972, it bans discrimination based on sex as it applies to athletics. Title IX is designed to provide female athletes with the same opportunities as male athletes. The legislation is fine, and on paper it doesn’t […]

Breast cancer is common among women over the age of 40, but teenage girls and women in their 20s are not immune to the life-threatening illness. “Here at FAMU, we really do not have a high percentage of young women who visit the clinic with concerns about breast cancer,” said […]

Every morning, I try my best to get out of bed. After I drop to the floor, I run to the bathroom to take a peek at the fine lines that are mysteriously going to show up one day. Instead, the first thing I see is a reflection of my […]

If you’re in the mood for something other than fried chicken, visit Chicken Kitchen. Just when Popeye’s was becoming a mainstay for my chicken cravings, I heard about Chicken Kitchen. Chicken Kitchen offers tasty food at prices reasonable enough to fit a tight budget. Located at the Ocala Corners Shopping […]

Head swim coach Mark Howell fired assistant coach Andre Bailey on Feb. 4, justnine days before the team’s biggest meet of the year, the Southern States Conference Championships. Bailey had been an assistant on the team since 1999. A few days before his termination, Bailey had an altercation with swimmer […]

Every year spring breakers travel to exotic locations and beaches to relax and party. But during one spring break, Breona Hayes, 19, found herself working with a local pharmaceutical company instead of relaxing in the sunshine. Hayes, a pharmacy student from Jacksonville opted to stay in town instead of leaving […]

Struggling and surviving is part of every college student’s life. But behind every struggle there is a story and within each story there is inspiration to survive, there is inspiration to move forward without looking back. Jacqui and De’An Hagan are no strangers to struggle. For Jacqui Hagan, 45, a […]

Although regular exercise benefits everyone, many female students find it difficult to commit to an exercise routine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that only 25 percent of Americans get enough exercise. “I work out everyday and it helps me in every facet of my life,” said Samantha […]

It’s been 19 years since she was convicted of being an accomplice to attempted murder and aiding in the escape of two fugitives. Veronica Daniels, 35, is a graduating senior psychology student from Miami who plans to open a family health center, “2nd-Chance 2-Make 1st-Impressions.’ The organization will provide assistance […]

Ashley Ridgeway never thought her shopping list would include baby items. Last year Ridgeway, 21, learned she was pregnant. According to the National Center for Health Statistics an estimated 1.3 million women ages 18 to 24 had children in 2001. The women who are college students, are faced with what […]