If you’ve ever lived with a roommate in a twelve-month lease and realized during the very first month, he doesn’t pick up after himself, ignores housework, and is always late with the money for the bills, then you’ve had a normal roommate experience. While all these things are inexcusable, nothing […]

In Florida there are 3,400 kids waiting in foster care and the state’s gay adoption ban is helping keep them there. It is illegal for gays or lesbians to adopt children in Florida because of a bill passed in 1977. Sen. Curtis Peterson, the bill’s sponsor, said at the time […]

Adoption by a gay or lesbian couple should not be allowed. It creates an unstable household and future problems for children, which is one of the main reasons it is illegal in states such as Florida, Mississippi, and Utah right now. At best, I could possibly accept the adoption by […]

It’s rather amusing how so many black men today seem to be caught up in a perpetual state of childhood, yet are so intent to call themselves men. It’s even more interesting to see a growing number of these men walk onto college campuses and maintain this same childish mentality. […]

What started out as two friends known as the “mac pack” has grown to Elite Dynasty Enterprises, the new management team at the Copy Corner located at 1102 S. Adams St., Suite 12. Elite Dynasty Enterprise founders, Clifford Moore and Greg Salter joined forces with Grass Root Investment Group to […]

Young, talented and successful, Torica Cornelius is rising to the top. The Columbia, S.C. native is known for singing the catchy hook on Field Mobb’s hit song “Sick of Being Lonely.” After her celebrity guest appearance at Images Modeling Troupe’s “Revolt Into Fashion” showcase, The Famuan sat down with the […]

There is one word to describe Lil’ Kim’s latest effort La Bella Mafia, and that word is not artistic. It’s simply contrived. From mentioning the late Notorious B.I.G. in almost every song to Lil’ Kim’s inability to carry a song without assistance, her new release oozes the fakeness that is […]

Sitting on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Gaines Street, Connection World lives up to its name. The store not only specializes in urban wear, but also sells everything from beauty supplies to beepers. Storeowner James Wooden said he gave the store its name because he wanted to “connect everything […]

Carnegie Library, also known as the Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum, is expected to expand to 30,000 square feet in August 2004. “This is the oldest building on campus,” said Dr. James Eaton, founder and director of the Black Archives Museum. The museum was built in 1907 […]

Dear Editor: The Chronicle of Higher Education is welcoming applications for a new $1,000 award for student journalists, in memory of a former reporter on our staff. Details on the annual prize are available at http://chronicle.com/help/milleraward.htm. The deadline to apply for the inaugural award is June 30. I hope you […]