The last refuge of secrets and lies – the brain – may be about to reveal all. Scientists are finding ways to use the brain’s activity to expose truths a person may try to hide. The techniques could revolutionize police work, improve national security, and threaten personal privacy. “It’s the […]

After years of ranking first and second in recruiting National Merit Scholars, FAMU has dropped to fifth place with only 27 recruits, the lowest since 1989. According to Rudolph Slaughter, director of recruitment and scholarships, change in administration as well as rising questions of the scholarship program were factors in […]

In March 2000, opponents of Gov. Jeb Bush’s One Florida plan marched on the Capitol 11,000 strong, calling him “Jeb Crow.” The marchers, including civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, predicted that the plan to do away with affirmative action in university admissions would undermine decades of progress in minority enrollment. […]

In a heavily-contested race, incumbent Jeb Bush became the first republican to be reelected as the governor of Florida. Winning 53 of the 67 counties, Bush garnered 56 percent of the vote statewide while Democratic opponent Bill McBride received 43 percent and Independent candidate Robert Kunst received 1 percent. Bush […]

I was sitting amongst a huge Homecoming crowd on Saturday and I heard too many people saying the Rattler football team is going to lose their last two games to Bethune Cookman and next week’s opponent Troy State. They weren’t being pessimistic; they just do not have faith. Too many […]

It seems to be a big thing around campus for professors, staff and faculty to accentuate the fact that we as students should act like adults. We are in essence being prepared for the real world. Well what about those of us who are already in the real world? What […]

As the dust settles from the Beltway sniper media frenzy, press coverage of the incident becomes questioned. While authorities worked tirelessly to capture a killer, the media scrambled to put an identity on the faceless terror. In the race to become the network or station with the breaking story, reporters […]

Note: This letter is only about 299 words, but this is only when excluding my “contact information” below – in case you want to check it with word-count. Here’s the letter: Regarding Jeb! After implementing One Florida, minority enrollment at UF dropped from 11.8% to 7.2% (St Pete Times, 06-18-2002) […]

At one point or another people have heard clichés and myths about shades of the black race like: “The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice”; “she’s pretty for a dark skinned girl”; “all light-skinned girls are conceited”; “light-skinned guys are out” and don’t forget about the brown paper bag […]

Ever been tired of being tired? Many students around campus are wearing themselves out. Students stress because they procrastinate, and procrastinate because of stressful workloads. Lanell Howell, 19, a psychology student from New Smyrna Beach, said although it has been stressful, she can’t seem to get out of the procrastination […]