Florida A&M University is working toward a better recruitment plan to attract a more diverse student body. On the Nov. 2, 2005, a general faculty Microsoft PowerPoint presentation was posted to the FAMU Web site by University Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Debra Austin, it was noted that […]

Hall-of-Fame sports broadcaster Red Barber once said, “There is no one like you, so don’t water your wine.” The quote is one of over 150 that I have written on index cards and posted on a wall of my room. Friends who have seen my room, have looked in surprise […]

This week at the funeral services for Mrs. Coretta Scott King, President “Curious” George Bush was allowed to not only be in attendance, but he got to speak at the event. No disrespect to Mrs. King or her family, but how does someone like “Curious” George Bush get to attend […]

As Americans, it can be difficult at times to understand the priorities of the rest of the world. Granted, we live within the 6-inch iron walls of the U.S. Constitution (even if they may be a little porous at times). Since the publication of a Danish political cartoon thousands of […]

Recently a woman was arrested and charged with stalking the father of her child. According to police reports, the woman had called the father informing him that he had to watch the child for the evening. After he refused, the young woman went to his home and began to bang […]

Poet Robert Hayden once wrote a testament to the “blueblack cold” of winter Sundays. The same chilly feeling could be applied to Moore-Kittles Field Saturday. The Rattlers’ (1-6) scheduled doubleheader with the Navy Midshipmen (4-0-1) was postponed due to rain. The Midshipmen defeated the Rattlers 7-2 Saturday. Saturday’s match-up marked […]

Twenty members from Florida A&M’s Marching 100 graced the stage with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Wednesday. West and Foxx appeared in true marching band style, dressed as rival drum majors while the band members, with chins up and shoulders back […]

Rae Lewis-Thornton had a bright future in politics. She was the national youth director for Jesse Jackson Sr. in both his 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns. In 1992, she was the advance coordinator for Sen. Carol Moseley Braun’s, D-Illinois, senate race. Unfortunately, her future in politics dimmed when Lewis-Thornton contracted […]

For the second year in a row Florida A&M University has failed to meet enrollment numbers required by the state. Each year the state gives the University money according to its proposed yearly budget. This budget is produced according to the enrollment numbers. Since 2004, FAMU has failed to meet […]

#8220;I quit school 3 hours away from graduation. I didn’t want to be validated by a white college,” said Dick Gregory in his speech’s opening . Gregory addressed issues plaguing the black community with his cutting-edge comedy Wednesday night in Lee Hall auditorium. He was concerned with blacks being controlled […]