Age 18 is considered adulthood -voting and making decisions that are beneficial to one’s survival. At this age, knowing and choosing right from wrong becomes an individual’s lot in life. I have always viewed an individual’s commitment to a college education as a sign of growing up or as an […]

Last week was a perfect display of how some students don’t know how to vote. It was my theory that students voted for candidates that would best represent the university and address it’s concerns, regardless of personal or professional relationships. I mean, that’s how I voted. For example, my roommate […]

Gov. Jeb Bush and Education Commissioner Charlie Crist beat lawmakers to the punch last week. Before legislators and other lawmakers could debate with Bush about using phonics to teach Florida students how to read, Bush had already assured most elementary schools that they will have only phonics-based instruction beginning next […]

After heavyweight plodder Jay Jenkins spit out his mouthpiece for a third time during an undercard bout, an exuberant fan eloquently summed up the frustrations of fight-starved Tallahasseans. “Breathe through your nose, you fat turd!” With that exhortation, Tallahassee welcomed boxing back to the Civic Center last Thursday. A rambunctious […]

If it had been proven that I couldn’t cook, would you welcome me into your home to prepare your meals? Would you take the risk that I would try to feed you something that you could not even digest? No, of course not. Well, why do we, as people of […]

Despite a valiant defensive effort, the Rattlers men’s basketball team couldn’t quite find their offensive stride, dropping a 57-53 decision to Bethune-Cookman. The Wildcats pulled to within a basket of the Rattlers at 47-45 with just over three minutes left on guard Moses Cage’s three point bomb. BCC tied up […]

Shawn Carter has done it again. He has taken the stories of the streets, the struggle and his life, and made them musical masterpieces. Carter, better known in the rap community as Jay-Z or Jigga, has recently released a new album in conjunction with MTV Productions, Jay-Z Unplugged. It is […]

Seeded first in the conference with a record of 15-1, the Lady Bisons of Howard University are the team to beat in the 2002 Women’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament. Although the team holds a nearly perfect conference record, Cathy Parsons, Howard’s head coach, said they will be taking […]

As the MEAC men’s basketball tournament gets underway March 4-8, with the championship game being played March 9, teams are getting poised to start their runs tonight at the conference championship. Hampton University 23-6, 17-1 sits atop the conference and in addition to being the projected favorite in the MEAC […]

The shortest player on the floor ruined Saturday’s Senior Day at Gaither Gym. Generously listed at 5’5, Katrina Thaxton kept her team in the game early with hot three point shooting, then put the Lady Wildcats ahead for good with clutch late free throws as Bethune-Cookman defeated FAMU 57-53. The […]