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Florida A& M University plans to do another increase in tuition
Tuition and fees for labs, technology, athletics and miscellaneous others are set to increase in the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. Friday the university’s fee committee met to hear proposals for student fees the committee made several recommendations on student fee proposals by different departments and colleges of the university. Many […]
Construction zone discourages customers from visiting local businesses
When 5 p.m. happy hour ends, St. Michael’s Irish Pub customers face bright floodlights, construction vehicles and loud cranes as they leave Gaines Street. As a result, the pub’s business is suffering. “At 8 o’clock we’re usually busy, but now, well you can see,” saysKeith Moore, a St. Michael’s bartender […]
Children should be liable for their own rowdy behavior
For years, there have been cases involving children committing crimes ranging anywhere from graffiti on walls to massive school shootings. Should the children who commit these crimes be responsible for their actions or should the parents of these children be at fault? Should there be a law holding parents responsible? […]
FAMU students must be aware of current events
How are students on our campus oblivious to the problems that could have a positive or negative effect on them? When someone says the word college, the first thing people think about is partying. College life is a whole new world, full of new experiences and opportunities, but most do […]
Facebook may affect students semester’s grade per average
Social media networking sites are growing new leaps everyday, but their popularity might be the link to lower grades among students. According to a study by doctoral candidate Aryn Karpinski of Ohio State University and her co-author Adam Duberstein of Ohio Dominican University, college students who are members of Facebook […]
FAMU students encouraged to be ECOnscious
Florida A& M Green Coalition partnered with ReadyU Campus Brand Ambassadors to feature ReadyU Dinner and a movie during “ECOnscious Days” last week. ReadyU hosted the movie “Summit on the Summit,” which documented seven climbers’ journey to the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro. PUR Water Filtration and Proctor & Gamble’s Children’s […]
Erykah Bady causes controversy in her sixth album
The soul singer Erykah Badu is back with her sixth album “Amerykah: Part 2: Return of Ankh.” This album is a follow up to her gold selling album “New Amerykah: Part 1: Fourth Gold War.” Once again, Badu is preaching the revolutionary words of freedom, all while giving her fans […]
Backups step in to fill voids left by injury
The quarterback competition gets the most attention, but the Florida A&M University football team currently houses competitions for nearly every position. No spot is guaranteed and every player is fighting for each minute of playing time. Saturday’s Orange and Green game was not just about the Martin Ukpai versus Eddie […]
Why are African Americans so quick to pull the race card?
The University of South Carolina will no longer have an African American serve on its 16-member Board of Trustees. This decision will take effect this month, when the board of trustees lone black member, Samuel Foster, is replaced by the General Assembly. Leaders of the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus […]