The School of Journalism and Graphic Communication’s “Disappearing Ink” exhibit paid tribute to a dying art of editorial cartooning in the SJGC gallery on Tuesday. With eight working cartoonists, Florida leads the nation in employed editorial cartoonists, and this among other issues was discussed during the panel, which occurred before […]
Author: Jabari Jackson
FAMU athletics tightens purse strings
Florida A&M University athletics is facing a financial problem that came up in a board of trustees meeting on Feb. 12. In the meeting it was identified that the Athletic department has a $4.2 million deficit to overcome. The deficit is going to affect all of the sports that consist […]
Looking for answers in a musical family’s tragedy
On Wednesday morning, Pablo Jose Amador, a Miami music teacher, “loving” husband and father took the lives of his wife, two youngest daughters and then his own, according to the Associated Press. Luckily his 16-year-old son, Javier and a college -aged daughter were not victims of this heinous “act of […]
Sheriff needs equal punishment
Recently Wakulla County Sheriff David Harvey was involved in a car accident, after attending a police accreditation meeting in Tampa. After hitting the rear bumper of a parked car, which was occupied by a 39-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter, Harvey left the scene. Although Harvey was not asked to […]
What grinds Wesley’s gears?
According to the Surgeon General’s office, every two out of three Americans are overweight or obese. It took me a long time to admibut I’m one of those two out of three. I could have stopped it, but I procrastinated when it came to working out and getting healthy. My […]
Travel sets students apart and expands horizons
Will a nearly perfect sashay boost the probability of strolling out of the career expo with a job offer? It may sound foolish, but the time and efforts many Florida A&M students devote to such activities while on the Hill would lead one to assume these activities increase the likeliness […]
Disappearing news cartoonists
Holiday parade fiasco takes fun out of event
In recent news the Associated Press reported that seven people were injured in a shooting that occurred along the New Orleans’ main parade route, ruining what had been a picture perfect day with great weather and large crowds. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon along St. Charles Avenue while some […]
Men end regular season with OT win
After losing eight games out of their last nine, the Rattlers (8-18) earned a 63-61 overtime victory over Delaware State University Hornets (7-22) Monday night. The victory had the crowd who packed Gaither Gymnasium for the Florida A&M University Rattlers’ final game cheering in a loud, thunderous roar. The […]
NAACP pushes high schoolers
The NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics hosted its second annual Black Expo and Health Fair, Saturday, Feb. 21. ACT-SO is a youth initiative of the NAACP dedicated to recruit, stimulate and encourage high academic and artistic excellence among high school students. The expo and health fair is a […]