The Florida A&M University men’s basketball team is halfway through a four-game road trip, and they have yet to pick up a win. The most recent loss for the Rattlers (5-18 overall, 2-8 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) came on Monday night when they lost to the Coppin State University […]
Author: Cameron Daniels
Team leaves for Haiti
FAMU will continue its support for Haiti by becoming the first HBCU to send a team to the country on behalf of the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Henry Lewis, dean at the School of Pharmacy, will be traveling to Haiti along with three or four pharmacy faculty members […]
Condom commercials spark controversy
Contraceptive commercials have transformed from standard advertising to subliminal messages. Many condom commercials have gone beyond informing the public about practicing safe sex. Several of these advertisements are simply interested in displaying the pleasurable part of the product. For example, some Trojan commercials advertise condoms as so thin it “feels […]
Interracial relationships
Danielle Gallman, 22, and Christopher Normann, 19, have been together a little more than a year. Gallman is black and Normann is white. As a result, Gallman said she has lost several people she used to consider friends over judgments and ill feelings toward her interracial relationship. “We have gotten […]
Derrick Shaw plays dual roles in FAMU baseball and football
Some college students may find it hard to play just one sport. Derrick Shaw plays two – football and baseball. The demands of a dual-sport and full-time student include a rigorous fitness training that begins at 5 a.m, classes at 8 a.m., then he heads to practice after classes at […]
SGA tenure examined
Student Body President and Vice President, Gallop Franklin and Calvin Hayes, are approaching the end of their first year in office. While campaigning in 2009, Franklin and Hayes presented a 52-point platform, “The Dawn of a New Horizon.” Franklin said his administration has completed 70 percent of his platform points […]
FAMU forum promotes counseling of young men
The Florida A&M University Office of Counseling Services will host an open forum for men in Gibbs Hall on Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. The forum is open to all students. Director of Counseling Service Yolanda Bogan and Dougla-Khan Stancil, coordinator of clinical programs, said they are holding the […]
Single, coping and not looking
Valentine’s Day is a day where men and women show affection and appreciation for their special someone, but for those who do not have a valentine this day could be one to cope with. While couples are basking in roses, heart shaped candies, or over-sized teddy bears, singles are expected […]
SGA ternue is examinate
Danielle Gallman, 22, and Christopher Normann, 19, have been together a little more than a year. Gallman is black and Normann is white. As a result, Gallman said she has lost several people she used to consider friends over judgments and ill feelings toward her interracial relationship. “We have gotten […]
When it comes to elections, less is more
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a grandiose promotion from a candidate during campus elections, I would be a millionaire. In the past, I could count on a candidate to go beyond the typical button and poster. Instead they gave me full course meals and shuttles […]