Author: Jason Lawrence

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Segregation Lingers in Tally, says study

The Fair Housing Act and other federal initiatives evoking racial integration are a little 40 years in our past.  However, the analysis of new 5-year data from the American Community Survey, an entity within the U.S. Census Bureau, suggests that residential segregation is alive and well; especially in neighborhoods in […]

Sports

FAMU Men’s Tennis Team Wins Game One in Roadtrip

Florida A&M’s men’s tennis team kicked off its head-to-head weekend road trip with a 6-1 victory over Alcorn State in New Orleans. “This match was one of our easier matches,” said Michael Moore, a senior from Orlando. “Everybody did their part and executed in key significant moments.” Following a challenging […]

Sports

Baseball Season Starts Today for FAMU Rattlers

The Florida A&M baseball team will begin their 2011 campaign Friday Feb. 18 when the team travels to Jackson, Miss. for the second annual Jackson State University Tournament. The team will play four games in three days. They will compete against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M and tournament host, Jackson […]

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FAMU Men’s Tennis Hopes to Keep Momentum

Florida A&M University’s men’s tennis team has claimed big wins in its last three tournaments and hopes to keep this momentum going as it prepares take on Alcon State, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Prairie View A&M in a head-to-head weekend tournament in New Orleans. This season has been […]

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FAMU Basketball Intramurals Start Monday

The Florida A&M University intramurals program begins its month-long tournament to see who has the best intramural basketball team this Monday, February 21. The tournament will include six, regular-season games for each team, a playoff system, and the inevitable championship game. Natasha Kazan, the assistant intramurals coordinator was excited about […]

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Column: NBA Headed to All-Star Game as Primer for Second-Half Season

With the NBA’s unofficial halfway point marked this weekend by the All-Star game, many teams are using the break to gear up for a championship run. The playoffs are just two months away and while some teams are looking strong, others seem to be fading. In the East, Boston, Miami […]

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Tough Rounds Lay Ahead for Men’s Golf Team

The Florida A&M golf team will play in its first tournament of the spring season this on Feb. 20.     FAMU golf will participate in the Frito-Lay/AT&T Intercollegiate in Philadelphia, Miss. The tournament will be played at The Azaleas at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club. The Azaleas is known to […]

Lifestyles

‘Black Girl’ Hails Shared Stories

#8220;Black Girl Speaks” is a piece that gives voice to issues that all African-American girls and women can relate to. Composed of spoken word, monologues and music, “Black Girl Speaks” found a creative and inspiring way to deliver a message of hope, faith and self-love to women at Florida A&M […]

Lifestyles

Column: Jorge Rodriguez’s Spinach and Egg Recipe

When I know that I am having an exceptionally long and busy week, I find it is better to make dish that can last most of the week. This week, I want to share a recipe for a Spinach-Egg Log. For most students, time is something valuable that cannot be […]

Lifestyles

Pan-Handler’s Kitchen: A Unique Place for Learning to Cook

When Audrey Robbins wanted to enroll her son in cooking classes, she had a hard time finding one in Tallahassee. “We enjoyed watching the Food Network together and I started teaching him to cook. I couldn’t find any classes, so I started planning this business,” said Robbins. In March 2009, […]