Author: Russel Nichols

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Complacency unsettling

#8220;The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” -Steven Biko (South African Political Activist) Black history month is a pacifier. When a baby is hungry and the parents do not wish to feed the baby at the time, a pacifier is used […]

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Sophocles’ classic tragedy revived

Photos Courtesy of The Essential Theatre Students are invited to the FAMU Essential Theatre’s production of “Antigone.” Come watch as one loyal citizen refuses to let her brother suffer the indecency of an improper burial under the restrictions of royal traditions. (Left):Brittany Johnson, a sophomore theatre production student from Miami, […]

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House Arrest innovates Chicago dance style

Holding hands with your significant other to a slow jam and twirling each other around the dance floor beneath a starlit sky seems to be the traditional dream of couples on Valentine’s Day. Nevertheless, someone believed it was time for a different flavor. Chicago-based House Arrest 2, formerly known as […]

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Heart Dangle Valentine’s Day Earrings

Who designed them?Claire’s What are they? Heart Dangle Earrings. These sassy drop earrings feature a red, plastic heart pendant with silver wire backs. Each pendant is stamped with a tiny heart-shaped cutout and measures two inches long. When did they come out? According to local retailers, these adorable earrings were […]

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Student with skillz: Cole lives out duty

In the classroom, he is known as Jason Cole, a broadcast journalism student from the Windy City of Chicago. But this 19-year-old sophomore is not your average Rattler. He is a diligent student by day and a table-turning, microphone-checking, crowd-pleasing disc jockey by night. Cole’s alter ego is DJ Skillz. […]

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Stop irresponsible spending

What would you do with a million dollars? Please, take some time and think this one through before you answer. Most people would probably respond, “I’m going to buy three Bentleys, two Rolls Royces, and a Mercedes Benz to top it all off.” After that, you are left with a […]

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Policy blunders

As President Bush released plans Wednesday for the united States to launch a television network in the Middle East, the European Space Agency announced their intentions for missions to the moon and Mars. However, the difference between the ESA and NASA programs lies in the fact that the ESA plan […]

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Grudges must end

I read somewhere that if you have fifty friends, you don’t have enough, but if you have one enemy, you have too many. My experience was the latter. I ate her food. She tore up my pictures. I cut up her clothes. She put bleach in my baby oil. And […]

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US should accept all marriages

I now pronounce you husband and wife -I mean, man and man – oh, wait, I meant to say “life partners.” Well, whatever words are used, the institution of marriage must be allowed for all people. Regardless if there are two males, two females or a male and a female […]

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Lack of training impacts sexual acts

For a number of American teenagers, sex is still a topic that is not discussed at home, leaving many to learn about it on their own. “If I would have had sex education in school or been able to talk openly to my mother about sex, then I would have […]