Danielle Brown describes herself in a way that might strike opposing batters as a surprise. “Well I would say I am pretty giddy in all actuality. I like to laugh and make people laugh,” Brown said. But to anyone unfortunate enough to face her from the batter’s box, Danielle’s game […]

ORLANDO – Representing a newly formed consortium, Florida A&M University Interim President Castell V. Bryant and Bethune-Cookman College President Trudie Kibbe Reed announced Thursday that the college football game between their two schools will continue to call Central Florida home for the next three years. Part of this renewal is […]

When you walk down the aisles of your local grocery stores, you’re bombarded with water bottles labeled distilled, purified, natural, drinking, spring water, and much more. Price tags may run as high as $1.75 a bottle, yet consumers continue to drink bottled water in record numbers. “I don’t drink bottled […]

Imagine you need birth control, a blood pressure screening or your child needs his or her immunizations, but you have no transportation, health insurance and money. Well, there is a solution to your problem. Those are just a few of the services offered by the Leon County Mobile Health Unit. […]

Women in Florida will continue to find difficulty filling prescriptions for oral contraceptives based on conscience clause laws that allow medical professionals to refuse distributing oral contraceptives because of moral or religious beliefs. Since the late 1990s, pharmacists in Florida have been debating whether to dispense the “morning after pill.” […]

The shelves of video and book stores provide a host of romance titles, which pander to what women desire from men. Strangely enough, the reversal of this is ignored as if men fail to hold particular preference for what they find captivating in women. Are men willing to accept any […]

Is this just us or is this déjà vu? It started off with Tupac Shakur, followed by Notorious B.I.G., then Big L and Jam Master Jay, and now Proof of the platinum-selling rap group D12. According to the Associated Press, one of D12’s founding members, Proof, was fatally shot Tuesday […]

Florida A&M University’s Department of Parking Services and Department of Public Safety have united in an effort to become more efficient. Parking services began moving their operations into the Department of Public Safety headquarters, at 2400 Wahnish Way, late last month. Interim President Castell V. Bryant mandated the merger May […]

The summer catalog for Lane Bryant came in the mail yesterday and I sat on my tan futon and prepared to get shop happy. My mother always told me that the catalog was a great place to find lightweight gear for sunshine, work or play. But when I peeled apart […]

The Student Government Association senators held its community forum Wednesday in the senate chamber to discuss the budget cuts that left many clubs and organizations with little or no funding. Sens. Candice Pelham and Adrian Jordan proposed a bill in Monday’s senate meeting that would leave seven activities and services […]