Gov. Bush proposed on Wednesday, Feb. 2 a $70.8 billion budget that includes several increases involving higher education. He proposed a five percent increase in state undergraduate tuition, 7.5 percent increase in out-of-state and graduate tuition, $3.3 million to complete FSU medical school, $3.6 million to complete FAMU and FIU […]

Tuesday evening’s attempt to educate the campus about AIDS should have packed Lee Hall – and for a little while, it did. That is, until students had met the requirements set before them by their teachers and the seats around me began to empty. I don’t know if any of […]

I must admit that trying to fall asleep last night was quite pleasing, mainly because yesterday I heard everything I wanted to hear, most of which happened to be lies. We’d rather be misinformed and happy than informed and sad. It seems as if lies are therapeutic and comforting.Our society […]

Recently, Leon County commissioner Bill Proctor commented that the Leon County Courthouse is “intimidating to blacks” because of heavy security measures and the historical “racial distinctions” of the justice system. For these reasons, Proctor said he believes blacks are not comfortable attending commission meetings. The same people who find themselves […]

After finishing fifth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference a year ago, Head Baseball Coach Joe Durant and the Rattlers team envision a much better finish in the MEAC ranks this season. “We always go into the season feeling as if we have a great chance to finish first,” Durant said. […]

The Rattlers enter Saturday’s contest against the South Carolina State Bulldogs (7-13, 5-5 MEAC) with a sense of urgency. The team (11-12, 7-4 MEAC) split their two-game road trip and returned to Tallahassee still in the hunt for regular season supremacy. The men’s squad looks to protect Gaither Gym in […]

After bringing Kevin Lyles, Lyfe Jennings, and Young Jeezy to campus, Endusty Power Players is adding to the list the second annual “Survival of The Fittest: City vs. City.” Tonight at 7 p.m., Lee Hall will be filled with young and fresh talent, ready for display. This isn’t the conventional […]

Most often, trips to the nail salon and day spa are associated with women and are frowned upon by men. Recently, I built up the courage, and decided to check out this phenomenon for myself. For the sake of male counterparts and those that have come before me, I challenged […]

During a time when a gallon of gas costs nearly $2.50 per gallon, stretching a dollar can sometimes seem impossible. But on the bottom of one of Tallahassee’s many hills, nestled close behind Tallahassee Mall, is the Cinemark Movies 8, located on 2810 Sharer Road.Its low movie rates have made […]

Students, faculty and community residents gathered Tuesday evening in Lee Hall auditorium to hear nationally recognized AIDS activist Rae Lewis Thornton. In recognition of National Black HIV Aids Awareness Day, the lower level of Lee Hall auditorium was full. Mostly young African-American women, who according to Center for Disease Control […]