Although there is an intense interest in increasing the passage rate for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test and involving parents in the process, two bills before the Florida legislature allowing parents to have access to their child’s responses to individual problems are not the answer. Presently, parents are notified of […]

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, many are questioning, where is the love? Hopefully Diana Ross won’t find it where she’s headed. The former Supreme will spend two days in jail and has been sentenced to one year’s probation after pleading no contest to a driving under the influence charge. […]

The FAMU men’s basketball team will try to continue its winning ways on the road against Hampton University Saturday. With the team beginning a four-game road trip, a win in Hampton against the Pirates would be essential. “We’ve got to play good, solid basketball for us to be successful against […]

I’m shaking my head and solemnly wondering, what is going on at my beloved FAMU? With this latest announcement by the BOT to delay entering into I-A status, it seems the university is utterly rudderless and clueless. In light of this action I now want to know, just what is […]

Residents and city utility officials congregated Tuesday at Bethel A.M.E. Church to discuss the city’s utility rates and billing practices. Many residents, particularly on the city’s Southside, said they were paying higher rates and additional fees that were not being charged in other parts of town. “There is one rate […]

Many people may think I’ve gone over my head or that I should not speak on this. But being a concerned student, with the power to address you – President Fred Gainous – I will exercise my rights. On behalf of the student body at FAMU, what is going on? […]

The closer it gets to Valentine’s Day I am reminded that until recently my love life was horrible. There was Kenyon, my first crush. When we were in first grade, he would blow kisses to me from across the room. Whenever I laughed, the teacher would put my name on […]

Who designed it? Old Navy What is it? Devil-Cupid Boxers. These lightweight blue cotton boxers have pictures of red devilish cupids and gray clouds. They also have spacious leg room that stops right above the mid thigh, and a stretchy waistband. They come in sizes S-XXXL. When did it come […]

While a nightclub may be known as a place for late social gatherings, it can also be a death trap with fights and shootouts at its core. For those who have visited one of Tallahassee’s many nightclubs, music, drinks and fights are to be expected. Nightclub violence numbers are increasingly […]

The African Holocaust, the institution of slavery, was dehumanizing. But other than names and traditions, perhaps the most essential aspect of African culture that was stripped was language. Since families and tribes were broken up, it became harder to communicate. Attempting to read and write was forbidden in the South, […]