Author: Faith Gordon

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Team captain eyes championship

It seemed as if Shawn McEwen was destined for greatness as a golf player long before he swung a club for the FAMU Men’s Golf Team.The four-year member of FAMU’s team is ready to win a championship and feels this year is a long overdue achievement. The 21-year-old from Phoenix […]

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Media sentenced Kobe long before trial began

The Kobe Bryant sexual assault case will probably be America’s most watched court case since the O.J. Simpson trial. America’s media from the initial accusation to the arrest has cast the verdict of guilty upon Kobe Bryant. Newspaper, magazine, cable news and radio media have enhanced the classic American stereotype […]

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‘They should have listened’

Unruly students in class? No problem. Just throw them out the window. Monday a teacher threw two Moroccan schoolboys out a first floor classroom window because they were being too noisy, an English Ministry official said. Instead of disciplining the students by sending them to the principal’s office or writing […]

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Leave bad trends in past

The problem I’m about to bring to your attention is a catastrophe of epic proportions. The plague of our campus and perhaps the whole of America comes in the form of see-through mesh shirts and consequently, the return of the 80s. Many times this semester my eyes have been assaulted […]

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Ludacris brings out ‘Chicken and Beer’

As one of the top four selling rap artists of the new millennium, Chris Bridges better known as Ludacris, seems to have the formula for success. His first two releases Back For the First Time (2.89 million units) and Word of Mouf (3.21 million units) established him as a rap […]

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New route aids nearby students

In an effort to provide transportation for students who live near campus, a new bus route has been added to FAMUs on-campus shuttle system. Route 48, FAMU Venom Express III was added to accommodate the student residents of University Gardens at Putnam Drive between Meridian and South Monroe streets, and […]

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Perseverance

The speakers and musical performers at Friday’s Founder’s Day Convocation celebrated FAMU’s history of perseverance. State Rep. Curtis D. Richardson, master of ceremonies for the event, spoke about his appreciation and respect for the services FAMU provides to the state and its students on what marked the university’s 116th anniversary. […]

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War reasons still unknown

The United States attacked Iraq based solely on what it thought that country might someday want to do to them. But so far, President Bush’s prewar assertion is one of many that has not been validated with discoveries. For months, Bush’s critics have questioned his rationale for waging war against […]

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Girls must be held accountable

The last time I checked, rape was defined as the crime of engaging in a sexual act with a person who has not consented.So, can somebody please explain to me why men all over the United States are being prosecuted as sex offenders for sex that is consensual?I think it’s […]

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FAMU Intramural Standings

Intramural Flag Football League Standings Perry League: Gainous League:1.Platinum Plus (3-0) 1.Mafia (3-0)2. Head Bussas (2-1) 2. Team Diesel (2-1)3.Team Duval (2-1) 3. Grimey 3 (2-1) Humphries League: Lee League:1. Lynch Mob (3-0) 1. Omegas (2-1)2. Double Up (3-0) 2. Bout Business (2-1)3. Army II (3-0) 3. Army III (2-1) […]