Depression is a psychological disease that can alter the lives of college students. Darin Jacobs, 24, a Florida State University senior psychology student, said the challenges of attending college could be extremely stressful. “Students are forced to deal with the pressures of moving away from home, living independently, financial difficulties […]

Faculty and staff will have to watch how they spend funds until university officials provide late financial statements to the state Department of Finance Administration. According to a memo sent to all university faculty and staff on Wednesday from President Fred Gainous, several directives are effective until the university brings […]

The Rattler football team, coming off of a bye week they entered with a two-game winning streak, continues its road show Saturday against the South Carolina State Bulldogs. In its last two games, the team overpowered opponents Norfolk State and Hampton with a combined score of 94-33. “Our team was […]

Women have sought after physical perfection since the beginning of time. In early Chinese societies women tied up their feet to stunt their growth because small feet were a valued standard of beauty. For decades European and early twentieth century American women squeezed their waists into constricting corsets. Aside from […]

Black businesses can survive one or two years longer than the typical small business, but it takes everyone’s participation. To be successful these businesses need everyone’s support and acknowledgment. Many of them don’t even get the acknowledgment from others that they exist; a prime example of this is Tyrra’s Waffles-N-Cream. […]

Anyone that says the music industry is filled with untalented peons has no idea what they’re talking about. There are literally thousands of performers within the music industry. I can guarantee that over half of those people have what could be traditionally called a good voice. If you say there’s […]

Remember when singers like Shanice, Mariah Carey, Tevin Campbell and Brian McKnight ruled the music scene? Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, skill played a major role in a person making it in the music business. Now it seems to be less skill and more appeal. The record […]

The College of Education is preparing for its five-year review by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, which will determine if the school keeps its accreditation. While Interim Dean Robert L. Lemons understands the importance of the NCATE visit, scheduled for the last week in January, he says […]

Seven university departments are undergoing operational, compliance and financial-related audits by the Office of the Inspector General. “We’re auditing to ensure that the departments are in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, the university board of trustees and policies and procedures,” said Merlene Johnson, assistant audit service and investigations […]

A lack of communication between university administration and the Board of Trustees was evident Monday during a teleconference meeting held to discuss the current financial state of the university. BOT Chairman James Corbin called the meeting to clarify issues surrounding the university not meeting its deadline for turning in financial […]