In March of 2002, I decided that it was time for me to take a break from Tallahassee, but Lord knows my parents weren’t trying to hear the whole “I need a semester off” story. But I had to get out of here, do something new, learn about a new […]

In recent months, several campus organizations such as the National Council of Negro Women have created several initiatives to combat the plight of South African children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Now one group is trying another approach to wage that same battle. The Student National Medical Association, the oldest […]

FAMU’s Lady Rattlers softball team is on a mission this season. The determined women aspire to bring excitement to the softball program by winning a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. The team has had a rough start to their season, facing some of the elite teams in the country, but realize […]

With all the expenses of college such as tuition, rent and utilities, many students find that they need to work side jobs just to make ends meet. Students at FAMU have found ways to use their talents in order to create their own business opportunities. Or in other words, they […]

In one of my classes, we conducted a debate on affirmative action. One of the issues discussed was why we choose the schools that we do. In the heat of the discussion, one of the participants on the pro side of the debate raised an issue concerning recruitment to FAMU. […]

The flaws in the U.S. plan for Iraq’s sovereignty are starting to do more than expose themselves. These problems are putting the lives of U.S. troops in danger. According to The Associated Press reports, in the first two and a half weeks of this month, 99 U.S. troops have died […]

Tolerance, respect and terminating cultural ignorance were the themes of Thursday’s “Misconceptions and Stereotyping of People of Color in Mainstream Society” panel discussion at Florida State University. With four different cultural perspectives making up the American Indian Student Union sponsored panel, an examination of cultural prejudices began. “Racial profiling happens […]

The abandoned shack on the corner that has become the breeding ground for Southern flying roaches may not be your dream house, but with the right steps, it may bring you that much closer to your dream. The real estate investment club seeks to teach students how to turn these […]

Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill: Vol. 2” is a study of complements and the balance of a well-crafted story. If the “Kill Bill” films were released as a single entity as originally planned by Tarantino, it would have been an undeniably bloated beast clocking in at almost five hours. Miramax’s decision […]

Dear editor,I am the mother of a sophomore history major at your institution. Since nothing really surprises me anymore, I still, however, face disappointment when I see blatant or subtle injustice directed towards HBCU’s. When I searched on line to reserve a hotel room to accomodate me and my husband […]