Fred Gainous’ “One FAMU” includes closing off streets for better student travel, building new classroom complexes for better interaction and creating more parking facilities for better access to buildings in the heart of campus.He conveyed his ideas to the faculty during their first meeting of the semester Monday afternoon.”The next […]
Author: Marlon A.Walker
Foreign students still flock to U.S.
ST. LOUIS – A year and bunches of red tape ago, officials who work with international students at U.S. colleges and universities began to fear the worst. It hasn’t happened, at least not at many Midwest schools. The students haven’t disappeared, far from it. Washington University and Southern Illinois University […]
New bus route to include Tallahassee
Students from central and South Florida now have a cheaper, faster and more comfortable way to travel home on holidays and weekends.Tallahassee to Miami to Tallahassee Transport, a subsidiary of Gainesville to Miami to Gainesville, provides charter buses to Gainesville, Orlando, Miami and other cities.Hilda Posada, the office manager at […]
Ph.D. Threatened
Dear Editor, I am currently a graduate student at Washington University pursuing a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics. I have invested 3 successful years into my studies and thesis proposal. I am well on my way to becoming one of the few (if any) Black female FAMU alumni with a Ph.D. […]
Teenager exhibits lack of values
On Tuesday, Sept 16 Shantorria Herring was arrested after stabbing her “good friend”. As reported by the Tallahassee Democrat, Herring, a 16-year-old sophomore at Rickards High School in Tallahassee, stabbed the victim with a butterfly knife during their Social Studies class. The altercation was over a boy with whom the […]
Swim coach adds splash of inspiration
The swimming and diving team is under new management. Mark Howell, a native of Jacksonville, will now serve as the team’s head coach. Howell said he believes that once he gets each swimmer in his or her best event, the team will become more successful. “I am trying to make […]
Teams repair records over weekend
Just call this past Saturday “Step-up Saturday.” Numerous teams that needed big games from certain individuals got those needed performances. A quick look: lColorado and tailback Chris Brown. The Buffs were coming off a 40-3 loss to USC and looked adrift. Brown stopped the drifting against UCLA, running for 188 […]
Mother’s punishment should fit her crime
Recently, our televisions have been filled with footage of 25-year-old Madelyne Toogood slapping, punching, shaking and pulling the hair of her four-year-old daughter in a Kohl’s parking lot. She was frustrated with a shoplifting scheme gone wrong, and unaware of the video camera taping her crime. Toogood took her anger […]
Mandatory volunteerism disguises forced labor
Student Government Association president Andre Hammel has stated his desire to add 30 accumulated hours of “mandatory volunteerism” requirements for students to graduate. The proposal would call for 15 of those hours to be on campus and 15 to be in the Tallahassee community. It will be a sad day […]
Are you going to class or a video shoot?
My mom always told me you cannot buy class, but you can buy some clothes to put on. Instead of skimpy halter tops, see-through shirts, and the infamous FAMU booty shorts, ladies why not try some jeans for example?I understand that these clothes are cute, but consider keeping them in […]