Next week, the five FAMU presidential finalists will be on campus, available for questions from students, faculty, alumni and all other concerned parties. On the surface, with the presidential search now in its eighth month, it would appear all pertinent questions regarding the FAMU presidency have been asked. Still, since […]
Author: Daniel Carson
Incoming SGA leadership unveils plan for salon, new student lounge
The FAMU SGA newly elected leaders said they have ambitious goals for 2002-2003. Andre Hammel, 20, political science student from Mitchellville, Md. and Tisa Holley, 21, a physical education student from Temple Hills, Md. said they try not to limit themselves. “We’re visionaries,” said Hammel, president elect. “When they were […]
Campus police still investigating hazing
Lt. Louis Wichers said the Florida A&M University hazing and hospitalization case of former Marching 100 band member Marcus Parker is not closed. Wichers, of the Criminal Investigation Unit for the FAMU Police Department, said he is looking for another suspect involved in aggravated battery against Parker. The hazing took […]
13 Israeli soldiers killed in Jenin
JERUSALEM–Israel defied international calls for a fast withdrawal of troops from the West Bank on Tuesday as 13 Israeli soldiers died in an explosion in the Jenin refugee camp and another died in Nablus, the most casualties in a single day since Israel began its offensive eleven days ago. Israeli […]
Temporary WTC memorial lights fading soon
NEW YORK – For Kathy Rohner and Barbara Pandolfo, the twin towers of light that soar above the lower Manhattan skyline each night are far more than luminous reminders of the Sept. 11 tragedy that killed their children and nearly 3,000 other people. “It’s like two beams reaching up to […]
Legislature passes most stringent DUI law
Supporters of more stringent drunk driving legislation in Florida assembled at the Capitol Wednesday to announce the Florida Legislature’s passing of the most comprehensive DUI legislation in Florida history. “We have put together one of the most monumental pieces of legislation in the nation in our efforts to stop drunk […]
Freeman, Judd reunite in ‘High Crimes’
Let’s hope newlywed Ashley Judd chooses mates better in real life than in the movies. She picked a guy who dumped her after she became pregnant in “Smoke,” she hooked up with a bank robber in “Heat,” her hubby was a two-timing psycho in “Double Jeopardy,” and her boyfriend left […]
Eminem settles his civil lawsuit
DETROIT _ Grammy-award winner Eminem agreed to pay a Warren, Mich., man $100,000 in settlement of a civil lawsuit that claimed the rapper inflicted intentional and emotional stress on the man in a fight outside a bar in June 2000.Attorneys representing John Guerra and Eminem, born Marshall Mathers III, agreed […]
Campus Notes
Walker/Ford Pageant HelpLadies are desparately needed to help with walking and presentation for the Miss, Junior Miss, and Little Miss pageant . Practices are held every Tuesday and Thrusday from 6-8 p.m. and the Pageant will be held on April 19. The ages of participant ranges from 6 to 16. […]
Lil’ people take music by storm
It’s no lil’ list. Lil’ Nino. Lil’ Nique. Lil O. Lil’ Pigg Penn. Lil Rascal. Lil’ Raw. Lil Ric. Lil’ Rob. Lil’ Romeo. Lil Sin. Lil Soldiers. Lil Spade. Lil Suzy. Lil’ Troy. Lil Wayne. Lil Will’. Li’l Willie Johnson. Lil’ Zane. Lil D. Lil’ E. Lil Dead. Lil Benny […]