What’s going on with American public schools? It seems the institution is failing at its main purpose – to educate all students. The neglected or poorly educated eventually have to enter society as ill-prepared adults. According to Time magazine, “An increasing number of researchers are saying that nearly one out […]
Author: The Editorial Board
Tattoos stain employers’ perceptions
To do or not to do, that is the question. The other day, I was watching a television show where a mother and father were discussing how they didn’t have enough money to support their children. They spoke about how, in order to have just enough money to get by, […]
A requiem: did hip-hop really die with ‘Pac and Big?
You’ve seen the shirts purists wear: “Hip-hop is dead” in all capitals. That statement is closer to being true than ever nowadays. Like a tree, when hip-hop is uprooted it loses its sustenance and slowly decays. Right now, this is hip-hop. But this isn’t to say that there aren’t any […]
Alexander to run for county commission seat
Student Body President Ramon Alexander announced Tuesday that he is running for the Leon County Commission’s District 1 seat against incumbent County Commission chair and Florida A&M University professor Bill Proctor. At the press conference, held at Heavenly Catering on Railroad Ave. at 1 p.m., Alexander, 21 shared his platform […]
Florida health department takes on STDs
The Florida Department of Health held a press conference at the Capitol Tuesday because of high rates of the exposure to sexually transmitted diseases among the youth in the state. In an effort to boost sexually transmitted disease awareness, the Florida Department of Health has named April STD Awareness Month. […]
Five Kappas booked by cops
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office arrested five Florida A&M students Monday in connection with the hazing of another FAMU student in late February. The five students, who are all members of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.: Michael Morton, Brian Bowman, Marcus Hughes, Cory Gray and Jason Harris were charged […]
Bryant addresses hot-button issues
With just over two weeks left in the spring 2006 semester, The Famuan sat down with Interim President Castell V. Bryant to discuss ongoing university issues. The status of Florida A&M University is something Interim President Castell V. Bryant said she can’t expound upon. Unlike at the beginning of the […]
Pyramid scheme dupes local students
More than 30 Florida A&M University students have reported being victimized by the North Carolina-based pyramid scheme dubbed 12 Daily Pro, said Clark Caras, a Florida Division of Securities spokesman. The Auto-Surf program, which has thousands of alleged victims nationwide, is a traffic exchange site where members earn money for […]
Essence pays homage to dance
Essence Dance Theatre gave an exhilarating and classy show Saturday. The theme of the show was Homage. LaToya Davis-Craig, a doctoral student at Florida State University and the artistic director of the show, said “The theme of the show was Homage, which is showing the existence of Essence, but also […]
Parents must use instincts to outwit Internet predators
Recently the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been receiving quite a bit of attention – but probably not for what you think. Deputy Press Secretary, Brian Doyle was arrested Tuesday for using the Internet to seduce what he assumed was a teenage girl, according to CNN’s Web site. Doyle […]