Author: Yewande Addie

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Student author shares wisdom

One young, black man making great strides within the collegiate community as an author is Tobias Brown. The senior marketing student from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio recently had one of his works titled “It’s Easier Than you Think!” published by Jossey-Bass. In the book, Brown shares the story […]

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Students must rise above street mindset

At any club in Tallahassee, you can almost guarantee that with a group of intoxicated people, some type of disagreement is going to happen. Honestly, have you ever been to a club where a fight didn’t break out? Even more disturbing than that, is that sometimes the individuals involved in […]

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Pettiness will sink New Orleans

It seems that it always takes a tragedy for people to begin putting their differences aside and attempt to work together to achieve a common goal. That was the case with the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and it’s the case with Hurricane Katrina. However, we, as Americans, can’t […]

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Student shot outside Chubby’s in stable condition

A student was shot and wounded early Saturday morning outside of Chubby’s Night Club on 1833 W. Tennessee St. after an altercation inside. At the request of the family the victim’s name is being withheld. The 20-year-old victim moved from critical but stable to stable condition, said Sgt. James Fairfield, […]

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Locked out

Recently 22 Reserve Officers’ Training Core cadets were dismissed from their room and board scholarships for not meeting the academic requirement of a 3.0 grade point average. When a student is recruited into the ROTC program, all of their expenses are suppose to be taken care of by either ROTC […]

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New state initiative may up minority scholarships

Gov. Jeb Bush held a press conference at the capital building Wednesday unveiling his new plans for higher education under an initiative known as the Access and Diversity Initiative. Bush, along with students from Florida A&M University’s student government met in several meetings to come up with ideas on future […]

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Degrees should be players’ priority

I don’t know exactly what it was. Maybe it was my upbringing. As a child, my father, an avid reader, required me to read black history books such as the “Autobiography of Malcolm X” and “Soul on Ice,” by Eldridge Cleaver. Maybe it was the nearly four years I have […]

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Career fair brings local jobs to students

On Jan. 18, Jubilee Job-link will host Opportunity 2006, a job fair for students and residents in Leon and surrounding counties. The fourth annual fair, held in the Leon County Civic Center, will host over 60 businesses looking for new hires in a variety of professional fields. Diane Donnally, manager […]

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School of Business and Industry finds new interim dean

School of Business and Industry Interim Dean Patrick R. Liverpool began his position Monday filling the vacancy left when previous Interim Dean Amos Bradford resigned in November 2005. Liverpool held an administration team meeting Wednesday. “The reaction from the team meeting was very, very positive,” SBI Director of Student Services […]