Each year, hundreds of people make empty promises to themselves for the new year. For some, these resolutions are difficult to keep. According to a CNN report that surveyed 12,000 people, about 30 percent said they do not keep their resolutions into February. In an attempt to keep the citizens […]

Simply put, black love is like Duke Ellington and John Coltrane’s “In a Sentimental Mood.” It is a melody that can soothe the soul like a saxophone soothes the ear and delicately plunges into the mind like Ellington delicately plunged his fingers into that piano. Black love is sweeter than […]

Nolan Ryan. Sandy Koufax. Tom Seaver. Steve Carlton. All of these Hall of Famers make strong contenders for the title of greatest pitcher of all time. But there is one player who should never be forgotten. His name is Satchel Paige. Paige was to pitching what Josh Gibson was to […]

Ingredients 1 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 Tbsp. Vegetable shortening 1 Container of strawberries (12-16) Directions 1. Melt the chocolate and shortening in a double boiler (metal mixing bowl over a small pot of simmering water). Do not let the water touch the mixing bowl. 2. Turn off heat. 3. […]

Many people believe food is a way to set the mood for Valentine’s Day. Certain foods, classified as aphrodisiacs, can intensify sexual desire. “Chocolate definitely gets the blood going,” said Alaythia Burkins, a 21-year-old employee at Condomology, an adult specialty store. “Different types of fruits are also good.” Burkins said […]

You are walking in the park with your significant other. A couple strolls past you-a homosexual couple, two men. They are holding hands, and then they kiss. How does this affect you, if at all? Should it affect you? It shouldn’t. From an external standpoint, what other people do with […]

Black love used to be heads held high and raised black fists. Now, where is the love that black manifests? Things have changed since the Black Love Movement, the original Black Panther Party and the Civil Rights Era, namely, integration. In a society where individuality, love for self and the […]

Yes, I am one of those people caught up in the holiday hoopla. I put on red, make dinner reservations, and make calls to my loved ones. I’ve been celebrating Valentine’s Day for about three years now. Because for three years I’ve been with the man I was always searching […]

As I walked to Tucker Hall the other day, I came up to the doorway behind this guy; he opened the door and walked right through it. He didn’t even bother to hold it open for me! There’s no way he didn’t know I was there-a set of four-inch heels […]

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