The future of one of FAMU’s 12 colleges and schools changed Thursday. Alumni, faculty, and students gathered to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for the new building that will be the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. Dean of the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication Robert Ruggles, James Hawkins director […]

The Tallahassee Broadway Series opened its 2001-2002 season with “Rent,” a rock musical by Jonathan Larson. The musical is based an 1830s Italian opera, “La Vie Boheme.” The play chronicles a year in the life of eight individuals united by love, AIDS and the fight against conformity. The story opens […]

Black AthleticoBy Rashad the BenevolentYou have trained arduously;lifting weights,eating properly,and consuming vitamins fora countless amount of yearsto tighten your tendons,to hone your skills andperfect your body. To be an athlete in the NBA/NFLand all other sports leaguesbut what has it cost you? Sure, you have your own sneakersdubbed in your […]

i am here you are there the fingers of our love hold tight to a passion and spirit made stronger by separation it’s difficult not being near you not being able to feel you, a solid warm mass that i covet it squeezes my heart like a painful gripe but […]

My WisdomI am your UnderstandingTrapped deep in your memory.Beautiful black skin,brown skin,and shades of tan.Beautiful black woman;my reflection-I place my heart in your hands.Give me yours and I will take itgrasping it gently.With you in my arms and I in yours,we stand on God’s shoulders-and find destiny. Together we can […]

SAN FRANCISCO _ The greens are feeling rather blue these days. Sept. 11 depreciated the claim that the ruin of the environment is the single most urgent threat facing civilization, and it deprived them of their favorite whipping boy _ the Bush administration. A few days after 9/11, the Sierra […]

Interim President Lewis highlighted ten points and their goals at Wednesday’s President’s Faculty Meeting. The ten points included a new governance system, internal communications, technology, teacher load, the Deferred Retired Option Program, outside employment, customer service, impact of cutbacks, legislative initiatives and accountability. Unlike the former Board of Regents, Lewis […]

Transition is a passage from one form, state, style or place to another. It’s safe to say that FAMU is going through a transition right now. While trying to replace the greatest president this university has ever seen, the university is also moving to greater heights as an institution of […]

What would you do if I told you the sky is green? What if I even urged you to join a group whose main credo was that the sky was green? What if I sold you a doughnut and told you the proceeds were going to the Order of the […]

Did you know in order to graduate that you must either pass or be exempt from taking the College Level Academic Skills Test? The CLAST is a statewide achievement test that assesses selected communication and mathematics skills. As of Jan. 1, 1996, all college students in Florida have had to […]