Author: D. A. Robin

Opinions

Transparency Should Be The Best Policy for SGA

So, what does it take to fill the Student Government Association chambers on Monday meeting nights? Apparently, a little bit of drama does it. Now, this is just conjecture, but consider that, on a night where the rumor was that a student senator was in trouble, the chambers, normally a […]

Opinions

Capital Punishment: What is it Good for?

Would you put a man to death if he were convicted because of his race?  Would you put a man to death if there were a slight chance he didn’t commit the crime? I wouldn’t ever want to put anyone to death. Capital punishment seems to be the way of […]

News

FAMU Prepared for Hurricanes

Tallahassee has not been directly hit by a hurricane since Hurricane Kate in 1985. The city was devastated by 3 inches of rain, and wind gusts of 30 mph, which uprooted thousands of large trees. The city has yet to see another named stormed that posed a serious threat to […]

Sports

Duclos Fits Well with FAMU Runners

#8220;I really don’t know how strong Dieumy is going to be, which is a good thing,” cross country head coach Wayne Angel said. That sentiment comes from a coach who is witnessing first hand a young man who is exceeding every expectation that is placed before him, both on the […]

Lifestyles

Students Digitize Business

Two Florida A&M School of Business and Industry students, Andre Albritton and Jerell Hester, wanted to change the look of Tallahassee’s shopping scene for college students. After almost three months in business and 18,000 website views later, Tally ET provides college students with every event Tallahassee has to offer. “We […]

Sports

Double The Cheer Power

Two squads equal twice the cheer for Florida A&M University. The all-girls cheerleading squad consists of 16 people while the co-ed squad has 14. Cheerleading coach Brandy Tatum said the purpose of having two squads was to provide a variety of people an opportunity to cheer for the university. “Having […]

Sports

USF Crushes FAMU 70-17

The Florida A&M football team suffered its worst loss of the year on Saturday night, in a 70-17 loss against the University of South Florida Bulls at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. What started off as a competitive first two minutes, turned into a record-setting day for B.J. Daniels […]

Lifestyles

‘Unsinkable’ artifacts sail to local museum

The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science transports its visitors through the construction of the Titanic, as well as chronicles its sinking nearly 100 years ago.  “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” is a worldwide traveling exhibit featuring well-preserved objects like leather shoes, chandeliers, floor tiles, hairpins, plates and toothbrushes. Chief […]

News

Early Homecoming, High Expectations at FAMU

As the seasons change and the excitement builds, the university community doesn’t have long to prepare for an early homecoming. With this year’s theme of “This is How We Do It,” the city will be filled with FAMU and Howard fans. But this year, fans will have to be ready […]

News

Annual Concert a ‘no-go’ this year

Former Gap Band lead singer Charlie Wilson, neo-soul vocalist Joy Dennis and award-winning R&B singer Musiq Soulchild performed to an audience of around 2,000 students in the Al Lawson Center at the 2010 homecoming concert. The event was so poorly attended that concert-planners eventually began allowing people to enter for […]