Author: Kristian Thomas | Staff Reporter

News

FAMU orientation leaders win big at workshop

Florida A&M University’s orientation leaders wiped up the competition at this year’s Southern Regional Orientation Workshop (SROW). The workshop took place last weekend in Orlando at the University of Central Florida, where more than 30 different institutions were represented. SROW is an annual conference that takes place at various universities […]

Lifestyles

Looking sharp can come with a steep price tag

Barber, Johann Rutherford, begins the hairstyling process on a client in the Rattler’s Edge Hair Salon located on FAMU’s campus. Walking around the campus of Florida A&M University, a variety of visual styling preferences are immediately evident.  From shortcut fades to artificial eyelashes to braided synthetic hair, one may wonder […]

Opinions

Male mentors: A dying breed

Men of the Beta Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. mentoring young middle school boys at R. Frank Nims Middle School. Photo by Moses Lordeus   America’s largest volunteer supported mentoring program is experiencing a dangerous phenomenon; too many young boys are in the program with not enough […]