A town hall meeting was held on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Feb. 7, focusing on the prevention of HIV/AIDS. “You can’t heal what you won’t reveal,” said statewide minority AIDS coordinator Ronald Henderson. Florida has the third highest HIV/AIDS infection rate in the United States, according to Tom Liberti, […]
Lifestyles
Exhibit Honors Legacy
Chester Williams says he only has one talent. The sculpture professor in the art department has spent 37 years teaching because art is his one true talent. His students and co-workers, however, feel differently. Assistant Art Professor Noble Sissle said it was Williams who inspired him to pursue a career […]
Money Woes Don’t Dash Hope
Life has a way of testing your faith to see how strong you really are. It’s up to you to get over those tough obstacles. As everyone knows, I’ve been battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma since last semester while still trying to keep my life together, and I’ve been stressed out more […]
Ed: Don’t Swap Roommates; Just Swap Movies
As I walked into the half empty theater with my friend at my side, I was a little surprised that there weren’t more college students. “The Roommate” is a story about a college freshman who gets roomed with a psychotic, schizophrenic, obsessive maniac. Since we’re all college students in a […]
Prominent Author Encourages Students to ‘Protect Each Other’
FAMU has had 15 registered cases of HIV within the past year. The College of Pharmacy and the Institute of Public Health held its monthly seminar series Thursday evening from noon-1 p.m. Dr. Samuel Frimpong, human services specialist for HIV/AIDS in Duval County, was the guest speaker. The empty auditorium […]
FAMU Student Supports Family Overseas through Tally Rally
Outside the Capitol Building, people gathered to show support for and solidarity with the anti-government protesters in Cairo. For Michel Ibrahim, a pre-med student at Florida A & M University, the Solidarity Rally for Egypt gave him a way to support his family overseas. Ibrahim was born in Egypt in […]
Reviewed: Nuberri Yogurt shop
The city of Tallahassee has added a new frozen yogurt shop to the dessert population just this past October. Conveniently located within the Publix shopping plaza off of Blair Stone Road, Nuberri Frozen Yogurt is very new, yet has already built a loyal customer base. Mary Jo Ferros, 62, a […]
Standing Ovation for ‘Change It Up’
An 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper was taped to the ticket booth window in Tucker Hall with big, bold letters splayed across it, stating: Tickets are sold out. Change it Up II: The Look of Love, a FAMU Essential Theatre Production, had a packed house opening night on […]
Casserole Encourages Friendship and Familiarity
Here is a dish you can make in a pinch. With the hectic schedule of being a college student, finding time to relax with friends is always difficult. Being a new student to Florida A & M University, I rarely get to see my friends that go to Florida State […]
Crash Victim Stays Positive
Glenneisha Darkins, 19, abandoned the burning Monte Carlo with her friends in tow and Bible in her purse. She followed her friends to the ’99 GMC Yukon her group was trailing, completely unaware that her bad road trip was about to turn worse. Nov. 24 was the date […]