One of things that happen in the beginning of a new semester is students get comfortable with the idea of a fresh start. Perhaps fall semester didn’t go too well, so spring is a chance to boost up that grade point average before the end of the school year. Admit […]

Congratulations. The big day is approaching. You have accomplished what you came to college for, which is to graduate and receive a degree regardless of how long it may have taken you. Now, I know most of you are thinking that due to all of the hazing allegations, claims of […]

Ever consider that there may be a thing as too much education? I see people with multiple degrees, even doctorates, walking around in frustration as they go to interview after interview with a horrified look of disgust permanently stamped on his or her face. The thing is, there are only […]

In today’s market, it is difficult to find a job. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey, the unemployment rate for college graduates 20 to 24 years old spiked 5 percent within a few short months, from 7.1 percent in May to 12.1 percent in June, […]

Ask anyone in The Famuan: on layout nights, I’m usually the guy buzzing around the newsroom, looking over shoulders and pointing out grammar and technical things in others’ writing. I love words. They are, and always, have been my favorite part of journalism; photos are a close second. But, in […]

This semester as Editor-in-Chief with The Famuan has been the best, and worst, semester of my life.  I never understood how much power the press can hold, and what a grave responsibility that is, but FAMU taught me the lesson very quickly. Since day one, this paper has seen and […]

Michael Jackson dying from a prescription-drug overdose is not what is most disturbing about the circumstances surrounding his passing. It is the fact that the administrator of the drug was dealt a punishment that hardly matches the intensity or prominence of the late performer’s life. On Nov. 29, Dr. Conrad […]

No matter what, I think that abortion will always be an issue that people feel strongly about whether they believe it’s wrong or right. Recently, a woman from New York is being charged with first-degree self-abortion for allegedly terminating the child with an herbal drink. According to the article, there […]

Florida A&M’s search committee for the director of retention met Friday in the School of Business and Industry to interview prospective candidates for the position. According to Maurice Edington, QEP director and Associate Professor of Chemistry, the university began its search when former director of retention, William Hudson, was as […]

I am saddened and immensely disappointed in Herman Cain. He provided our nation with the image that, if you work hard enough and trust God, you can be very successful. He seemed like the all-American guy who worked hard, went to church regularly and provided well for his family. In […]