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 […]

There is one week left of classes, finals week is approaching and students actually think they have enough time to talk their way out of failing. If that didn’t make you giggle, just a little, then you’re probably in that position. Students who are searching the back seats of their […]

The United States government could have unprecedented power of online content if the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) passes through the House of Representatives and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) passes through the Senate. The twin bills are meant to protect the movie and music industries from losing revenue due […]

The feeling of having a child taken away by some faceless entity who deems the parent as a detriment to the child’s well being must be an unnerving one. An Ohio mother’s 200-pound eight-year-old son was recently placed into Foster Care due to “medical neglect” on the part of the […]

In the whirlwind of events that have unfolded in the past week and a half, it’s almost easy to forget that a student died. There have been protests, Facebook groups and countless other visible outbursts from students, alumni and other supporters to have the Marching “100” reinstated and former Director […]

The week following the tragic hazing-related death of Marching “100” Drum Major Robert Champion may have brought out the worst in many students, alumni and supporters of Florida A&M. The campus has become the site of a media firestorm since Nov. 19, just hours after Champion was found unresponsive on […]

Here we go again. Despite all the examples, from the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, to Ivery Luckey, a former band member, it seems that some students from our wonderful campus have not learned the effects of hazing and neither has some of the administration. On Saturday, Nov. 19, Florida A&M […]

Recently, the Republican presidential candidates discussed the issue of waterboarding in a debate and it left me wondering what my stance was on the issue. Before the debate, I had never really given it much thought. With issues like abortion, gay marriage and the economy being thrown around the most, […]

There is a bag on your head, you can hardly breathe, every breath you take burns, and every time you think it is over you feel the pressure from the water pouring onto your face, and you believe the end is near. Waterboarding is not a technique, it is torture, […]

This wasn’t how I imagined spending my Classic weekend. Hundreds of frantic phone calls to friends, countless tears shed and questions later, students all over the campus of Florida A&M are mourning the sudden death of Marching ‘100′ drum major and student Robert Champion. This isn’t the first death of […]