With every election season, there are three groups of people. You have the candidates that try to sell themselves with their predictable platform, breakfast starters and shirts to add to everyone’s wardrobe; their supporters, then you have the rest of the campus, the people that could care less. I do […]

Recently, the Famuan published an opinions article on how high-speed rail can be beneficial to the state of Florida. 
 
 Obviously, Gov. Rick Scott didn’t get that edition of the paper, or skimmed over the article, because he denied the $2.4 billion the federal government was willing to pay […]

It’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. For a historically black university, this may not register with many people because “black people don’t have eating disorders.” While eating disorders amongst black people may not be as common, this is far from true. For some of us, eating disorders hits close to […]

The State of Wisconsin is in political turmoil. Thousands of public employees flooded Madison, the state capital, to protest Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal. Walker plans to limit collective bargaining for most public employees to wages only. While municipal law enforcement, state troopers, fire and emergency medical service employees […]

I can remember my first election week on the Hill four years ago like it was… well, four short years ago. Logging onto Facebook on a dull night browsing through statuses, seeing one that read, “No eat, no sleep, it’s Campaign Week!,” I thought, “Hmm… this week might be fun.” […]

Last week Governor Rick Scott released his budget proposal for the state. Called the 7-7-7 plan, it proposes acceleration in the total job growth in Florida, along with an increase in the number of new business start-ups and growing wages and salaries. Of course these promises seem encouraging, but how will […]

What is the difference between ignorance and something the majority just doesn’t want to hear? The dictionary defines ignorance as a “lack of knowledge, education, or awareness.” To call someone ignorant is to challenge his or her awareness on a certain situation.  You are basically saying that person should not […]

As we marvel at the notion of having a black president we are still dealing with realities of our black youth partaking in numerous criminal acts. Blacks bear most of the burden or shame of violent criminal acts in our country. We are always considered the most violent and angry people. But […]

As I look around me, it seems that many people are only in relationships with certain people just to fulfill their sexual desires. Which makes me wonder: does love even exist anymore? We watch television shows such as Jersey Shore and Skins and instantly see how they promote this fantasy […]