On Saturday Jan. 8, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was the target of an assassination attemptwhile giving a speech in front of a Tucson, Ariz. grocery store. Six people were killed and Giffords remains incritical condition from a gunshot wound to the head. The gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, 22, was immediately […]
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Here we go again…
The infamous YouTube sensation, Antoine Dodson, has done it again. His new Christmas video “Chimney Intruder” song first premiered last month on Lopez Tonight,the nighttime talk show hosted by George Lopez. It‘s a short, sweet and ridiculous jingle about Santa Claus “climbing in yo’ windows and snatching yo’ people up. […]
What this state needs is high speed… rail that is
Florida is moving closer to the long awaited dream of many of its citizens to construct a high-speed rail system. The Feds awarded the state $342 million last month in addition to $1.25 billion in federal stimulus funds and an $800 million grant from the Federal Rail Administration. The proposed […]
Dress for the hood, not the hill
As I make my way past Coleman Library on a breezy day, I hear from my right, “Aye Red!” As I slowly turn with a look of displeasure on my face, I see that the young man whose mouth this came from is casually dressed in a white tank top, gray […]
One year later, misery continues
On this day exactly one year ago, a vicious earthquake struck approximately 35 miles west southwest of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. It devastated the whole nation. The quake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale and an aftershock measuring 5.9 left a catastrophic path of destruction. The Haitian government estimated […]
He’s our governor so let’s get to work
Jan. 4, 2011, Florida’s new governor began his inaugural breakfast here on FAMU’s campus at the Al Lawson center. This breakfast stirred up a lot of murmurs amongst FAMU’s current and former students. Many felt as if Governor Rick Scott’s prayer breakfast should have been held at a location […]
Being a local: Not as bad as you might think
Everyone has their “I came to FAMU because” stories. I could exaggerate about why I chose to attend FAMU as oppose to any other college in Florida- I wanted to be surrounded by people who look like me, its journalism program can compete with the best. Blah blah blah, all […]
Continuing to chase perfection
I’ve been with The Famuan since the second week of my freshman year. In truth, it was all rather odd. I was dragged into the newsroom by Wesley Martin after he tried to interview me for a story. I was harassed and challenged by Jaylen Christie from the moment […]
Student leaders rally behind Kirby for VP of student affairs
As we come to the end of the fall semester, it is a pleasure to voice our full support in the selection of a new vice president of student affairs who has the competence and the experience to lead. Associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students Henry […]
Be kind to your habitat
With earthquakes, hurricanes, flash floods and blizzards recurring nationwide, Global climate change is no longer a myth or a theory, but a proven scientific fact. The threat of constant upheaval from Mother Nature is a looming threat not limited to strictly one time of year. Although hurricane season has officially […]