Aug. 30, Bethany Storro’s face was doused with acid outside a Starbucks in Vancouver, Wash. Storro told The Columbian, a Vancouver newspaper, the assailant was “a black woman in her late 20s to early 30s with her hair pulled back into a ponytail.” But two weeks after the assault Storro […]

At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom, many for the first time.  You’re taking part in a journey that will not only determine your future, but the future of this country.  We know, for example, that nearly eight in ten new jobs will require workforce […]

Finances are a major concern for most students on FAMU’s campus, whether it entails month-late net checks, pending financial aid on iRattler, expensive textbooks and lab equipment, or even a comfortable stock of Ramen noodles, Frosted Flakes and peanut butter and jelly. On-campus students now have another financial concern to […]

With so many alternate means of transportation, Florida A&M students seem to overlook one particular method: traveling by bike. Several students use bikes to commute to campus, expecting to secure their bikes on bike racks. But to date there are only a handful of bike racks located in areas […]

FAMU could lead the state university system in the Green movement, but right now, we’re being environmentally ambivalent. Part of this problem can be solved very naturally by simply planting trees. There are many advantages to planting trees and shrubs around campus, but the environmental advantages outweigh all the others.         […]

In the news, the standard is to publish “what’s accurate at the time.” As journalists we get a tip about a story, look for sources to verify, find everyday people to tell us their thoughts and write what we have gleaned from our research. Most of the time we get […]

We’re slipping. Not as students, maybe not even as a university, but certainly on the global stage when the United States is no longer the world leader in higher education. The University of Cambridge recently topped Harvard University, the country’s oldest institution of higher learning, in the QS World University […]

In the first week of September, Washington Monthly magazine released a list of its 2010 top national universities. FAMU made the list at No. 74. The only other Florida school to make the list was the University of Florida at No. 42. Only two other HBCU’s made the list, […]

Students Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS, or SASHA, is embarking on a vigorous campaign to spread awareness about the seriousness and prevalence of HIV. Over the past couple of weeks, SASHA has distributed pamphlets and fliers laden with information on HIV, other STD’s and their prevention. While most of the […]

According to Webster’s Dictionary, pressure is the burden of physical or mental distress.  When it comes to African-American women, society is putting more pressure on us than a bottle of aerosol.  Not only is our physical appearance not up to par with the likes of Nicki Minaj, Lil’ Kim and […]