President Donald Trump wasted no time springing into executive action after Tuesday’s inauguration. Within the first 24 hours of presidency, Trump has rescinded a total of 78 executive actions put into effect by former President Joe Biden. While some orders ranged from pardoning 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants to enacting a […]
Author: Micah Barkley | Editor-in-Chief
A controversial compromise: The Electoral College
While it may seem as though the “popular vote” of the American people should be used to determine the President of the United States, delegates in 1787 found the need to raise the question of how the president should be elected at a Constitutional Convention that year. This concern continued […]
FAMU interim president asks for leadership resignation
Florida A&M University Interim President Timothy Beard has called for the immediate resignation of the school’s senior leadership team; this team includes the Chief Operating Officer, Provost, General Counsel, Athletic Director, Chief of Staff and Communications director, among several other positions that report directly to Beard. This letter was delivered […]
Trump battles journalists at NABJ
CHICAGO —Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for the 2024 election, faced criticism for his previous comments about the Black community during his panel conversation at Wednesday’s National Association of Black Journalists conference. After an hour delay, ABC News Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott wasted no time asking Trump heavy-hitter […]
BOT tables contract of men’s basketball coach amidst controversy
The approval of a three-year contract for Patrick Crarey II, the new head men’s basketball coach, will now be postponed. Trustees seek more information on allegations that Crarey improperly dismissed players last year and want to investigate his current volunteer employment agreement with the university. News that the coach had […]
Florida Student Association announces new leadership team
The Florida Student Association (FSA) has declared its newly elected leadership team for the 2024-2025 school year term. The FSA serves as a non-profit corporation that brings together university student body presidents from all universities in the state of Florida. The mission of the FSA is to represent and […]