The newly passed Affordable Health Care for America Act has become a burning concern for tanning salon businesses and their patrons. President Barack Obama’s administration passed the hotly debated healthcare bill; one of the lesser-known provisions of the bill is the 10 percent additional tax on tanning salon fees. According […]

There has been an influx of student patients at Florida A&M’s counseling center this semester. Sources attribute the rise to stress-related issues. Allison Lockard, a counselor at FAMU’s Sunshine Manor, said stress is very common among college-aged individuals. “Stress is an issue for students because they are trying to juggle […]

The soul singer Erykah Badu is back with her sixth album “Amerykah: Part 2: Return of Ankh.” This album is a follow up to her gold selling album “New Amerykah: Part 1: Fourth Gold War.” Once again, Badu is preaching the revolutionary words of freedom, all while giving her fans […]

Florida A& M Green Coalition partnered with ReadyU Campus Brand Ambassadors to feature ReadyU Dinner and a movie during “ECOnscious Days” last week. ReadyU hosted the movie “Summit on the Summit,” which documented seven climbers’ journey to the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro. PUR Water Filtration and Proctor & Gamble’s Children’s […]

Social media networking sites are growing new leaps everyday, but their popularity might be the link to lower grades among students. According to a study by doctoral candidate Aryn Karpinski of Ohio State University and her co-author Adam Duberstein of Ohio Dominican University, college students who are members of Facebook […]

The Florida A&M Developmental Research School faced interruptions in their new recreation fields’ construction due to pending payments to workers. The project, which includes the assembly of new fields and courts for students enjoy football, baseball, softball, track, tennis and basketball has come to a halt. The construction was scheduled […]

Just in time for Easter and Women’s History Month, the Florida A&M chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America is hosting a donation drive to help the local Women’s Refuge House in Tallahassee. Leticia Hopkins, a fourth-year public relations student and PRSSA a resident said that this was the […]

It is 7 o’clock you are leaving school walking to your car after a long day filled with classes. Then you search for your car keys that are buried deep in your bag your stomach starts to rumble, it is dinner time once again. It is undeniable that your taste […]

March 23 was considered a triumphant comeback for singer/songwriter Monica, who released her sixth studio album in four years. “Still Standing” is Monica’s fourth album under J Records. This time around there is only one guest appearance, Monica’s cousin, Atlanta bred rapper, Ludacris. Much of the albums production comes from […]

Weather walking around campus or enjoying a night on the town you will more than likely see someone with leggings on. Leggings made a comeback in 2005 after being off of fashions “it list” for a while. Now you can’t go to the grocery store without seeing a woman with […]