FAMU gave a delayed response to eliminating hazing. Especially with the upcoming “Hazing Prevention Week 2012- Rattlers Strike Out Hazing.” We’ve already had countless mandatory anti-hazing seminars and pledge agreements for every club and organization. We even have an anti-hazing website that seems to be more focused on bettering […]
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Is Set Friday losing it?
Whether it’s the musical sounds of DJ Loosekid or the plethora of unique vendors ready to display their merchandise, Florida A&M University’s ‘Set Friday’ allows every Rattler to kick back and be themselves. In the name of tradition, it is important to keep the value of ‘Set Friday’ significant, […]
Is ‘Set Friday’ pushing daisies?
Whether it’s the musical sounds of DJ Loosekid or the plethora of unique vendors ready to display their merchandise, Florida A&M University’s ‘Set Friday’ allows every rattler to kick back and be themselves. In the name of tradition, it is important to keep the value of ‘Set Friday’ significant, […]
Can FAMU emerge from the ‘haze’?
When the recent reports surfaced about Torque Dance Team’s alleged hazing during the Labor Day holiday, all I could do was groan. Less than one year after the tragic death of Robert Champion, more students continue risking their lives for their organizations. Florida A&M is slowly shifting from a prestigious […]
Don’t knock it ’til you try it
In today’s world, fame and glamour seem easily attainable. Living among celebrities is more of a perception than a reality. When it comes to “keeping up with the Joneses,” many fall short. Those who have expensive taste, but lack income must satisfy themselves somehow. To buy knock-offs or not […]
Mentors gone mental
The basis of a mentor/mentee relationship is simple and beneficial. Ill intentions and failed attempts at popularity redefine this relationship at Florida A&M University. FAMU has several peer mentoring and leadership development initiatives. These points of contact are often student run clubs, organizations or a part of a university […]
Exactly which ‘we’ built this?
Who built this? That’s the question I asked myself after watching the Republican National Convention. “We built this” became the RNC theme after President Barack Obama spoke in Roanoke, Va. about how successful people did not achieve success on their own. Republicans interpreted his “you didn’t build that” comment […]
Eastwood’s RNC chair speech, crazed or witty?
Ellen Robinson When Clint Eastwood, 82, prepared for his speech at the Republican National Convention, I’m sure he imagined his chair piece to be a hilarious joke that people would be talking about for a long time. However, it ended up being a joke gone wrong. Watching Eastwood “converse” […]
Gone are the days…
I wonder where the good old days in the U.S. are. It feels that we are as far from the mark as we’ve been in decades. The foundations of law, equality and democracy don’t seem to have any bearing on the world anymore. The people who hold the reigns […]
A frame is worth 1000 words
A picture without a frame is simply a piece of paper. The same is true for President Barak Obama’s political agenda. Framing at a presidential debate is the only way the Democratic Party is going to move the president’s agenda forward and win. The 2012 Democratic National Convention in […]