Pedestrians need a reality check. Just because there is a cross-walk, does not warrant a free pass to carelessly proceed into or hold traffic to a stop for blocks. Everyone has seen it and at times everyone has done it. With a car coming down Wahnish Way, and with not […]

It is the beginning of 2012 and while there are many uncertainties about the coming year, including whether or not the world will end, one constant is the near-manic coverage and behavior of those involved in the Iowa Caucus. For those uninitiated with the workings of the Iowa caucus, it […]

One of things that happen in the beginning of a new semester is students get comfortable with the idea of a fresh start. Perhaps fall semester didn’t go too well, so spring is a chance to boost up that grade point average before the end of the school year. Admit […]

Congratulations. The big day is approaching. You have accomplished what you came to college for, which is to graduate and receive a degree regardless of how long it may have taken you. Now, I know most of you are thinking that due to all of the hazing allegations, claims of […]

Ever consider that there may be a thing as too much education? I see people with multiple degrees, even doctorates, walking around in frustration as they go to interview after interview with a horrified look of disgust permanently stamped on his or her face. The thing is, there are only […]

In today’s market, it is difficult to find a job. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey, the unemployment rate for college graduates 20 to 24 years old spiked 5 percent within a few short months, from 7.1 percent in May to 12.1 percent in June, […]

Ask anyone in The Famuan: on layout nights, I’m usually the guy buzzing around the newsroom, looking over shoulders and pointing out grammar and technical things in others’ writing. I love words. They are, and always, have been my favorite part of journalism; photos are a close second. But, in […]

This semester as Editor-in-Chief with The Famuan has been the best, and worst, semester of my life.  I never understood how much power the press can hold, and what a grave responsibility that is, but FAMU taught me the lesson very quickly. Since day one, this paper has seen and […]

Michael Jackson dying from a prescription-drug overdose is not what is most disturbing about the circumstances surrounding his passing. It is the fact that the administrator of the drug was dealt a punishment that hardly matches the intensity or prominence of the late performer’s life. On Nov. 29, Dr. Conrad […]

No matter what, I think that abortion will always be an issue that people feel strongly about whether they believe it’s wrong or right. Recently, a woman from New York is being charged with first-degree self-abortion for allegedly terminating the child with an herbal drink. According to the article, there […]