I am the first one to admit that this newspaper makes mistakes. During the past four months we have had misspelled names, forgotten headlines, misidentified people and missed important information. There has not been a single mistake in this newspaper that I have not read and kicked myself for. This […]

Rather than merely address the facts presented by the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP), Jason Lawrence’s editorial included insulting comments and false statements to support his argument in favor of abortion rights. Students should be “alarmed” when they realize that abortion is an act of violence that kills an unborn baby […]

Donald Trump running for president? Ha! That is the most doleful, yet comical thing I have ever heard of. Sarah Palin was sad enough, now we have Donald Trump running for the presidency. What is America coming to? Now, I do believe that every American-born citizen has the right to […]

The abortion protest on campus this semester boasts that the number one killer of Black babies is abortion. Enraged by this and by the graphic images of aborted babies, students at Florida A&M University did as many Rattlers of today do—absolutely nothing. Sure, some complained, and some whined about the […]

A staff member who was supposedly defending his boss turned into something much more. Brian Burgess, Gov. Rick Scott’s communication director, got into a heated Twitter war with media outlets and reporters on Sunday evening. Okay. Pause. Rick Scott’s team members are starting beef via Twitter? Oh come on. I […]

Playoffs: The one word that can make just about any man lose his religion. Throughout the country you can see millions of men screaming at the top of their lungs, campaigning for why their respective teams are the surefire champion. Girlfriends are ignored, papers are forgotten, and inside voices no […]

Monday’s town hall meeting was full of passionate students and staff discussing Florida A&M’s restructuring plans, as well as, state and university budget issues. The meeting may have sparked a new battle to save FAMU’s funds and its programs. The B.L. Perry lecture room was near full as heated debates […]

Throughout last week, students may have been alarmed by the Genocide Awareness Project exhibit that was set up in front of Tucker Hall. The project, laden with graphic images of aborted fetuses, sought to bring attention to abortion, which they believe is the mass murder of the unborn. As a […]

The Board of Trustees’ vote for restructuring Florida A&M has come and gone. And now the school has to put the decisions into effect. Be that as it may. We shouldn’t let some of the decisions that the board voted on get us down. We knew from the very beginning […]

At time of publication, we are officially 14 days, 336 hours and 20, 160 minutes away from the moment we’ve all been waiting for: summer. It’s almost here, tantalizingly close and just within reach. After an entire year of tests, exams, homework, research papers, assignments, meetings, forums, there is a […]