Failure is a natural part of life. Recognizing and overcoming failure leads to success, or at the very least, an avoidance of one particular type of failure. To fail is to be human. Something most fail to realize is failure is an opportunity to grow. It is not […]
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Crisis in Egypt..still ongoing
For the past few weeks Egypt has been in the middle of a crisis. People have been killed, injured in loots and riots, the reason-being fed up with their government. The Egyptian people want President Hosni Mubarak gone to put it plain and simply. So much so that they have […]
That’s not music, that’s just noise
With the Grammy’s right around the corner, it is pertinent to look back on the great music, or maybe the lack thereof, of 2011. We frequently listen to many different styles of music in The Famuan. Some of us enjoy the sweet sounds of gospel while we work, while others […]
It’s not the 1960’s anymore, enough with the excuses
February means it’s Black History month and unless you live under a rock, the next four weeks will play out as follows: For the next 26 days, corporations will swap the actors and theme music in their commercials to appeal to a more “urban” crowd. We can expect news media […]
List of pros and cons concerning health care
1. Pro: Young adults can stay on their parents insurance until they are 26: Most of us are not going to be able to afford health care when we graduate, so this helps. 2. Con: “Free” health care really isn’t free. Its paid by taxes, which means higher […]
Seriously, nobody wants to see your boxers, dude
On Friday Jan. 21, Martin Luther King, III, son of the legendary civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., was the keynote speaker for the MLK Convocation at the Al Lawson center. King spoke about a number of things ranging from our environmental and governmental issues to some of our issues […]
Sidewalk: Great for Safety and Health
A durable sidewalk system will do wonders for a community. It has positive effects on people, traffic and the environment. Sidewalks assist thousands of students who rely on safe access to and from their classes. It can do as little as making your walks around campus easier […]
Staff Ed: When Campaigns Hurt More than They Help
The start of the “Your Mom Will Hate This Game” campaign for the newly released video game “Dead Space 2” has sparked some debate among gamers. The main question has been, “Is the value of the shock campaign worth the damage it could do?” The commercials for “Dead Space 2” […]
Open carry law…not such a good idea
Over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, a shooting injured two innocent bystanders. A 52-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man both sustained gunshot wounds in this tragic incident of cosmic irony. It’s truly heartbreaking that after a parade to honor a man of peace, two people would be shot. This […]
When enough is enough
Most of us have gone through something painful in our lives. If not, it is a safe bet to say that we will. In Ann Pettaway’s case, her pain led her to commit a horrible crime in 1987. After years of trying to conceive her own child and countless […]