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 […]

The most recent Gallup poll reported that President Obama’s approval rating sits at 49 percent as of January 26th; 43 percent disapprove of his job as commander in chief and the remaining 8 percent had no opinion. This comes on the heels of President Obama’s annual State of The […]

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 […]

President Barack Obama gave his annual State of the Union address last night, his third in his four-year term.  Though this editorial was written before the airing of the actual address, all signs point to it discussing one topic in particular- the economy. With gas rising above three dollars per […]

We have all heard the saying “looks can be deceiving.” This phrase completely describes what happened to Ted Williams or “The Man with the Golden Voice.” Williams was living on the street and instantly became famous when he was discovered by a videographer on a street ramp. Williams was […]

As many Americans turn on their TVs to their local news channels, and pull up home pages on their computers, and read their daily newspapers, it is very hard too miss the debate on the health care reform. Everyone seems to be tuned into politics lately. Whether it’s expanding […]

Rousing verses of FAMU’s concert choir’s rendition of “Hold On” echoed loudly off row after row of empty chairs in the Al Lawson Multi-Purpose Center Friday morning. The occasion? Martin Luther King III, son of Martin Luther King Jr., was the guest speaker for FAMU’s convocation honoring the late […]

Jan. 18, the Florida A&M Fee committee met to discuss implementing several new student fees. The campus fee committee agreed to give both the health and athletics department a total of $1, with 75 cents going to the health department, and 25 cents to the athletic department. If these […]

My name is Jordan Culver and I am addicted to my cellular phone. It really isn’t my fault. It started with a basic Samsung flip phone. It made calls, played Tetris and, to my everlasting joy, sent text messages. The text was a simple form of communication that didn’t require […]

One year ago, drivers in the U.S. were experiencing an emotional setback, including myself, because of the rising gas prices. I found myself riding the bus and carpooling in order to avoid the obvious confrontation of filling up my gas tank. What normally took only $15 to fill; it […]