What is better for a football fan than a home game? The home crowd is like a crowd of best friends. Everyone gets along for three hours in support of people they don’t really know that well. They consume overpriced food, bonds are formed and in general, merriment ensues, win […]
Opinions
Racial hoaxes continue to plague minorites
Aug. 30, Bethany Storro’s face was doused with acid outside a Starbucks in Vancouver, Wash. Storro told The Columbian, a Vancouver newspaper, the assailant was “a black woman in her late 20s to early 30s with her hair pulled back into a ponytail.” But two weeks after the assault Storro […]
A message from the President of the United States on education
At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom, many for the first time. You’re taking part in a journey that will not only determine your future, but the future of this country. We know, for example, that nearly eight in ten new jobs will require workforce […]
Housing fines unfounded
Finances are a major concern for most students on FAMU’s campus, whether it entails month-late net checks, pending financial aid on iRattler, expensive textbooks and lab equipment, or even a comfortable stock of Ramen noodles, Frosted Flakes and peanut butter and jelly. On-campus students now have another financial concern to […]
Bike racks missing in action on campus
With so many alternate means of transportation, Florida A&M students seem to overlook one particular method: traveling by bike. Several students use bikes to commute to campus, expecting to secure their bikes on bike racks. But to date there are only a handful of bike racks located in areas […]
Trees do more than emit shade
FAMU could lead the state university system in the Green movement, but right now, we’re being environmentally ambivalent. Part of this problem can be solved very naturally by simply planting trees. There are many advantages to planting trees and shrubs around campus, but the environmental advantages outweigh all the others. […]
When breaking news hits…
In the news, the standard is to publish “what’s accurate at the time.” As journalists we get a tip about a story, look for sources to verify, find everyday people to tell us their thoughts and write what we have gleaned from our research. Most of the time we get […]
Harvard no longer top university in the world
We’re slipping. Not as students, maybe not even as a university, but certainly on the global stage when the United States is no longer the world leader in higher education. The University of Cambridge recently topped Harvard University, the country’s oldest institution of higher learning, in the QS World University […]
FAMU No. 74 in national university rankings
In the first week of September, Washington Monthly magazine released a list of its 2010 top national universities. FAMU made the list at No. 74. The only other Florida school to make the list was the University of Florida at No. 42. Only two other HBCU’s made the list, […]
SASHA campaign distributes not so accurate information to students
Students Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS, or SASHA, is embarking on a vigorous campaign to spread awareness about the seriousness and prevalence of HIV. Over the past couple of weeks, SASHA has distributed pamphlets and fliers laden with information on HIV, other STD’s and their prevention. While most of the […]