First Amendment cases swarm the dockets of Supreme Court justices like locusts. Almost every day, someone new says his or her freedoms are being ignored in favor of someone’s political agenda.  The world is changing, along with the way information is received and distributed. For the most part, it has […]

Last Saturday, the best thing happened to me while I was in the club—my phone died. After several failed attempts at trying to revive it, I pocketed the mobile device and decided to indulge in the events of the evening. I had a blast, even without “tweeting” about it. But […]

1. Home Telephones: According to the Cellular Telephone Industry of America, 91 percent of Americans own cell phones. This could mean trouble for land line providers. 2. Video Rental Stores: With the advent of NetFlix and Gamefly.com, one thing should be obvious; Blockbuster and your Mom & Pop Video stores […]

Amid the festivities and social events that occur during Homecoming, this year FAMU will honor 40 former students at the Young Alumni Awards: A 40/40 Celebration. Among the exceptional honorees being recognized is Chicago native, Lonnie Rashied Lynn, Jr., better known by his stage name: Common. A FAMU alumnus and […]

Trees provide numerous aesthetic and economic benefits but also incur some heavy debts. Therefore, a financial contribution is required to provide the benefit of trees to FAMU’s campus. However, depending on the tree type, planting trees can be expensive. According to the official website for Crawford County Conservation District, a […]

Voting is a sacred right. Blacks have been jailed, harassed, abused and even killed to obtain the right for them and their children to have a say in a supposedly representative democracy. The Reconstruction era was an opportunity for blacks to finally regain the dignity and voice they had lost […]

The current edition of the Student Handbook may not be the most widely read book on campus, but anyone who bothers to read the Policy Statement on Non-Discrimination will find a confusing omission. The policy protects members of the university community against discrimination based on race, religion, color, age, disability, […]

The first candidate seeking FAMU’s vice president of student affairs position, currently held by interim appointee William Hudson, visited campus on Monday. Cherese Peters, an administrator in the division of student affairs at Georgia State University met with students in a public forum Monday morning to make her case for […]

In the 2008 general elections, California voters decided by a close margin to disallow gay marriage. On Aug. 4, federal district court judge Vaughn Walker ruled the state ban unconstitutional stating that, “it prevents California from fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide marriages on an equal basis.”  Prior […]

With roughly three weeks left until the midterm election, the stakes have never been higher in Florida.  This is especially true for Democrats. With an all-star line-up, Florida Democrats are poised to take a U.S. Senate seat, the governor’s mansion, every cabinet post and a host of congressional seats. At […]