The 21st century is profound musically, filled with lyrical metaphors and similes that the average 10 year old wouldn’t quite understand. As college students, not only do we listen to these explicit lyrics, we practically live by them. At times we unknowingly condone the sometimes vulgar content. The fact that […]

Originality means the power of independent thought or constructive imagination, according to Merriam-Webster. Entertainment wise, originality usually sets the most masterful artists apart from the feeble ones. It seems though, that originality is a rare find in the music and film industries. Movies like Carrie, Dawn of The Dead and […]

President Obama announced a new energy plan March 31 that would extend offshore drilling in 167 million acres of water from the Mid-Atlantic to waters just southeast of Jacksonville. Two-thirds of the eastern Gulf of Mexico will also be open for exploration. The search for oil begins in 2011 and […]

A sudden drop in ticket prices for the Haiti Relief Concert scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Teaching Center Gymnasium has caused speculation among students.      Originally, the student senate tailored ticket prices so that all proceeds would go directly to Haiti relief efforts in response […]

Global warming is one of the most significant issues facing society today.  While there is no dispute that the Earth is heating up, two schools of thought exist.  Naysayers of the typical greenhouse gas global warming explanation blame the increased temperature of the planet on a natural heating cycle.  So, […]

I have never met hip-hop artist Fabolous. I do not know his family, friends, or any of his associates — but I do know where he lives thanks to Twitter and its GPS locator. Since the creation of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, privacy has antiquated […]

From the turn of the 20th century, advances in technology have changed the way we eat.We no longer have to anticipate a certain season to purchase fruits and vegetables. The establishment of fast-food chains takes the worry out of preparing our own food. Fast food may be more affordable than […]

I don’t know if it was the Red Bull in my system or hearing the shouts of encouragement as I marched toward the Capitol on Thursday, but something made me realize that the spirit of Florida A&M is far from dead, despite the hard-hitting budget cuts the school might face. […]

Skin color has been an issue in the black community for years. Hostility between light and dark- skinned African Americans has caused a skin divide within our communities. It was not until the topic, ” I don’t like my hair texture or the color of my skin,” on the Michael […]

Three years after the administrative turmoil that defined the Castell Bryant regime, President James H. Ammons and his leadership are still trying to pick up the broken pieces and move forward. However, Sen. Evelyn Lynn, R-Ormond Beach, is seeking to put a damper on FAMU’s progress with the proposal of […]