Let’s review Saturday’s events: first football game of the season, FAMU is victorious with a win over Delaware State University with a crushing score of 21-12 and one of our players gets shot.     What doesn’t belong here? Usually cheering and the splash of cold Gatorade on the winning coach’s […]

President Obama’s rousing speech to Congress on Wednesday sent a clear message: bipartisan bickering over health reform isn’t solving any problems. Since the proposed legislation made its public debut this past spring, Americans began to show their true colors. Petty slander toward President Obama has hallmarked talks of reform through […]

Being a member of the press, I am all for freedom of speech. I have been known to ruffle some feathers with what some may deem “racy” or “tasteless” editorials. But the aforementioned are my opinions.Things are different when I am acting in the role of a reporter. My ethics […]

#8220;If you quit on school – you’re quitting on your country,” President Barack Obama said in an address to America’s schoolchildren yesterday afternoon. I’m not sure if I missed the part where Obama brainwashed America’s schoolchildren, but it sounded like a pretty inspirational speech, even for college students.  Since the […]

For nearly eight years America has occupied Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the war is worth fighting and the U.S. may send more troops to Afghanistan after months of publicly resisting an increase. He sounds confused. President Obama campaigned on ending the war but ordered an additional 21,000 […]

Recently, the Leon County police department has looked into instituting a curfew for minors, or “persons aged 17 and under.” This curfew is meant to keep the younger generations off the streets when they should be home, safe and away from potential harm.It could also be argued that the curfew […]

Imagine losing a job while this country is still in the midst of a recession?     Although jobs rarely come by easily, people are still managing to lose them through careless acts.     Recently CNN reported, “Two George Washington Bridge security guards photographed sleeping on the job have been fired, […]

When I think of the name Kennedy I think of something great. I think of the art of perfecting something over the years until it becomes the best in its class.         The Kennedys are like the Jacksons of politics.                             […]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual rights have been swept under the rug by lawmakers since the infamous Gay Rights Movement began in the summer of 1969.  Now, here we are 40 years later and not much has changed, especially in Florida.     Not much attention has been paid to […]

Where should I begin about the Chris Brown interview on Larry King Live Wednesday night? Let’s begin with Chris Brown wearing a baby blue sweater and bowtie looking like the Twitter mascot.      Seriously though, Brown looked nervous and uncomfortable, but more importantly he portrayed himself as an illiterate […]