A hustler, as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, is “a person who obtains money by fraud and deception.” Eight financial institutions did precisely this. The corporations tricked taxpayers’ into believing their money was safe while institutions actually used U.S. funds for personal expenses. As thousands of homeowners struggled to make payments […]
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Economy in California continues to shrivel up
Economic woes are really turning out to be a way of life. Just ask Arnold Schwarzenegger, California’s governor, who recently declared a state emergency due to a severe drought. According to reports on MSNBC.com, Schwarzenegger believes that farm losses in the upcoming season could possibly reach $2 billion. Furthermore, the […]
Sheriff needs equal punishment
Recently Wakulla County Sheriff David Harvey was involved in a car accident, after attending a police accreditation meeting in Tampa. After hitting the rear bumper of a parked car, which was occupied by a 39-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter, Harvey left the scene. Although Harvey was not asked to […]
Looking for answers in a musical family’s tragedy
On Wednesday morning, Pablo Jose Amador, a Miami music teacher, “loving” husband and father took the lives of his wife, two youngest daughters and then his own, according to the Associated Press. Luckily his 16-year-old son, Javier and a college -aged daughter were not victims of this heinous “act of […]
Panelist makes racist comment
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, students and professors gathered in the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication Lecture Hall for “Disappearing Ink,” a panel discussion about the decline of editorial cartoonists. The discussion was okay, at the beginning that is. It was obvious there was no diversity on the panel. The […]
Travel sets students apart and expands horizons
Will a nearly perfect sashay boost the probability of strolling out of the career expo with a job offer? It may sound foolish, but the time and efforts many Florida A&M students devote to such activities while on the Hill would lead one to assume these activities increase the likeliness […]
What grinds Wesley’s gears?
According to the Surgeon General’s office, every two out of three Americans are overweight or obese. It took me a long time to admibut I’m one of those two out of three. I could have stopped it, but I procrastinated when it came to working out and getting healthy. My […]
Holiday parade fiasco takes fun out of event
In recent news the Associated Press reported that seven people were injured in a shooting that occurred along the New Orleans’ main parade route, ruining what had been a picture perfect day with great weather and large crowds. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon along St. Charles Avenue while some […]