With less than two weeks before the 2022 Fall Midterm Elections, many people across the country are scrambling to retrieve their ballots and make other last-minute preparations to ensure their ability to cast their votes. While most working-class adults appear eager to go out and participate, college students attending universities […]
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Is the Nike shoe worth the price?
On Oct. 22, Nike released the “FAMU” Dunk Low sneakers. One of four collaborations with prominent HBCUs including Tennessee State University, Clark Atlanta University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The FAMU Dunk Low was created by FAMU alumna Caitlyn K. Davis who […]
Lil Baby tops the charts
After what may have seemed like more than two years, the highly anticipated album “It’s Only Me” by Lil Baby has finally been released, and it turns out that it is, indeed, only Lil Baby. The multi-platinum artist went viral on social media just a day after the album’s release […]
Fat shaming is simply wrong
Fat shaming is in our brain in a way we aren’t even aware of. It might be as simple as scrolling on Instagram thinking, “Wow, she really shouldn’t be wearing that dress with thighs like that” or perhaps holding the opinion that ladies with larger arms are amazing in the […]
Corey Simon, can we talk?
As the November midterm elections rapidly approach, many candidates are ramping up appearances, doubling down on party rhetoric and reasserting to the public just how important this upcoming election is. But one candidate has taken an unusual route to earning the public’s trust by circumventing both interviews and candidate forums […]
Standing ovations at ‘Chicken & Biscuits’
One week before Florida A&M’s homecoming, the university’s Essential Theatre brought an event-filled Broadway comedy to campus – “Chicken & Biscuits.” The play, which made its debut Wednesday, is directed by Luther D. Wells, a theater professor at FAMU, and performed by students. In the play, the actors modernized and […]
SBI’s dress code is out of touch
The phrase “dress for success” is a common motto many people live by, although it takes a different meaning depending on your outlook. At Florida A&M’s School of Business and Industry, a professional dress code is enforced. The policy, located on FAMU’s website, states, “As a professional school, this dress […]
Parents responsible for their children’s actions
As the one who bears the heavy responsibility of raising a child up into adulthood, a parent will ultimately forever be connected to the success and failures of their child even as they get into their big age; you can say a parent’s role is a lifetime commitment. As a […]
FAMU’s women’s sports are overlooked
In 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments was passed to ensure in part that women and men participating in athletics get an equal opportunity. Yet 50 years later, women’s athletic teams still struggle to receive the same support as male athletic teams. Even many pro women’s’ athletic teams deal […]
Why isn’t the new AD starting right away?
Florida A&M University made a monumental announcement Wednesday morning. The university said it had hired Tiffani-Dawn Sykes as the new athletic director. The news was presented to the public mid-morning Wednesday when the university held its first press conference to allow the new athletic director to introduce herself and allow […]