#8220;Silence is a must, violence is a plus.” These are the words from legendary rap artist Tupac Shakur describing, “living the thug life.” But is this the life an educated young black youth would want to live? From incarceration to death, this “thug life” mentality has turned into its own […]

I want to pose a question to the young ladies of Florida A&M University: do you remember the last time a guy referred to you as something other then “shawty”, “ma” or “girl” as he yelled out to you from across the mall? Or how about the last time a […]

The Florida A&M Rattlers managed to overcome an intense defensive effort from the Delaware State Hornets and broke away with a 70-68 win Tuesday night at Gaither Gymnasium. The win marks the eighth victory for Eugene Harris as Rattler head coach and the team’s third straight MEAC win. Harris explained […]

Florida A&M University student organizations swarmed The Set to recruit prospective voters for Tuesday’s Florida presidential primary election. Strike the Vote, a student-run voting initiative, set up table displays with information about the importance of voting. “We are pretty much standing on The Set all day, encouraging students to vote,” […]

Many young Republican and Democratic students came out to vote in the 2008 Florida primary elections because in their opinion, the candidates were much stronger than in previous years. Regina Mincberg, 20, a Democrat, said she has been with a group of friends campaigning for Barack Obama outside the courthouse […]

Participants in the Leon County District Florida Primary Election said that race and gender-related controversy of the Democratic party influenced this year’s voter turnout. “More people (will) vote this election (because) of the controversy and the history that will be made,” said Kristy Aycock, 23, a psychology and child development […]

Nasheema Harvey, 18, said she had no idea that by participating in the Florida primary on Jan. 29, her vote could potentially revise a state constitutional amendment. Tallahassee voters had the chance to vote on Amendment 1 in addition to casting their votes for presidential candidates. This amendment seeks to […]

Recently, the Tampa Tribune published an article that claimed Florida A&M University, under FAMU’s President James Ammons, is going back to its old ways of cronyism. Ammons’ leadership team has phenomenal qualifications and has proven its ability to perform their assigned jobs. As far as cronyism is concerned, it’s not […]

Turn your dial to CNN. You hear a report on another celebrity’s personal issues, so you change the dial, once again, to MSNBC. Gosh! It seems that you can’t escape the madness and the not-so-important news broadcasts. Hearing about pop-star Britney Spears’ continuous mental battles and custody bouts with K. […]

This week, a USA Today article announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will begin a pilot program that would make damaged New Orleans apartments available free of cost to those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The program’s goal is to provide free temporary housing until small travel trailers can be […]