Why it is every time I turn around some type of racist statement is being written or said about black people? If it is not white college students making fun of Black people by portraying stereotypes on Halloween, then it is people like Michael Richards who go on a racist […]
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Summer class budgets posted
Top administrators have released the 2007 summer budgets of the various colleges and schools on campus, after much outcry from students and faculty. In response to the delayed budget, in a March 20 meeting the Faculty Senate voted unanimously to ask the president and provost to immediately offer the same […]
Campus unites for annual Relay for Life fundraiser
Volunteers, student organizations and cancer survivors were among the many supporters who participated in the fifth annual Florida A&M University Relay for Life campaign, an overnight fundraising event that helped raise $32,000 for the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer. The 18-hour event, sponsored by the Student Government Association and […]
Students protest school’s failure to display courses
Several students went to the provost’s office Friday to protest the lack of upper level courses in the College of Arts and Sciences available for the summer term and the unreleased summer budget. After four previous unsuccessful visits to the provost’s office, students decided they were going to gather until […]
Orange Room opens safe after flood
Officials in charge of the Orange Room said the diner is operating in compliance with all of its inspections and that students who regularly stop in for lunch should not be worried about a flood incident that occurred Tuesday. Terry L. Woodard, general manager of dining services, in an e-mail […]
University seeks more time
In a Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, the audit committee asked the University’s interim president to ask the Department of Labor for a time extension to comply with the department’s preliminary audit findings. After a motion was made to restrict KPMG, the firm FAMU solicited to help collect and organize […]
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Have you ever had a conflict with someone and didn’t know how to handle it? If so, here are 10 ways to handle altercations with others. 1. Don’t get into an altercation with a person whom lives by you and sees you every day. The person might be psychotic. You […]
Campus takes over Capitol
Florida A&M University students, faculty, staff and alumni joined state legislators Wednesday at the Capitol to celebrate FAMU Day, an annual recognition of the University’s accomplishments. Students and alumni met with legislators to discuss challenges, comment on governance and showcase new programs. “FAMU Day is important to the community because […]
Candidates use Internet to reach younger constituents
American politics have changed, and today’s national candidates are fighting to reach potential voters through every possible medium. Internet communities such as YouTube, MySpace and Facebook seem to play major roles in candidates’ introductions to young voters. MySpace has dedicated a section of its site to profiles of politicians hoping […]
Court: Williams gets new race
The verdicts are in for the three appeals trials in the spring elections. Thursday, in the case of Chante Sessomes v. Electoral Commission, the Student Supreme Court ruled against Sessomes in the Senate Chambers. After the court ordered the Electoral Commission on Monday to submit all ballots cast in the […]