Before viewing “An Inconvenient Truth,” I was very unaware about the issue of global warming and its effects. The movie showed me how all people, especially Americans, are contributing to global warming. It was especially emotional when it showed how the North and South Poles were being affected the most. […]
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Candidate responsible for loss, appeal may not help
As the Student Supreme Court prepares to hear the cases of four candidates from the spring elections, let us hope it stays attuned to the facts and are not swayed by the emotional pleas of the flustered and defeated. The pretenses of some of the cases sound legitimate, but others […]
No ‘Cinderella teams’ in The Big Dance
March madness is upon us. While millions of Americans scribble on their brackets what teams will take home the national crown, it’s inevitable that those very same college basketball enthusiasts will be pounding their foam fingers in anger after a presumed favorite falls to a lowly team from a smaller […]
Clubhouse frustrations build
The losses keep adding up and frustrations are starting to boil over for the Florida A&M University baseball team after it dropped a three-game series to Indiana University over the weekend. Thursday’s game was postponed and moved to Saturday as part of a double header. The Rattlers dropped game one […]
Rattler guard fights through thyroid disease
From the brink of possible death to becoming a starting point guard, Earnest Maul’s journey to playing division one basketball was almost just a dream. Why? Well, while in high school, he developed hypothyroid. This occurs when the thyroid gland fails to produce or secrete the thyroxin and triodothryronine the […]
New Rock flick short on romance, long on laughs
Crude language and slapstick humor seemed to be the angle that actor/director Chris Rock took when he co-wrote “I Think I Love My Wife.” Rock plays Richard Cooper, a successful businessman with a loving wife and two beautiful children, who is bored out of his mind. The lack of sex […]
Women rave over weave’s versatility
For some female students, after a long day, there is nothing better than going home, snatching out their weave, laying it on the night stand and going to sleep without worrying about messing up that do. Ranging from a variety of prices, weave has become highly popular, and although it […]
Top five women’s empowerment songs
When it comes to the weight of the world, women have to be natural bodybuilders. From surviving in a male-driven society to becoming the stabilizing force in a family, women do all these things and more while maintaining their beautiful stature. Here are the Top 5 Women Empowerment Songs that […]
All in the family: Gillums in top seat
With a seemingly hereditary ability to be the voice for the voiceless, rise for any pivotal political cause, and above all lead the masses with reverence and vigor, the Gillums are making their family name known in Tallahassee. Born to Charles and Frances Gillum and raised in Gainesville, junior political […]
Back pay issues still not resolved
Within recent weeks, many employees who went unpaid all semester began receiving paychecks, but some of the checks have either not been the full amount or were less than the number of paychecks owed. Because of this, those employees are still awaiting back pay. The problem resulted from a University-wide […]