Four candidates in this semester’s spring elections will have their day in court next week. Per Section A of Chapter 604 of the Student Body Constitution, John Williams, Charles Manchion, Bianca Fletcher and Chante Sessomes each filed letters of appeal contesting the results within 24 hours after the results were […]

On Wednesday, after meeting with the parents of Martin Lee Anderson, a 14-year-old who was killed in a Bay County juvenile boot camp, Governor Charlie Crist recommended a $10 million dollar settlement be allotted to Anderson’s family for compensation in the brutal boot camp case. According to a press release […]

It seems like yesterday when actress Alfre Woodard delivered a solid performance as Carolyn Carmichael in the Spike Lee-produced film “Crooklyn.” Her strong-willed character ruled over her family with an iron fist and taught that the black family is sacred. Oh man, remember movies like “The Inkwell,” “Boomerang” and “Boyz […]

Four candidates in the 2007 Spring Elections have been granted appeals hearings by the Student Supreme Court. Junior Attendant Candidates Bianca Fletcher and Chante Sessomes, Junior Senator Candidate Charles Manchion and Mr. FAMU Candidate John Williams will have their appeals heard by the Supreme Court Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at […]

Gov. Charlie Crist announced Wednesday evening that the family of Martin Lee Anderson, the teen who died after being beaten at a Bay County boot camp, will receive a $5 million settlement from the state. Crist made the announcement after meeting with Anderson’s family and their attorney saying it was […]

Is justice really being served? Less than two years ago Generlow Wilson, a black high school scholar who maintained a 3.2 GPA, was sentenced to a 10-year prison term for a “crime” mandated by the Georgia law. Wilson received oral sex from a fellow high school student who was only […]

After former Gov. Jeb Bush did basically nothing after the controversial death of Martin Lee Anderson, the 14-year-old boy who died at a juvenile boot camp in Bay County on Jan. 6, 2006, current Gov. Charlie Crist has proposed a $5 million dollar settlement by the State of Florida to […]

You may think if you haven’t raised your grades by now then you have no hope, but it isn’t too late. Here are 10 tips to help bring up your grades; they may also bring a smile to your face. 1. First, you have to stalk the professors in your […]

With the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools coming to evaluate FAMU for re-accreditation in less than a year, it would be assumed that there would be a significant turnout at the accreditation workshop for students hosted by the Office of University Assessment Tuesday. Not even five students showed up […]

Another male has come forward to tell of the horrific sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a man of God. CNN “Headline News” anchor Thomas Roberts came forward after 20 years to publicly admit he was sexually abused as teenager by Father Jeff Toohey. The abuse lasted for […]