It’s the beginning of a new school year and the football season is in full swing. The Florida A&M University football team had its first game Sept. 2 against Delaware State. Unfortunately, the football team did not win on the field, but more disturbing was the conduct of the Marching […]

Stalking. While it may start off as a harmless crush, it can easily turn into something more threatening. Well, for those of us who have accounts on Facebook, stalking just became that much easier. As most of you know, Facebook changed its layout earlier this week. Users went to sleep […]

There was a time when movies meant more than just entertainment. You left a movie theatre after seeing a movie, especially a black movie, where there were underlying meanings that would be discussed long after watching the movie. Hopefully, these messages would be absorbed and spread so others could be […]

A broadcast I heard about a year ago on 90.5 seeming to damn people to hell if they believed in abortion had me messed up in the mind for a while. After reading an article about Levonorgestel being approved as an over-the-counter drug, I had to write a rebuttal that […]

The Essentials: *Non-perishable foods that require no refrigeration*Water: 1 gallon per person per day*Additional water for sanitation*Cash and credit or debit cards*Flashlights*Extra batteries*Fire extinguisher*Clean containers to store drinking water and fresh water*Manual can opener*Hand tools: hammer, nails, a knife, pliers, screwdrivers etc.*Unscented household bleach to purify water (8 drops per […]

With identity theft on the rise in the United States, more people are being affected everyday. But there are ways to prevent this from happening. The U.S. Office of the Inspector General states that identity theft takes place when someone “knowingly transfers or uses, with lawful authority, a means of […]

Are we at Florida A&M University working too hard? Or are we too occupied to see the excitement of the new school year? It just seems as though this fall semester is not as entertaining as previous fall semesters. We know our freshman enrollment has declined, but that should not […]

Now, if you haven’t been reading up on the news on the Plan-B birth control now is the time to sit down and pay attention to what will follow. On Aug. 24, the 72-hour emergency contraceptive was made available as an over-the-counter drug. Levonorgestrel is now available for anyone age […]

Tallahassee has just been lucky, some officials say, about the city’s lack of devastating hits by hurricanes in the last 20 years. “Tallahassee has been dodging the bullets, but our luck may run out,” said Tallahassee Fire EMS Division Chief Nancy Herndon. “We are due for a major storm.” Michael […]

Hurricane season can be frightening, especially for those who have never been through one. Changes at Florida A&M University will ease stress when it comes to personal preparation this year. Christen McDowell, a 20-year-old Jacksonville native, became concerned about hurricane preparation on campus her sophomore year. She said one day […]