No matter how much the phrase “No Child Left Behind” is uttered from the Bush administration, it is obvious from the recent cuts in education funding that the government plans to leave plenty of students behind. According to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Democratic Staff, Congress cut […]

Jill Carroll is a journalist who has been kidnapped and held hostage by Iraqi insurgents. The Al-Jazeera network said her captors threatened to kill her if the United States did not release all women held prisoner in 72 hours. But the threat to her life has been made clear via […]

For years he flew across major league outfields with a hawk’s ferocity. He often played like there was no tomorrow. Sadly, it was the latter form of play that has Rattler Andre “The Hawk” Dawson still looking for his induction into the baseball Hall of Fame. Years of playing on […]

Florida A &M University is known for its hills, and those hills can be one of many causes for the back problems affecting some students. Most students carry two or more books everyday and walk up and down two or more flights of steps, which can be bad for the […]

The mantra for the Rattlers before traveling to the Carolinas over the weekend was “get the sweep – not a split.” The orange and green did just that defeating the South Carolina State Bulldogs (72-65) and North Carolina A&T Aggies (75-71). The Rattlers (8-9, 4-2 MEAC) now sit in a […]

For many students college is the first step to being on your own. No longer do you have the pressures of your parents’ watchful eyes looking out for your best interests, or their constant push on your everyday life. College is the time for students to become young adults and […]

The start of each year marks a new beginning for most, a time to let go of the old and begin anew. Many of Hollywood’s A-list celebrities are doing just that. From Alicia Keys to Eminem, quite a few celebrities are moving on to bigger and better things in 2006. […]

The brothers of Iota Phi Theta will be hosting study sessions the entire spring semester in the library starting at 9 p.m. There will be refreshments. For more information please contact Robert Gaines at (407) 227-9517 or e-mail gammachi@iotaphitheta.org. Do you sing or dance? Can you make sweet music using […]

FAMU’s Strikers had a sendoff party Tuesday in honor of an invititation to New York to appear on BET’s “106 and Park” on Wednesday. The group also journeyed to take part in the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference from Jan. 19-22. Every Wednesday, “106 and Park” airs a […]

I can’t help but notice the increase in reality television shows, and the conspiracy theorist in me keeps asking: Is reality television really the new form of entertainment or are we gradually being desensitized in preparation for more invasive probes into our lives? The World Trade Center attacks were horrifying […]