America’s government is falling apart. According to the November 14th’s online edition of USA Today, President Bush’s job-approval rating has sank to a record low of 37%, down from a previous low of 39% last month. Themoderatevoice.com states the latest Harris Interactive poll finds that Vice President Dick Cheney is […]

How many times have you watched the news and seen a story where the suspect(s) description applied to every black man in sight? The answer is a given – more times than you care to remember. An example of how black males are often generalized in the media appeared Sunday […]

Nine out of the 10 inspections of the University’s dining facilities have received a satisfactory rating this year, according to Leon County Department of Health documents. The Universities Orange Room received only one unsatisfactory rating for a violation of the dishwashing facility codes Feb. 7. Upon re-inspection two weeks later, the violation […]

I have a question for “Sidney Wright for the Editorial Board”: has it been determined that FAMU students perpetrated these criminal acts? If not, it’s premature to jump to the conclusion that FAMU students are feeding into the negative image. For all we know, these crimes were carried out by […]

The Student Fee Committee held a meeting Wednesday evening to decide how to divide the allocated budget between the activities & services, health, childcare and athletic departments, and whether or not officials should raise fees. Dean Henry L. Kirby, associate vice president and dean of student affairs at Florida A&M […]

An armed man robbed and then fled from the Florida A&M University Federal Credit Union Thursday morning. According to bank officials, this is the bank’s first robbery in 25 years. The man, who was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans, entered the bank lobby area at 9:19 a.m. […]

Although student leaders formed Operation: Southern Hospitality in September to aid fellow students from areas that were affected by hurricane Katrina, surplus funds led officials to reach out to other students on campus. The focus of the organization changed when there was a surplus of over $7,000 after the Katrina […]

In an effort to help displaced students affected by the 2005 hurricane season, Florida A&M University officials extended the admission and re-admission deadline for the Spring 2006 semester to Dec. 9. “As a University exemplifying excellence with caring, both current and potential new students will have extended time to complete […]

FAMU participated in the SuperComputing Global Conference 2005, a conference highlighting Access Grid technology uses in medicine, education and art this week. “The SuperComputing Conference showcases highly technical computers,” said Tiki Suarez, a business administration professor and coordinator of the event. Mario Otkins, 19 a freshman business administration student from […]

In the middle of afternoon classes Thursday, all students and faculty in Tucker Hall were forced to evacuate when a fire broke out on the second floor. Around 2:50 p.m., the fire department and the Florida A&M University Police Department received calls reporting a fire in the second floor men’s […]