You have heard about it. You’ve read about it. Now it is in your newspaper. The take over. Nike did it to Converse. Macy’s did it to Burdines. Verizon just did it to MCI. For years, people have wondered if the rumor that Florida State University would acquire FAMU could […]

Hello my name is Tomasa Jackson from Miami,FL majoring in well that has yet to come to pass. The purpose of this letter is to seek some form of assitance for students such as myself who at some point in time fell off the road of knowing thier purpose of […]

Behind the Jake Gaither Gymnasium, surrounded by a barb-wired fence, sits an empty 25-meter swimming pool. Following a mechanical room failure in 1999, the pool was drained so that repairs could be done. Five years later the pool is still empty, with the exception of the rainwater it has collected. […]

A few days ago, I was on a wire service looking for the perfect story about this year’s NCAA tournament . A few clicks and national championship picks later there sat a column by Eric Edwards of the Orlando Sentinel. In his hilarious piece Edwards “thought March Madness referred to […]

The recent resignation of Larry Reese, vice president for administrative and financial services, adds more problems to the financial Aid department at FAMU. It’s not surprising to anyone that the University has major fiscal problems. FAMU should take professional bookkeeping training and any other management sessions to get things running […]

I am not catholic, but my girlfriend is. (Sounds like a T-shirt, doesn’t it?) This has been one of the biggest issues in our relationship over the 10 months that we have been together. Me being what I used to refer to as a “regular Christian” and her jokingly calling […]

The current rise in gas prices is something that affects drivers everywhere. With gas prices rising well above $2 per gallon and going with what seems to be no end in sight, it leaves many drivers looking for alternative means of transportation. Many people are sitting at the pump staring […]

Gas prices are at an all-time high. Prices have gone up 25 cents in the past month with no end in sight. One year ago today, the U.S. average was $1.71, today it is $2.21. That is 50 cents per gallon higher than the same day last year. “We are […]

The 34th Student Senate voted on its new leadership for the second time in two weeks Monday. The senators also reviewed the proposed Activities and Services budget, and received a visit from the new interim director of Student Activities. Elections were recalled due to requests by some senators last week […]

Often times women are judged by the way they dress. Is it revealing and tacky, classy and sophisticated or laid-back and urban? Many discussions have surrounded this issue and men have expressed their wants and opinions about women and their attire. But what about men? They, too, are judged by […]