The Valentines Day Reception and Dance will be held Feb. 12th in the Grand Ballroom from 9 p.m. to Midnight. Admission is free. For more information, contact Veronica Velery at famu_j4j@yahoo.com. Victory Campus Ministries is sponsoring the first ever Reconciliation Week. There will be seminars geared toward black and white […]
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Students pass on pork
It wasn’t exactly grease seeping from the strips of meat in her frying pan. Instead, there were little white worms that looked like maggots. “They just came out of the bacon,” Charvelle McClendon said. “That was it for me.” After putting the vegan-legend of pouring coke over bacon to the […]
Students seek advice before they ‘shack up’
She is always at your apartment. You are always at his. Some nights the two of you decide, “Why go home, I should just stay the night.” Eventually packing overnight bags becomes a hassle. Soon you and your special someone are making plans to take the relationship a step further. […]
Hicks strides toward Olympic finish
Meet Kevin Hicks, a 20-year-old middle distance track runner from Miami. While walking toward the track, you may have spotted him in his authentic FAMU apparel warming up for practice or just taking a casual run. Many may not know it, but Hicks is one of FAMU’s most talented runners. […]
Icy weather delays ‘Battle of the Bands’
The 2005 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase was postponed Saturday due to severe weather conditions. Ten marching bands from HBCUs across the country were scheduled to perform at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. According to the Honda Battle of the Bands’ Web site, the purpose of this event […]
Journalism students face new rules
Journalism students will now have to complete the requirements of the new Capstone Project to graduate. Many journalism students may be wondering what the Capstone Project is, where it came from, and why. It was designed to make sure students are learning and are prepared for jobs after graduation, said […]
Ivy league A’s don’t live up to hype
Well, it seems America’s best and brightest have made the news again. Again, grade inflation has become an issue for the Ivy League. The top-notch students seem to be having a trouble earning their grades honestly. For years, the Ivy leaguers have considered themselves the elite. Graduates of these universities […]
Problems of world are also ours
Disease, poverty and crime occur across the world with little to no groups paying attention to the plight of our brothers and sisters. According to www.avert.org, young people ages 15 to 24 accounted for half of all new HIV infections worldwide in 2003 – with more than 6,000 being infected […]
Iraqis hold first democratic election
Amid terror attacks and threat of violence, millions of Iraqis headed to the polls Sunday to choose a new Iraqi National Assembly. About 30,000 polling places opened at 7 a.m. Monday in Iraq. Interim Iraqi President Ghazi Ajil Yawer, a Sunni Muslim, was one of the first to cast his […]
Lies burden, hurt relationships
When it come to relationships, cheating is a common term that everyone becomes familiar with at least once in his or her lifetime, whether through first-hand experience or helping someone else. But has anyone ever stopped and asked themselves why? Cheating, by definition, means to deceive by trickery or to […]