In the summer of 2000, Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis did something that many thought, still think and always will think, was stupid. Though the season hadn’t officially begun yet, he committed a crime that eventually came back to bite him, his family and his team five years later. […]

This year I was fortunate to have an opportunity to attend the annual Sister Dark, Sister Light forum. The event was presented by The National Council of Negro Women. It is a public dialogue for students and University professionals to discuss the color complexities in terms of shade. It was […]

When students plan to attend college, they are planning to become responsible individuals. Students become the commanders of their living and eating arrangements; however, some FAMU students are accusing apartment complexes of scamming them with absurd facility maintenance fees. Complexes such as University Courtyard and Hillside Apartments have been accused […]

Since the implementation of the University’s new PeopleSoft based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, students, faculty and administrators have faced a steep learning curve. The learning continued this semester when the financial aid component of the system restructured some of the aid that was to be distributed to students. According […]

Why cant we get the same respect from the Tallahassee Democrat?Band-Aid the perfect fix for halftime at Super Bowl Seattle Times staff columnist Les Carpenter / Times staff columnist DAVID PHILLIP / AP Janet Jackson, left, shown with Justin Timberlake, caused a furor after her nipple hit the air during […]

The Lady Rattlers will travel to Delaware State to face the Lady Hornets in their upcoming game this weekend. After dropping two of their first three conference games, the Delaware State Lady Hornets have split its last four conference games to improve to 3-4 in MEAC play. Rattlers Head Coach […]

Interim Housing Director Oscar Crummity is planning to make some major renovations to FAMU’s dormitories. The renovations will include a recommendation to reduce the occupancy of Paddyfote from 466 students to 233 by converting the rooms into single bedrooms. There will also be renovations to McGuinn, Diamond, Wheatley and Cropper […]

Democracy is genuinely a great concept – in theory. Only a truly gifted orator can successfully argue against a system that gives each member of a society an equal opportunity to actively participate in government. Unfortunately, democracy is strictly a beautiful creation in theory. In practice, democracy has proven to […]

Every day someone is fighting for his or her rights. There are women who fight for equal wage, minorities who fight for equal rights, and same-sex couples who fight for a union in holy matrimony. In a perfect world human beings would not have to fight for their rights. Those […]

A car was totaled after it caught fire Wednesday night in the parking lot behind Tucker Hall. Nearby students from Tucker Hall and the General Education Complex gathered from a distance to see the hood of a red 1999 Dodge Stratus engulfed in flames. The car, which belonged to Shaheed […]