Students had mixed feelings regarding the presidential election results. Emotions ran high, as many students waited in wonder on who would claim Florida and who would win the entire election. Florida A&M University students, like the rest of the nation, awoke Wednesday to find that John Kerry and John Edwards […]
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Mukes sets goals for graphic division
Appointed just over a month ago as the associate dean of graphic communication, Arvid Mukes said he has high goals set for the division to make it a success under his reign. “I have been involved with teaching graphic arts, now graphic communications, since the fall of 1986.” “I plan […]
Vendors risk copyright infringement
Some vendors at Florida A&M University’s “Friday Flea Market” on the Set could be in danger of breaking copyright laws. Senior University Program Specialist Catherine Jefferson said there is no question that artists are not able to control the reproduction of their work on FAMU’s campus. Jefferson said the FAMU […]
J.L. King speaks on sex
With the rapid increase in black women contracting HIV, the black community is looking for reasons why. J. L. King, best-selling author of “On the Down Low,” offered his answers to the student body of Florida A&M University Wednesday night in Lee Hall Auditorium. King said men who live on […]
The election and the Democratic Party’s future
Dear Editor: I applaud the energy and passion of the Democrats but I humbly submit that they are misguided in their politics. The last several elections have proven that, as a national party, the Democrats are continuing along a path of self-destruction. The people have spoken. The tide of history […]
Students share voting experiences
As the 2000 presidential election remains fresh in the minds of voters, many college students voted for the first time in Leon County Tuesday. They all voted on the same day, but each have their own story to tell. Crystal Bradley, who voted at the precinct located in the Grand […]
Democrats, GOP split local races
The race for the White House came to an apparent end Tuesday. But what may have shocked people is that there were other things on the Florida ballot besides the battle for the presidency. Seats in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House were up for grabs, as well as […]
Florida leaning Bush, for now
Americans surged to the polls Tuesday in the first wartime election in more than three decades, anxious to decide whether the country should stay the course with President Bush or shift direction with Sen. John Kerry. Unusually long lines at precincts across the country underscored the intense interest in the […]
‘On the Down Low’ author to visit campu
J.L. King’s decision to go public about his “down low” lifestyle gained more attention than expected from the black community. According to King’s book “On the Down Low,” the phrase is used to describe men who have sex with other men, but do not consider themselves gay or bisexual. King […]
Commercial radio is destroying real Hip Hop
Has it been 25 years already? I find it hard to believe that I’m only one year younger than hip hop. I remember back in the days rushing home to catch DJ Red Alert on 98.7 Kiss FM. I had my blank tape ready in the recording position in the […]