Trustee Miller, I must commend you for the leadership and courage that you displayed at the historic September 28, 2004 Board of Trustees Meeting. Regardless of whether students agreed or disagreed with your position, I must say that I respect you as a person,leader, and most importantly my fraternity brother. […]

It’s the first home football game of the season, and that means that Hancock Bank, along with United Way of the Big Bend, is gearing up for the Downtown GetDown, a community block party. Each Downtown GetDown takes place on Adams Street from 6 to 10:30 p.m. FAMU’s schedule has […]

For the first time in his life, rapper Nas will film a video with his father jazz musician Olu Dara. Although Dara has been working with Nas since his musical debut in which he played trumpet on a track on “Illmatic,” the two have never appeared together on a music […]

Even in 2004, we still see hordes of black leaders playing the role of handy-sidekick to oblivious politicians. Jesse Jackson “suited up” Thursday in Tallahassee, one stop on his “Hope is on the way” tour. With a month left in the race for president, John Kerry is straggling behind President […]

The use of embryonic stem cells is the greatest medical breakthrough in our, or any other, lifetime. At least that is what Ronald Reagan Jr. and others like him would have you believe. Embryonic stem cells are held up as the golden solution to everything from diabetes to Alzheimer’s. What […]

#8220;William, what is going on with your school?” If I knew the answer to that question, which my father asked me last week, I would not be just another broke college student. Alas I don’t, and I am thus stuck to look forward to this weekend. When myself and literally […]

Lights, camera, satisfaction! “The Truth” concert featured performances from Christina Milian, Kanye West and Usher. The night’s performance started with Christina Milian singing “Dip it Low,” the first single from her album, “It’s About Time.” Milian had men’s tongues dropping to the floor. The sensual Milian dipped it for all […]

Law Day will be held in the Grand Ballroom Oct. 5 from 9-2 p.m. More than 40 law school admission officers will be in attendance. For more information call Tyra Mason at 599-3664 or hplcfamu.edu. The FAMU Section of the National Council of Negro Women will have it’s general body […]

Recently, I was searching for information about President George W. Bush’s plans for blacks if he is re-elected. As I browsed the Grand Old Party’s Web site, I noticed that it was lacking something the Democrats have, at the least, acknowledged. Blacks. Bush has snubbed blacks on several occasions since […]

Students in FAMU’s division of journalism are doing something they have never done before – airing the same show, at the same time via WANM 90.5 and FAMU TV-20. “Red, White and You: Take it to the Polls,” which airs tonight at 9 p.m. is a program intended to inform […]