The FAMU Section of The National Council of Negro Women is raising money to donate to Oprah Winfrey’s Oprah’s Angel Network for the AIDS pandemic in Africa. “We are the first HBCU to tackle this topic of raising money for the African AIDS epidemic,” said Sabrina Davis, president of the […]

They call themselves The All Mighty Zoes, a family of Haitian-bred rappers who emerged from Miami. Their latest album, “Can’t Sleep On It,” is the raw lyrical content of Cokane, TCK, Greedy Black and Gucciano, the four individuals who make up AMZ. The 19-track album throbs with aggressive club beats […]

For Cornelius Green, skipping and dodging classes in middle school constituted his attempts to conceal his learning disability from friends and teachers. “I would play sick, pretend to be sleepy, and skip class so nobody would know I had dyslexia.” Dyslexia is a learning disorder characterized by reading difficulties that […]

The Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will be sponsoring free shuttles to women’s health clinics around Tallahassee 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. March 25. Students must make their own appointments and contact Asley Jones at 671-3325 or email betaalphaevents1932@yahoo.com. The Senior Class Cabinet has positions available. […]

The everyday privilege of driving has become a memory for many students on The Hill. Freshman and upperclassman who live on and commute to campus are restricted because of the University’s policy on freshman not having vehicles and the limited number of parking decals available each year. These students must […]

Some women may be uncomfortable discussing subjects like sex, birth control and tampons with men. Yet more women on the Hill are discovering that a man can make just as good a friend as a woman. Stephanie Perry recalls some of the problems she had in high school with women […]

After defeating Lehigh University 72-57 in the opening round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio, the Rattlers earned the 16th seed in the St. Louis Region. The team will now face the tournament’s top seeded University of Kentucky Wildcats today at 7:10 p.m. in Columbus, […]

In an effort to further infringe on the civil liberties of Americans in the name of security, the Bush administration is planning to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the executive branch’s right to indefinitely detain a U.S. citizen. According to AP reports, Chicago resident Jose Padilla was arrested […]

In November 2000, media conglomerate Viacom Inc. acquired Black Entertainment Television for $2.3 billion. Since then, BET has benefited from increased popularity, but the quality of programming has suffered severely. BET was a much better network when it was home to unique and original shows like “Teen Summit.” Thank God […]