They get no respect, no respect I tell ya. The Rodney Dangerfield saying is the best way to describe our women’s basketball team this season. It’s the only FAMU team that is playing like pre-season conference champions instead of a team that was predicted to finish third. Early in the […]

The battle cry has been the same for the past two years, but president George W. Bush has yet to properly arm our nation’s schools for his No Child Left Behind Act. The act was signed into law on Jan. 8, 2002. Its purpose was to improve the country’s K-12 […]

Words of wisdom, passionate speeches and a call to action were given at the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. convocation on Thursday in Gaither Gymnasium. Keynote speaker Andrew Gillum, a city commissioner and FAMU alumnus, explained to students that they were exceptional leaders and charged them to make a difference […]

The “Man in the Mirror” may be facing more than his reflection. Michael Jackson faces serious charges and possibly jail time for seven counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child and two counts of administering an intoxicating agent. He is free on $3 million bail, pending his arraignment. […]

The student senate convened Monday evening for its first meeting of the semester. The proceedings, however, were rushed so senators could attend the Black Caucus meeting in Lee Hall auditorium. Sophomore Sen. Ramond Alexander, chairman of the Judicial and Rules Committee, announced that student statute meetings will be held this […]

America’s wonderful president, George W. Bush, has proposed a plan to work toward a permanent American presence on the moon and an eventual manned mission to Mars. So what? This may seem like it is a good move for U.S. space exploration, but it is really just Bush’s way of […]

It is the beginning of the semester and probably about half of you have not bought books for class. Don’t worry, neither have I. It’s not because the books have yet to be delivered to our bookstore. The books are too pricey. After registering for classes, I went to the […]

A FAMU alumnus is using his business to help raise money for a local charity organization. Joe Womack III, also known as Joey Digital, has started a campaign to lose 20 pounds in order to raise $10,000 to benefit the United Way of the Big Bend. Digital is the CEO […]

Saddam Hussein has been found and captured. Now all that remains is to put him on trial. In order to have a fair and just trial according to international standards, special care must be given to preserving Saddam’s rights. According to those same standards, the trial must happen before an […]