The biggest battle of black college football teams was supposed to take place in Orlando on Nov. 22, not in New Orleans on Nov. 30. Grambling State University and Southern University played another Bayou Classic game in their rivalry that has been ongoing since 1932. The Florida Classic, which pits […]

Some students feel that black males do not take the full initiative to be leaders. “I think a lot of them have the ability, but they don’t take the initiative to make themselves leaders,” said Nikila Butler, 21, a junior civil engineer technology student from Miami. There are a couple […]

In recognition of World AIDS Day, the Leon County Department of Health and Shisa, Inc. were on The Set Monday to provide students with free HIV testing and more information about the deadly disease. Dale Harrison, an epidemiologist, and Leisha Ware, a public health adviser for Leon County, hoped that […]

It has come to light that there are citizens of Tallahassee that feel that FAMU should be closed. The Tallahassee Democrat ran a letter to the editor in Monday’s paper stating just that. The writer accused FAMU of being racist and incompetent. The mere suggestion of closing an 116-year-old institution […]

Democrats are in an uproar over President Bush’s first campaign ad that essentially claims that if you’re against President Bush, you’re soft on terrorism. The Democrats claim Bush is using the war in Iraq and the fight against terrorism for partisan gain. It has also been said that those who […]

#8220;CAU to Close Library School,” read the headline in the Oct. 4-10 issue of The Atlanta Voice newspaper. How can outsiders write about and be more informed on Clark Atlanta University issues than students? If anyone ought to know, we should first. At a Town Hall meeting in September, some […]

As I sat in front of the TV, a commercial flashed with the fact stating one out of every three people infected with HIV do not know they have it. Then I began to think to myself: How could you not know? It seems like every time I go to […]

Basketball season is here and the athletes are ready to play. But the question is: are the fans ready? Based on past games, it’s apparent fans rarely attend the women’s basketball games despite their talent. The team had two All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference players in seniors Kim Watson and Yolanda Dixon […]

FAMU’s Board of Trustees and President Fred Gainous ensured faculty, staff and students that they would strengthen lines of communication, stabilize the university’s financial record and set a clear vision for the future of the university at last Monday’s Board of Trustees workshop in the Grand Ballroom. “The future of […]

President Fred Gainous, along with several university officials, held a press conference Monday to explain inconsistencies on the university’s financial statements. Gainous, who was guarded by Love Collins, vice president for development; Patricia Green-Powell, vice president for student affairs and University Provost Larry Robinson, clarified recent news reports about a […]