People are modifying their eating habits; spiritual conviction and health reasons are what motivate some. Giving up meat and meat by-products may seem challenging for many, but necessary for others. The Vegetarian Resource Group reported that there are four types of vegetarians. Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian’s eat dairy and egg products, an […]
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Music revives Haiti
MIAMI (AP) — At 21, Alan Lomax went to Haiti and recorded its citizens making music — songs about Voodoo, carnival politics, children’s games and the first airplanes crisscrossing its Caribbean skies in the late 1930s. He preserved the sounds on aluminum discs for the Library of Congress, but they […]
Initiative upholds status quo
Sunday, March 7, will mark the tenth anniversary of the march, which drew thousands of Florida’s black residents to Tallahassee in protest of the One Florida Initiative. The initiative replaced affirmative action with race-neutral, legally defensible practices meant to expand diversity in education and the workplace. For Florida’s public colleges, […]
Floridians fight against death penalty
Dwarfed by the lectern, Tallahassee resident Agnes Furey smiled as she stepped to the platform in the Leroy Collins Public Library. Furey, 73, gripped the back of the chair as she recounted circumstances surrounding a double-murder that brought her to speak at the “Don’t Kill in My Name” workshop. Tallahassee […]
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake causes state of catastrophe in Chile
The seventh-strongest earthquake ever recorded struck Chile this past Saturday. A resulting tsunami threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean. The quake was felt as far as 1,800 miles away from the epicenter in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8, resulting in at least 147 deaths, […]
FAMU’s 57-seat charter bus boost recruitment
When some students came back from winter break, it would be hard for them to not notice Florida A&M’s newest recruitment tool parked by Bragg stadium. Large enough to block the sun when standing nearby, student, parents and pretty much anyone on the road will see FAMU’s 57-seat charter bus […]
Florida unemployment expected to rise
Florida’s unemployment rate is expected to hit 12 percent, the highest ever recorded, with more than one million out of work in the state. This is the first time in Gov. Charlie Crist’s tenure as governor that state economists project state tax revenues to raise, if modestly. The state’s unemployment […]
Zeta Tau Alpha causes controversy after winning the Sprite Step-Off in Atlanta
During this year’s annual Sprite Step-Off in Atlanta, an all white sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha from the University of Arkansas, won over five other groups to take home the grand prize. The controversy surrounding their win was huge, although their title as winner was short-lived. Their performance was inspired by […]
Michael Baisden visits FAMU campus on Tuesday
On Tuesday at 7 p.m.nationally syndicated radio host Michael Baisden will host a town hall meeting in Lee Hall Auditorium. Doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Baisden (pictured above) will broadcast his show live from 3-7 p.m. at the WANM 90.5 studios.
FAMU wrestling team grabs 9th place
Despite having injuries and several miscues at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Southeast Regional Championships Saturday, the Florida A&M wrestling team had four individuals qualify to compete at the NCWA national tournament. The Rattlers took ninth place overall out of 26 teams in the Al Lawson Center Saturday. The Rattlers […]