On Feb. 25, a run-off election will be held for not one, not two, but three city commission seats, including the Mayoral race. In the race for mayor, current City Commissioner John Paul Bailey and local attorney John Marks will face off again. The two have met for several debates […]

Tired of enduring inadequate lab time, broken computers and little funding, Shameka Ottman and Lovo Baysah joined for answers concerning poor conditions in the computer information systems department. Ottman and Baysah were among a group of CIS students who assembled Friday to discuss problems in the department with Joe Briggs, […]

From improving communication to budget issues, the small group of 30 students and Student Government Association officials discussed a myriad of issues at Sunday’s SGA forum. The forum, co-sponsored by Men of Impact, allowed students to engage in an open discussion with leaders from the executive and legislative branches of […]

Get ready for the eye-catching posters and fliers, t-shirts and buttons, free food and candy. It’s election time and the official list of candidates is finally out. According to a list from the Office of Student Activities, 67 students are running for the various SGA positions. Students will vote on […]

Whether it is economically, educationally or socially, it seems that we have lost all consciousness when it pertains to the black community? As I walk around campus I often hear people talk of what clubs they’ll be attending on the weekend, what they’re going to wear this season and various […]

As gas prices nationwide continue to increase almost daily, drivers are forced to scramble for money to compensate. According to the American Automobile Association, U.S. pump prices for regular gasoline average $1.662 per gallon. This is up 19.5 cents from last month. This jump in prices is completely unjustified. There […]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with interracial relationships – except that people feel the need to spew hate at people they don’t know. I know, because I’ve been there. Every time I’d see an interracial couple I’d get pretty ticked off. I justified this because whites enslaved blacks. Institutional slavery […]

FAMU’s baseball program has seen its fair share of talented players on the baseball diamond. One of the most outstanding is a candidate for the baseball Hall of Fame. He is Andre Dawson. Dawson exemplified the standards of Rattler baseball. His accomplishments at FAMU led to a professional career many […]

I disagree with interracial dating, mainly because in my life, women of other races cannot relate to me the way women of my race can. Although I am not a racist, I am a realist. I realize that in today’s society black men such as I have been subjected to […]

#8220;Do not forget the strength of a people born away from home.” This is the meaning behind Kufere Ikemba Bandele. Kufere, the performing group of the Africa Diaspora Arts and Research Collective, Inc., is performing in the African Caribbean Concert Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Hall Auditorium. The concert, […]