Last week, the United States’ ever-faithful President delivered his second State of the Union Address in a feeble attempt to reunite the country. Never failing to let anyone down, Bush’s proposals were extremely off-the-wall. Bush identified strengthening the economy as his number one priority but fell short of realizing the […]

Buying equipment for the School of Journalism and Graphic Communications’ new building will have to wait until matching funds are released by the state legislature. “We can’t order equipment without money,” said Robert Ruggles, dean of the SJGC. Instead of delaying the building’s opening, Ruggles intends on equipping part of […]

The 2003 Health Expo, sponsored by The Tallahassee Chapter of The Links, Inc. Frenchtown Governor’s Revitalization Council, The Florida Department of Health and Bethel A.M.E. Church, made “Power of Choice” the theme. The Health Expo’s theme, “Power of Choice, coincided with Akbar’s speech “You Make The Choice” which urged the […]

A herd of high school basketball talent was running wild in the Civic Center Saturday night after being unleashed by Breakdown Magazine in its fifth annual tripleheader. The Breakdown Classic was held in the Civic Center for the first time, something that Breakdown Magazine’s Brionne Gillion wants people in Tallahassee […]

Part fake attitudes, part talent and part shameless Coca-Cola commercials … welcome to the second installment of “American Idol” (AI). As Hollywood has repeatedly shown us, nothing spoils a perfectly good show like success, and American Idol has taken off like a rocket. According to FOX TV, approximately 55 million […]

Mayo Woodward said children’s programs should not be overlooked. “These programs keep kids off the streets and out of jail,” said the 33-year-old financial advisor at Morgan Stanley. Mayo’s concerns have turned into a full-fledged campaign for a seat on the city commission. Twenty-five candidates are running to fill the […]

In November 2002, FAMU welcomed Ambassador Sylvia Stanfield to serve as diplomat-in-residence. The university is one of only 14 colleges in the nation to host a diplomat -in-residence. Stanfield is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and the former ambassador to Brunei Dar es Salaam, a country in […]

Shuttle Columbia exploded and broke apart over central Texas Saturday morning on its way to land at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, killing all seven STS-107 crew members. “The Columbia is lost,” President George W. Bush said during a press conference Saturday. “There are no survivors.” The tragedy happened […]

The technology “gap” is real for African Americans. It seems that with each new advance there is a larger and growing “gap”. In the future much of this may be filled as the cost and complexity of hardware and software plummets. But even with this there will be a growing […]

On Tuesday the President contradicted himself. He said, “This nation does not depend on the decisions of others.” Yet, we do. Bush is asking other countries to join the United States in a war against Iraq. We are members of international organizations like the United Nations. We also depend on […]