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Contact Info AND I “editorially added” a bit to be balanced!

SUBJECT: Contact Info AND I “editorially added” a bit to be balanced! Thank you for writing back, Augustine: I AM GOING TO ANSWER IN CAPITAL LETTERS BELOW TO MAKE THE READING EASIER:In a message dated Wed, 15 Jan 2003 11:29:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, RhoBlaze writes:>hi, gordon.>i want to let […]

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A small Typo

I made a small typographical error in the “Gov. Ryan” letter submission I just sent. I wrote: “THE SUCCESSES BRING THE HARD WORK AND BRAVERY” — and I meant to say: “the successes BEING the hard work…” not the word: “BRING” — sorry. Gordon Watt

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endorsement from Commissioner Bill Proctor

Commissioner Bill Proctor Endorses Former SGA President Gillum I am pleased to endorse former FAMU Student Government Association President Andrew Gillum for the Tallahassee City Commission, Seat 2. Andrew is a former student I instructed. He is very articulate, thoughtful and real. He was a popular classroom student whose comments […]

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proctor endorsement for andrew gillum

Commissioner Bill Proctor Endorses Former SGA President Gillum I am pleased to endorse former FAMU Student Government Association President Andrew Gillum for the Tallahassee City Commission, Seat 2. Andrew is a former student I instructed. He is very articulate, thoughtful and real. He was a popular classroom student whose comments […]

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No Vote In Congress

Dear Editor: Residents of Washington, D.C. have no vote in the US Congress. That’s right, the nation’s capital of the United States of America provides a daily lesson of legalized oppression. As a result, over 572,000 people pay almost $2 billion in federal taxes each year, yet have no vote […]

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Celebrity Activism

Over the past few decades activism and celebrities are two words that have gone hand and hand. Celebrities from all genres of entertainment have been taking time out of their busy schedules to head foundations, raise money and even spend time with the less fortunate. Not only are these celebrities […]

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Appearance does not make a person

I spy somebody tall. He wears locks and has a book in hand. He wears a leather armband adorned with shells. Silver beads hug his neck. His sweatshirt boasts “Think Outside” printed above a box. So tell me, whom did I see? Some might say that I spied your garden-variety […]

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Rattlerettes look to fly past competition

The Florida A & M Women’s Track and Field team begins their 2003 season Saturday, January 18, as they visit the University of Florida for the annual Florida Intercollegiate Meet. The meet will, held in the Gator’s O’Connell Center, is the Rattlerette’s first indoor competition of the season. The teams […]

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FSU activists work toward social change

Florida State University students are well versed on issues ranging from the possible war with Iraq to the death penalty to how student government is allocating money. They listen to National Public Radio, write anti-oppression letters to governments and protest major institutions. They are members of what they call progressive […]

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Men’s track looks for another great season

FAMU’s 2003 Track and Field Season officially begins with the Florida Intercollegiate meet in Gainesville on Saturday, and the Rattlers will be more than ready. The men’s track and field team has been training since September and has high expectations for this season. The Rattlers placed third in the Mid-Eastern […]