Florida is actively working to find value-added employment opportunities for its residents through entrepreneurship and job placement programs. Since September 2001, the state’s unemployment rate has been on a steady rise according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment was at 5.7 percent for August 2002 compared to 4.9 percent […]

Holiday shopping on a budget can be very stressful, more so if you have no idea where to shop, or even how to shop. Luckily, discount stores and the nearest sales rack can relieve some of the stress. “I like to shop at places like Wal-Mart and Kmart because they […]

Imagine having to drag yourself out of bed for an 8 a.m. class or staying up until 4 a.m. to get a paper written and typed just right. Imagine missing the Florida Classic because you have a group project due Monday that must be worked on all weekend, or missing […]

Credit cards and charge accounts can be useful but when used unwisely they can lead to long-term money problems for college graduates. Along with rent, car payments, insurance, deposits, deductibles and other start-up expenses for the new college graduates, come choices of how to pay the bills. “Credit is an […]

Picture this: Your college years are over and you’ve taken your place in the real world. You bring home a paycheck every two weeks. After paying your monthly bills, you have a little something left over. What you do with that money could affect your financial future. Investing it could […]

Graduation time is almost near for students graduating in December. There are still thousands of undergraduates who are unaware of what some procedures are in preparing for the big day. “The best advice I would give students is to send in the application forms for graduation on time,” said Michael […]

Marshall Green, a senior computer information system student from Miami, is preparing for graduation and is faced with getting into graduate school. After four years of the college, he is grinding his teeth to take the Graduate Record Exam. The GRE is an entrance test for students who want to […]

The holiday musical classic “Black Nativity” first opened in New York’s 41st Street Theatre in 1961. Since then it has been performed in several other places including President Kennedy’s International Jazz Festival. Today the Essential Theatre will bring the play here. Written by renowned poet, novelist and playwright Langston Hughes, […]

Missy Elliott should have named her album “Back in the Day.” There’s a song on the album with the title, but she chose instead to let the title reflect where she is in life — “Under Construction.” She alludes to the plane crash death of R&B singer Aaliyah in August […]

Fat Joe, the late Big Pun’s right hand man, has fully emerged from the shadow of his mentor with his latest release, Loyalty. From the opening track, “Take A Look At My Life,” Joe begins to explore the results of having extremely hard-hitting, hip-hop beats, mixed with flossin’ Cash Money-type […]