if i could i would mirrorthe distant images they try to hideworld viewcold eyes starei can’t comfort in this zone we are ini beckon to youi am scared of what they are capable of doing because of their jobbruised pridetorn consciencewill they understand what it’s liketo be a man, black […]

Whether it is a football player kneeling in the end zone, a baseball player pointing towards the heavens after a home run or a team gathering for a prayer after a game, religion is in athletics. Rattler athletes come from all corners of the world. With them they bring their […]

You hear the thudding of a trunk attempting to stay shut against the heavy vibrations underneath. You see brightly colored patches of boxer shorts underneath pants slipping further than they should in the name of fashion. You hear the calls of, “Hey, girl!” Any zoologist can tell you, these are […]

One out of every eight teenagers is pregnant, according to The Times Mirror Company. That is a problem. So how can eradicating sexuality education from the public schools even be an issue? According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the pregnancy rate for teenagers 15-19 has decreased 22 percent […]

Students can face a $60 fine for not wearing their seatbelt according to the Tallahassee Police Department. These new penalties are part of the Buckle Up Florida, “Click it or Ticket” campaign in the state. Last year the “Click It or Ticket” campaign led to 30,000 citations statewide along with […]

During an emotional nine-minute news conference on Thursday afternoon, Vikings receiver Randy Moss was somber and apologetic about the recent incident involving a Minneapolis traffic official, though he did not apologize to her. “It’s been a real long couple of days for me,” he said. “I am human. I am […]

The famous economist John Maynard Keynes once remarked, “in the long run, we are all dead.” True. But it is also true that barring the failure of the Earth’s systems, generations of our progeny will continue on after we are gone. This essay has nothing to do with economics, but […]

As a college town, Tallahassee is home to thousands of student drivers. Invariably, it is also home to several cases of auto theft and burglary. While many students have had their cars stolen or burglarized, some did not take the proper precautions to protect their cars from being targeted. “The […]

Young MC has no business exposing his feeble attempts to create music to the public. This album is wack. It lacks both quality beats and rhymes. The album opens up with Young’s unwarranted boasting “My rhymes are like wine made from grapes on the vine/getting better with time to engage […]