After graduating from high school many students wonder what they should do next. While some decide to attend a four-year university or community college, others choose to go to a vocational school. Vocational schools offer employment training for adults interested in a wide range of occupations. Ten percent of Leon […]
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Hammel pushes for more lights
The university, along with the FAMU Police Department, is in the process of increasing campus lighting and possibly adding more blue emergency lights to ensure security. The lack of lighting around campus at night, especially in construction areas, prompted Student Government Association President Andre Hammel to take FAMU PD Deputy […]
U.S. Legislator works to preserve HBCUs
WASHINGTON – If Sen. Zell Miller has his way in Congress, Georgia’s historically black colleges and universities will receive more than $120 million in federal funds for restoring campuses. Miller, D-Ga., along with Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., are pushing for the $755 million bill in the Senate Energy and Natural […]
Rude remarks repel real women
All you ignorant black men are going to make me not want to go on the Set anymore. “Hey girl with the fat a-” or my favorite, “Legs, legs, come and give me some of dem’ legs!” Are you joking? Did you really think I was going to come running […]
Freshmen should use sexual common sense
Now that I am an upperclassman, I have found myself participating in those little “girl talks” with the freshman females. It’s always interesting that when the topic of guys comes up, the upperclassmen always make remarks that make the men on this campus seem like Satan’s little helpers. I remember […]
Prioritize money in order to budget well
There’s nothing cute or fly about individuals who measure their self-worth by the amount of money they’ve spent on their outfits. There’s only one thing I have to say – leave it on the rack. Ladies and gentlemen, if you can’t pay your rent, but you include a Louis Vuitton […]
Rattlers prepare for ‘Classic’ battle
For motivation in the match-up Saturday against Tennessee State, the Rattlers will need to look no further than last year’s game against Tennessee State University. The Tigers handed the Rattlers an ugly 27-7 defeat in the annual Atlanta Football Classic. “That game was a big wake-up call for us,” junior […]
FCAT to include science
In addition to reading, writing and arithmetic, students will now have to put their best foot forward in the science portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. A new science component of the FCAT was unveiled at a meeting of the Tallahassee Scientific Society Tuesday Linda Oravetz, the state coordinator […]
Obese citizens need to carry weight
America is a nation gone fat. One in every four children is overweight. According to an article in Time Magazine, the national average, compared to that of other nations, puts America at the top of the list as the most unhealthy country in the world. America appears to be gaining […]
The All “New” Civil Rights Movement is begun?
I would like to inform you all that the “New” Civil Rights Movement has begun in Orlando, Floirda, and at this web-site: http://www.mp3.com/mcfunklord . And, The song on this web-site is dedicated to FAMU Marching Band which is “Make Em’ Move”.