I’ll confess. I’m no sports fan. Recently, however, I found myself drawn to a photograph in the USA Today sports section picturing a lean, handsome, middle-aged man with warm eyes and the smile of a winner. Between two sinewy fingers was a gold medal. On another, he wore a championship […]
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Disputes chip away at baseball’s appeal
If the Major League Baseball playoffs start, and no one is around to watch because everyone’s attention is focused on football, do the playoff games count? In case you hadn’t noticed, baseball’s playoffs are less than a week away. I know. It caught me by surprise, too. For the past […]
‘Pandora’s Box’ better as myth
In the Greek myth, Zeus gave Pandora a box as a wedding gift but told her not to open it. She did, and released all the evils of the world. To open the movie “Pandora’s Box” is to discover overacting, gratuitous sex scenes and reprisals of other black films. The […]
New place gives Clippers cutting edge
Clippers Barber Shop is still “fading out the competition” at its new College Square Plaza location, said the owners, staff and customers. Additions at the new location include a large mural featuring services available at the shop, a signature “C” engraved in the shop’s floor, lavender walls and track lighting. […]
Government to regulate fat content
The nation’s food industry is about to get an oil change. Makers of fast foods and packaged foods are looking for ways to reduce trans fats, oils that can boost “bad” cholesterol levels. And the federal government is readying regulations that will require nutrition labels to include the amount of […]
Housing employee arrested
A court date has not been set for a dorm clerk charged with molesting two teenage boys. Corey Deshawn Reed , 24, an office clerk at Paddyfote and Truth Halls, was released Friday night from Leon County Jail on $28,000 bail. He was charged with sexual assault on a victim […]
Are you going to class or a video shoot?
My mom always told me you cannot buy class, but you can buy some clothes to put on. Instead of skimpy halter tops, see-through shirts, and the infamous FAMU booty shorts, ladies why not try some jeans for example?I understand that these clothes are cute, but consider keeping them in […]
Mandatory volunteerism disguises forced labor
Student Government Association president Andre Hammel has stated his desire to add 30 accumulated hours of “mandatory volunteerism” requirements for students to graduate. The proposal would call for 15 of those hours to be on campus and 15 to be in the Tallahassee community. It will be a sad day […]
Mother’s punishment should fit her crime
Recently, our televisions have been filled with footage of 25-year-old Madelyne Toogood slapping, punching, shaking and pulling the hair of her four-year-old daughter in a Kohl’s parking lot. She was frustrated with a shoplifting scheme gone wrong, and unaware of the video camera taping her crime. Toogood took her anger […]
Teams repair records over weekend
Just call this past Saturday “Step-up Saturday.” Numerous teams that needed big games from certain individuals got those needed performances. A quick look: lColorado and tailback Chris Brown. The Buffs were coming off a 40-3 loss to USC and looked adrift. Brown stopped the drifting against UCLA, running for 188 […]