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Poetic dream quest

Exhale. My pen is the gateway to heaven; futuristic plain, seventh dimension times ten divided by the speed that my train of thought is traveling. And in its seventh car I’m riding trapped in a dream constructing an army to unleash on reality, where I sit half a sleep. Here […]

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Poet tree house

This place is the mind where crazy worlds meetit has a mind of its ownre mind ing us homestretching elastic imaginationsinto orgasmic gravitationtrance mute aiding verbal vibrationsinto poetic constellationsstimes of star powered stimulusstemming the startling growth of the tens of ussquaredhundreds of uscubedthousands of usALL SCREAMING AT ONCEinto a 1 […]

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Student’s legacy lives on through service

Darryl Sharpton always knew when Vincent McGhee showed up with his little son, Vincent Jr., in tow, it could only mean one thing. Showtime. Little Vinny, as many of his family and friends called him, would outmatch his father’s friends’ children at a game of wits, to the delight of […]

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Focus on flair instead of fashion

Approaching the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, America has returned to doing what it does best: focusing on things that don’t deserve so much attention. This year’s U.S. Open is full of skimpy skirts, low-cut midriffs and for a brief second, Anna Kournikova. But this year, all eyes […]

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Lack of ‘sunshine’ cloaks inefficiencies

Ah, another school year and an opportunity to start afresh, anew. President Fred Gainous has vowed to improve customer service for students and other visitors to the University. We at The Famuan will be monitoring the University’s progress toward this goal. One aspect in particular that will be under scrutiny […]

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Mind your business

Sex is an act that has the power to shape the image of any student. Despite your extracurricular activities, your sex life will always outshine them. Ironically, most students boast about their maturity, yet giggle and gossip like children about sexual matters. Some even take it upon themselves to assess […]

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Editor questions issues on campus

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 2002-2003 school year. The Famuan’s Opinion section is seeking not only writers, but plumbers, painters, electricians, accountants and just some regular Joes with a bit of common courtesy. Although the positions are unpaid, we could truly use your assistance. With a new staff that included […]

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McBride closes in on Reno in election race

Tuesday is it. After being fed platforms and hearing gubernatorial candidates debate issues for several months, Florida voters will now select the best man – or woman – they feel can do the job. With attention now moving to Tampa lawyer Bill McBride because of his sudden jump in voter […]

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‘Creating one FAMU’

New leader of FAMU, Fred Gainous, stresses commitment to customer service and students. Gainous, former chancellor of the Alabama State College System, is a 1969 FAMU graduate. There are mixed opinions of expectations and views of what Gainous has done and will do. Randall Hanna, member of the board of […]

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Images say what words cannot

Sometimes a picture is worth more than a thousand words. Sometimes even a novel full of metaphors and flowery adjectives cannot describe what secrets lie within a photograph of an open Payless box with a pair of men’s shoes. A metal cross is taped on the inside top of the […]