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Fashion mishaps highlight Oscars

If Gwyneth Paltrow’s goal was to be talked about when she got dressed for the Oscars, she scored. Big-time. People are still chatting it up about her evening gown. Consensus is she’s at the top of the What-was-she-thinking list. It wasn’t only that her dress bodice was ridiculously sheer, it […]

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Season changes equal alteration in food choices

As cold winter winds give way to warm spring breezes, meals of thick soups and hearty gravies turn into fresh salads and fruits and vegetables. So how does one go about selecting the perfect produce? Willie McNeil, produce manager at Alberton’s, said that generally shoppers should look for good color […]

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Campus Notes

Springfest 2k2The Jacksonville Student Alliance is sponsoring the Springfest Arts Festival and are looking for singers, dancers, poets, spiritual interpretations, jazz ensembles, etc. to perform at this event, which will be held on April 12. If you or a group would like to participate, email jsa_famu94@hotmail.com or contact Sharonda Neal […]

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Local Babble

Lately, I’ve come across a swarm of my fellow rattlers that show a disinterest in Tallahassee native, otherwise known as locals. This wouldn’t be much of a problem if I myself weren’t a local. And as if my own “friends” weren’t enough, even a school publication, which I will not […]

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Powell sent to Middle East to seek peace treaty

JERUSALEM – Fierce fighting raged in the West Bank and missiles rained on Israel’s northern border Thursday as the Israeli government stepped up efforts to discredit Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as a partner for peace. Arafat spent his seventh day under house arrest, restricted to a few rooms of his […]

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News Briefs

Local Ion Sancho, Leon County Supervisor of Elections, began a petition drive to let voters decide whether Tallahassee’s City Commission and mayoral elections should be held in the spring or the fall.Sancho’s plan is to amend the city charter, which states the city’s elections should be held in February-he would […]

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Banc of America recruits FAMU

The Chief Financiers Organization welcomed Banc of America to FAMU Thursday. To a crowd of about 100 people, the CFO sponsored Banc of America Day with a seminar on the Paddyfoote lawn. Banc of America Securities is a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. It is a investment bank and […]

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Support Internship Placement

April 7, 2002 Dear Editor: Internship placements for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) bestow crucial chances for experiences in many fields of study. Advertising, alumni and student support for such placements should be increased at FAMU. As a test effort, FAM 1000 was started in order to […]

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In the Mist

In the mist of shadowsAmong the lit candlesI wait in the space of timeWhen I can embrace you,Caress you,Touch youTo unleash the cold fire from withinThat will warm this lonely, dark soulAnd release my hurting heartFrom this frozen moment in timeI’ve been in sinceThe last time we touched.Just to see […]

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Define Me

If I were just like everyone else,Why am I referred to as myself? If I did everything as others do,What makes me, me and you, you? If I see everything as others see,Then what’s the meaning of being me? All in life would be fair,If there was nothing which to […]