David Carter, president of Eastern Connecticut University, was the first candidate interviewed on Monday. Standing on a strong and thorough resume`, Carter’s experience touched in the various areas of shared governance, financial planning, campus technology, as well as recruitment of students and faculty. Ada Burnette, faculty senate president, asked Carter, […]

Full of human emotions, FAMU’s Essential Theater brings us Spunk, directed by Reggie Kelly, who also brought us Five Guys named Moe. Written by Zora Neale Hurston and adapted by George C. Wolfe, the play contains three different tales of the gains and struggles of black Americans. The dramatized tales […]

A Kentucky-bred group takes it back to their country “roots” on their debut album, “Watermelon, Chicken, & Gritz.” Nappy Roots, a new group on Atlantic Records, is putting Kentucky on the map with its different style and simple lyrics. The group is composed of six guys who met on the […]

For everyone that hates a sequel that isn’t as good as the first one, don’t worry. “Blade II” won’t let you down. “Blade II ” picks up in the Czech Republic two years after the first one left off. Blade (Wesley Snipes) – half-man, half-vampire – is looking for his […]

Represented in Atlanta will be the familiar Fortune 500 conferences – Big 12, Big Ten and ACC. Kansas and Maryland were No. 1 seeds, and Oklahoma should have been. Indiana may have been a No. 5 seed, but if these Hoosiers are not as recognizable as Duke, Bob Knight’s former […]

Dr. Charlie Nelms believes that FAMU is a national leader among colleges and he strongly feels that he can help build upon the excellent foundation FAMU already has. He believes that one strong aspect of sound leadership is the ability to listen to all who are involved with any every […]

From my viewpoint,it is mind boggling sometimes how our good nature as African people can override our need to do what is good for us as African people. It is good for us to reject those who reject us. Bush has put the livelihood of millions of Africans in Florida […]

Overall record:13-16 Home record:10-8 Away record: 3-8 MEAC: 2-4 *Standings as of 3/26/02.

The FAMUans protesting Jeb Bush’s speaking at FAMU graduation are motivated by politics and personal agendas, not the facts or FAMU’s true history. Many FAMUans opposed One Florida, true. But One Florida has no effect on FAMU; because blacks don’t need racial preferences to get into a BLACK UNIVERSITY. (Fred […]

Attorney Willie Gary will speak at this year’s Honors Convocation, recognizing undergraduates with a 3.0 or higher grade point average. Gary is the senior partner in the law firm of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis, McManus, Watson and Sperando. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Boston […]