Basketball has always been a part of Jason Miles’ life. It all started shortly after he began to walk, when his father handed him a basketball. A Tallahassee native and former Godby High School standout, Miles’ skills and love of the game took time to develop. Initially Miles excelled as […]

The time has come for us to celebrate the 28 days of this month, listing all the accomplishments, awards, discoveries, inventions and achievements that we as blacks have made. Time to pull out our special African attire that has been sitting in the back of our closets, being saved just […]

Congratulations to Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins on their knockout wins. Hopefully, they will fight later this year and nobody will get hit, bit or have their country’s flag desecrated at the Jones/Hopkins pre-fight press conference. Although I should devote more space to a potential Jones/Hopkins match-up, my mind keeps […]

Since Kwame Kilpatrick, a FAMU graduate, became mayor of Detroit professors and students are emphasizing student involvement in city politics. Though Kilpatrick is mayor of a major city, it should not deter students from vying for political positions in their community. Students should never just stop at the glass ceiling. […]

It just goes to show how FAMU really is when it comes certain positions on our campus, from the Student Government Association to Greeks. If it was up to me, the band would not have performed at The Florida Classic because all that hazing isn’t necessary. I will not send […]

From town hall meetings to student petitions, the Student Government Association continues its efforts to push for change in the controversy surrounding Interim President Henry Lewis and the board of trustees. In a SGA sponsored town hall meeting Thursday night at the student activities building, student body vice president Andre […]

Daphne Sorensen wants a few good Green Corps recruits. The Corps, founded in 1992 with the help of environmental activists such as Cesar Chavez, has 35 openings for one-year fellowships in its environmental leadership training program. A field organizer for Florida Public Interest Research Group’s Tallahassee office, Sorensen, a Green […]

Two Sierra Club members, one driving a bulky GMC Yukon SUV, the other a high-mileage Toyota Prius, stopped off in Tallahassee Friday to call attention to America’s dependency on foreign oil and plead for protection of the country’s most pristine wildlife areas. Joseph Murphy and Darden Rice, on the fifth […]

Student participation is no longer confined to the classroom. The Political Organizations Committee has launched an effort to increase student activity as well as generate student leaders as candidates for city offices in the upcoming elections. In a recent POC meeting, FAMU political science professor and a Leon County Commissioner […]

There’s a new rap duo hitting the streets of Tallahassee, THER.I.P.Y., or “The Radiance Is Purely Yours.” Even though members of THER.I.P.Y. (pronounced therapy), FSU student Dorian Paul Rogers and FAMU student Kendall Ramon Johnson, aren’t ready to share the meaning behind the phrase, they are definitely ready to share […]