Interim President Lewis highlighted ten points and their goals at Wednesday’s President’s Faculty Meeting. The ten points included a new governance system, internal communications, technology, teacher load, the Deferred Retired Option Program, outside employment, customer service, impact of cutbacks, legislative initiatives and accountability. Unlike the former Board of Regents, Lewis […]

SAN FRANCISCO _ The greens are feeling rather blue these days. Sept. 11 depreciated the claim that the ruin of the environment is the single most urgent threat facing civilization, and it deprived them of their favorite whipping boy _ the Bush administration. A few days after 9/11, the Sierra […]

My WisdomI am your UnderstandingTrapped deep in your memory.Beautiful black skin,brown skin,and shades of tan.Beautiful black woman;my reflection-I place my heart in your hands.Give me yours and I will take itgrasping it gently.With you in my arms and I in yours,we stand on God’s shoulders-and find destiny. Together we can […]

i am here you are there the fingers of our love hold tight to a passion and spirit made stronger by separation it’s difficult not being near you not being able to feel you, a solid warm mass that i covet it squeezes my heart like a painful gripe but […]

Black AthleticoBy Rashad the BenevolentYou have trained arduously;lifting weights,eating properly,and consuming vitamins fora countless amount of yearsto tighten your tendons,to hone your skills andperfect your body. To be an athlete in the NBA/NFLand all other sports leaguesbut what has it cost you? Sure, you have your own sneakersdubbed in your […]

The Tallahassee Broadway Series opened its 2001-2002 season with “Rent,” a rock musical by Jonathan Larson. The musical is based an 1830s Italian opera, “La Vie Boheme.” The play chronicles a year in the life of eight individuals united by love, AIDS and the fight against conformity. The story opens […]

I’ve decided that I’m only having sex with rich men from here on out. I’ve determined that it could be far more profitable getting pregnant by some moneybags businessman as opposed to a broke Rattler waiting on the Set for his net check. I’m going to take lessons from women […]

Beginning January 22, 2002, the Florida Legislative Session will begin at the Capitol. This session will cover some of the most important topics when it comes to the state of Florida. Politics is not a popular subject for everyone, but it would be foolish to be naive to it. This […]

The men’s basketball team’s addiction to turnovers made a close game out of a blowout. Fortunately, Morgan State matched the Rattlers’ generosity. Led by DeMarcus Wilkins’ rediscovered shooting touch, a defense that forced 26 Bears’ giveaways and a strong second half in the paint from Jermaine Hill, the Rattlers survived […]

Behind the eightball; a familiar place for the “fat mack” Rapper, 8-ball aka the “space age pimp” or the “fat mack,” prescribes the recipe for extended success in the hip-hop game with his most recent album entitled “Almost Famous”. 8-ball continues to bring the same brand of lyrical heat to […]