With the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship right around the corner, the Florida A&M men’s cross-country team is determined to prove it is a force to be reckoned with in the conference. Given its performance at the University of Central Florida Black and Gold Challenge, it is doing exactly that. The […]
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Florida Students Face Higher Fees amid ‘Bright Futures’ Cuts
With a decrease in funding to the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, prospective college students may have to pay higher costs to attend college. For the eighth consecutive time in Florida Lottery history, the organization has transferred more than $1 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, according to the […]
Hundreds in Tallahassee ‘Occupy’ old Capitol Building to Protest Policies
Hundreds turned out for the Occupy Tallahassee rally on Oct. 14 in front of the Old State Capitol to protest financial inequities. “There are so many people out here,” said Gabriel Paez, 21, a Florida State student. “I have been doing activism in the city of Tallahassee for awhile, and […]
Oops, Where’s My Netcheck?
For about 36 hours, I was banking. Then that alternate reality only existent at FAMU kicked in. I received a phone call from my parents inquiring about a strange piece of mail with a FAMU letterhead. “Go ahead and open it,” I said, curious about what the letter could be […]
Weave: If You Paid for It, It’s Yours
It is seen on women of all ages. Different forms, styles and colors are readily available to customers. Beyoncé, athletes and even women at Florida A&M use it. Not to mention, have become a staple in the black community. What am I talking about? Hair weaves of course. All women want […]
Weave: If You Paid for It, It’s Yours
It is seen on women of all ages. Different forms, styles and colors are readily available to customers. Beyoncé, athletes and even women at Florida A&M use it. Not to mention, have become a staple in the black community. What am I talking about? Hair weaves of course. All women want […]
FAMU Men Finish Third at UCF Invitational
With the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship right around the corner, the Florida A&M men’s cross-country team is determined to prove it is a force to be reckoned with in the conference. Given its performance at the University of Central Florida Black and Gold Challenge, it is doing exactly that. The […]
Premiere Gives Glimpse of Untold Stories
Florida A&M University’s student organization Sankofa will present its first film of the bi-weekly series under the same name. Sankofa, a 1993 drama film directed by Haile Gerima, received positive feedback from the black community, and, 18 years later, has made its way back to the Hill. The story follows […]
Persephone’s Perspective: Don’t Let Monogamy Breed Monotony
Being in a monogamous relationship for an extensive amount of time can become quite boring. Especially when it seems that there is never time to spend with one another and you are continuously doing the same activities over and over. I know this from my personal experience. Juggling school and […]
‘P-I-N-K’ is for Breasts in October
Fall is almost here, and everywhere you look, you see red, orange, brown, gray, black and pink. Or at least you should see pink. Why pink? Because pink is the color for breast cancer awareness and October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Believe it or not, some people don’t know […]