The rhythmic sounds of hard-bottomed shoes echoed in the hallway of the Gaither Gym Complex as one of Florida A&M University’s oldest dance organizations opened its doors to hip-hop dance and step teams in an effort to add flare to its spring concert. “Step and hip-hop teams are becoming more […]
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Mental health its more important than you might think
On Saturday Jan. 8, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was the target of an assassination attemptwhile giving a speech in front of a Tucson, Ariz. grocery store. Six people were killed and Giffords remains incritical condition from a gunshot wound to the head. The gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, 22, was immediately […]
Here we go again…
The infamous YouTube sensation, Antoine Dodson, has done it again. His new Christmas video “Chimney Intruder” song first premiered last month on Lopez Tonight,the nighttime talk show hosted by George Lopez. It‘s a short, sweet and ridiculous jingle about Santa Claus “climbing in yo’ windows and snatching yo’ people up. […]
NBA: The best season ever
Coming into the 2010-2011 season, NBA commissioner David Stern said this NBA season would be one of the best seasons ever. But this good? Who would have thought? Week after Week so-called “elite” teams find themselves playing sub par games against sub .500 ball clubs. Early in the season […]
Traffic safety program in full swing
The city of Tallahassee has launched an aggressive attack on speeding by installing more traffic light cameras. The city of Tallahassee began its Red Light Safety Program in the summer of 2010 and the first camera was activated at the intersection of Tennessee and North Monroe Streets on July […]
Candelight vigil honors one-year anniversary of Haiti earthquake
On this date, exactly one year ago, a seven magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti. The devastating quake left survivors without resources and cut from the outside world. Tuesday evening, the FAMU chapter of the National Council of Negro Women marked the anniversary at 6 p.m. with a candlelight vigil at […]
Faculty showcase original art
Fine arts professors held the Florida A&M faculty show’s opening reception for the first time in over a decade Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. in the Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery. Assistant Professor Liu Nan, who teaches various levels of art education, drawing and painting classes, submitted watercolor as well as […]
One year later, misery continues
On this day exactly one year ago, a vicious earthquake struck approximately 35 miles west southwest of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. It devastated the whole nation. The quake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale and an aftershock measuring 5.9 left a catastrophic path of destruction. The Haitian government estimated […]
Dress for the hood, not the hill
As I make my way past Coleman Library on a breezy day, I hear from my right, “Aye Red!” As I slowly turn with a look of displeasure on my face, I see that the young man whose mouth this came from is casually dressed in a white tank top, gray […]
What this state needs is high speed… rail that is
Florida is moving closer to the long awaited dream of many of its citizens to construct a high-speed rail system. The Feds awarded the state $342 million last month in addition to $1.25 billion in federal stimulus funds and an $800 million grant from the Federal Rail Administration. The proposed […]