The Florida A&M Department of Public Safety is still investigating a case in August where students had their private iRattler accounts hacked. Authorities will not disclose the number of students affected from this bank fraud. However, Shane Williams, a student at FAMU discovered he was not the only victim in […]
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Meek sets his sights on senate
Kendrick Meek has been politically involved throughout his entire life. “He came to me when he was running for president of Young Dems of Florida and said ‘I know you’re a Republican but I want you to help me write a speech,’ ” said Sharon Wooten, retired director of […]
Tyler Perry series comes to Tallahassee
Tyler Perry introduces his new play “Madea’s Big Happy Family” to Tallahassee. Perry first kicked off his show January 2010 in El Paso, Texas and now is in Tallahassee. This will be Perry twelfth stage play. The play was inspired by his own story and promises to bring music and […]
Racial hoaxes continue to plague minorites
Aug. 30, Bethany Storro’s face was doused with acid outside a Starbucks in Vancouver, Wash. Storro told The Columbian, a Vancouver newspaper, the assailant was “a black woman in her late 20s to early 30s with her hair pulled back into a ponytail.” But two weeks after the assault Storro […]
Grade inflation and the lowering of academic standards in Florida colleges
Grade inflation is an age-old problem gnawing away at the deteriorating quality of Florida’s public colleges. Broadly speaking, grade inflation occurs when grading patterns change so that a large percentage of an institution’s students receive higher grades for the same quality and quantity of work done by students in the […]
A message from the President of the United States on education
At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom, many for the first time. You’re taking part in a journey that will not only determine your future, but the future of this country. We know, for example, that nearly eight in ten new jobs will require workforce […]
Play “gets Hill love”
The lecture hall in the Foster-Tanner music building is filled to capacity on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Students engage in detailed discussions with someone who knows firsthand about the music art form. That is the experience for the students in Christopher Martin and Kawachi Clemons’ hip-hop seminar class. Christopher […]
Gamers battle racism online
Heartbeats drum to the rhythm of steady machine gunfire and adrenaline is pumping high. Unaware of what the opponent will do next, the player analyzes each and every sound, the ultimate goal being to conquer the enemy. Gamers indulge in this out-of-body experience every time they pick up a […]
New spin on old religion
The mood inside Florida State University’s Moore Auditorium was one of quiet excitement as members of FUSE milled around the lobby, waiting. It was the same atmosphere that characterizes crowds waiting for a concert to begin or for a movie to start. These students were not waiting for an […]
Brown, Tigers deflate Rattlers in Classic
Senior running back Preston Brown seemingly took all the air out of the building with his first touch of the game. Brown scored a 71-yard touchdown for the Tennessee State Tigers on the team’s second play from scrimmage. Brown’s early score set the stage for this year’s Atlanta Football […]