Dear Diary, How would you feel if for 18 years you dedicated your life to a man who did nothing but take you for granted? If in the morning when you greeted him with a kiss, he greeted you with his behind to kiss. How would you feel if you […]

Heart disease kills – and it is killing more blacks than any other race. According to statistics from the American Heart Association, of blacks age 20 and older, 41.6 percent of men and 46.6 percent of women have high blood pressure. Blacks living in the United States have the highest […]

President Castell Bryant and members of FAMU’s Board of Trustees stressed the importance of having FAMU’s voice heard by Florida legislators during Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting. In the past two years, FAMU has used the services of outside lobbyists and as a result has received unprecedented government funds. During […]

With March Madness in the atmosphere and the NBA playoffs approaching, basketball is at the forefront of attention. In the days of the great players such as Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain, all they had was a ball and a court to enjoy their true love for basketball. In these […]

It’s unfortunate that FAMU is once again portrayed so negatively in the light of the media. Perhaps the current leadership is following the bad example of the previous lame-duck administration that blatantly ignored all the mud that was slung at the University. This institution can no longer afford to take […]

I was reading an article in the March issue of Vibe magazine and on the cover the words “Raps Black Eye: Domestic Abuse Exposed,” stood out like a dislocated shoulder. The late Christopher “Big Pun” Rios’ widow-Vanessa Rios charges that the late rapper lived up to his moniker, ‘The Punisher.’ […]

Members of the Electoral Commission are saying Alice Mathis, the director of student activities, “overstepped her boundaries” during the elections process. Allegations that Mathis, among other things, appointed poll workers to FAMU’s precincts without the knowledge of the commission – a direct violation of Election Statutes – could be fuel […]

The Charles Winterwood Theatre is known for holding some of the city’s best shows within its walls. It has served as a place for young actors to showcase their talents and live out their dreams of performing on stage. The theater usually showcases about four productions per year – mostly […]

Quarterly, the University’s cafeteria is inspected for health code violations. Every day campus residents, mainly freshmen, head to the cafeteria for a maximum of three daily meals. Often, many of them wonder how safe and sanitary the food and facility are. A month and a day after the first inspection […]

Citing several concerns of student disenfranchisement, members of the FAMU Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People planned to march in protest of Tuesday’s SGA elections. “Too many questions were raised about the integrity of the election process,” said Adrienne Rogers 22, president of the FAMU […]