If your organization is hosting any events for Black History Month and want them included in the BLACK HISTORY MONTH FESTIVAL Souvenir Journal, please e-mail the event details and contact information to blackhistorymonthfestival@comcast.net. The Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. is sponsoring a scholarship for the outstanding […]

They think they’ve got what it takes, but on Wednesday night, their talent will either be applauded and praised – or they will be booed to shame. It is showtime and because some of the Rattlers cannot make it to the Apollo in New York, Lee Hall will have to […]

Lady Rattlers coach Debra Clark said last week that she was beginning to beat herself up over her team’s inability to play consistent basketball. After Saturday’s 80-77 overtime loss at Gaither Gymnasium to North Carolina A&T, her wounds are becoming severe. “I was really, really pleased with our efforts in […]

Music is said to be the universal language of love – and I couldn’t agree more. But, while I find the cliché to be prominent, I must admit it’s annoying to see the latest string of aspiring white singers mimic the tone and texture of soul music on reality shows […]

The 2005 spring semester career fair is here. According to Delores Dean, director of the Career Center, the fair will be held Tuesday at the Leon County Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fair has been in existence since 1989 and is offered to FAMU students by […]

Death is the only part of life that does not change. With all the deaths from the natural disasters this one hits close to home. Timothy Burroughs, a well-known local DJ known to most as Skip-A-Chuck, died of a blood clot Friday. The 23-year-old former FAMU student will be greatly […]

Before someone can have a dream, he or she must know his or her reality. It was the message the Honorable judge Glenda Hatchett, host of the nationally syndicated “Judge Hatchett” television show, was trying to convey to those in attendance at the 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. convocation. […]

For the first time in nearly 50 years, Iraq will hold a free and fair national election, even as insurgents step up their attacks in an apparent attempt to scare potential voters away from the polls. According to a USA Today article, President Bush spoke with Iraqi Interim Prime Minister […]

Amid thousand of law enforcement personnel, and millions of dollars worth of security equipment, President George Walker Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney took the oath of office in Thursday’s presidential inauguration. The inauguration, the first since the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001 drew thousands of people to the nation’s […]

I recognize that the woman is the one that has to walk around campus with the stomach and swollen ankles, learning how to survive morning sickness. But the fact of the matter is the father of that child still should have some sort of influence when deciding if an abortion […]