Appointed just over a month ago as the associate dean of graphic communication, Arvid Mukes said he has high goals set for the division to make it a success under his reign. “I have been involved with teaching graphic arts, now graphic communications, since the fall of 1986.” “I plan […]

Students had mixed feelings regarding the presidential election results. Emotions ran high, as many students waited in wonder on who would claim Florida and who would win the entire election. Florida A&M University students, like the rest of the nation, awoke Wednesday to find that John Kerry and John Edwards […]

Since the beginning of 2004, it seems that hip hop is undergoing a bit of a change. Socially conscious rap music, better known as “backpack” hip hop, seems to be currently overtaking a more materialistic brand of rap music that has dominated the hip-hop mainstream since 1996, better known as […]

How do you beat a team that averages over 35 points per game, and has won four of its last five games? Nearly three weeks of preparation is a good place to start. The Florida A&M University football team has 20 full days to break down film, heal nagging injuries, […]

Essence Dance Theatre will hold its fall concert of dance in Lee Hall Auditorium Saturday at 7:30p.m. Titled “Retrospect,” the concert will be a collage of original dance works bridging the past and present. Essence will perform various types of dance to depict diverse dance styles to the audience. Members […]

In what seemingly everyone in the nation was billing as “the most important election of our lifetime,” I must say I was extremely impressed with the level of political activism in the black community. Whether it was P. Diddy and Citizen Change, and their “Vote or Die” campaign, however annoying, […]

It has been two months since Florida and the Caribbean were hit by several back-to-back hurricanes, and some places like Haiti are still recovering from the devastation. To help, the Haitian Cultural Club is having a clothes and book drive through Nov. 12 that will aid victims in Haiti. Hurricane […]

Hazing has been a problem that consistently wielded its ugly head on this campus. However in light of recent news, it should finally become loud and clear to those who haze that walking away scot-free from these cases is very unlikely. According to a National Public Radio report, former “Marching […]

The grapes may definitely be sour because a bitter battle is ahead for this country, but the fact remains that I’m tired. Specifically, I’m tired of extremely close presidential elections. Whatever happened to the good old days when people actually knew who the election winner was before they put the […]

Dear Editor: I applaud the energy and passion of the Democrats but I humbly submit that they are misguided in their politics. The last several elections have proven that, as a national party, the Democrats are continuing along a path of self-destruction. The people have spoken. The tide of history […]