Florida A&M University held its second annual Founder’s Day Brain Bowl Wednesday night in Lee Hall. The event’s sponsors included the Student Government Association, the Department of Academic Affairs and the Department of Student Welfare. The purpose of the event was to show how much students know about the University […]
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Campus media converge for voting initiative
Students in FAMU’s division of journalism are doing something they have never done before – airing the same show, at the same time via WANM 90.5 and FAMU TV-20. “Red, White and You: Take it to the Polls,” which airs tonight at 9 p.m. is a program intended to inform […]
Blacks deserve to be acknowledged by both parties
Recently, I was searching for information about President George W. Bush’s plans for blacks if he is re-elected. As I browsed the Grand Old Party’s Web site, I noticed that it was lacking something the Democrats have, at the least, acknowledged. Blacks. Bush has snubbed blacks on several occasions since […]
FAMU Announcements
Law Day will be held in the Grand Ballroom Oct. 5 from 9-2 p.m. More than 40 law school admission officers will be in attendance. For more information call Tyra Mason at 599-3664 or hplcfamu.edu. The FAMU Section of the National Council of Negro Women will have it’s general body […]
‘Truth’ tour lives up to moniker
Lights, camera, satisfaction! “The Truth” concert featured performances from Christina Milian, Kanye West and Usher. The night’s performance started with Christina Milian singing “Dip it Low,” the first single from her album, “It’s About Time.” Milian had men’s tongues dropping to the floor. The sensual Milian dipped it for all […]
Parents’ Weekend brings Rattler pride through generations
#8220;William, what is going on with your school?” If I knew the answer to that question, which my father asked me last week, I would not be just another broke college student. Alas I don’t, and I am thus stuck to look forward to this weekend. When myself and literally […]
Hidden agenda used to promote stem cells
The use of embryonic stem cells is the greatest medical breakthrough in our, or any other, lifetime. At least that is what Ronald Reagan Jr. and others like him would have you believe. Embryonic stem cells are held up as the golden solution to everything from diabetes to Alzheimer’s. What […]
Black leaders become
Even in 2004, we still see hordes of black leaders playing the role of handy-sidekick to oblivious politicians. Jesse Jackson “suited up” Thursday in Tallahassee, one stop on his “Hope is on the way” tour. With a month left in the race for president, John Kerry is straggling behind President […]
Nas ‘Bridging the Gap’ by including father in video
For the first time in his life, rapper Nas will film a video with his father jazz musician Olu Dara. Although Dara has been working with Nas since his musical debut in which he played trumpet on a track on “Illmatic,” the two have never appeared together on a music […]
Get down downtown
It’s the first home football game of the season, and that means that Hancock Bank, along with United Way of the Big Bend, is gearing up for the Downtown GetDown, a community block party. Each Downtown GetDown takes place on Adams Street from 6 to 10:30 p.m. FAMU’s schedule has […]