On Monday, the students, faculty and administration of FAMU gathered in Perry Paige Auditorium to mourn the loss, and to celebrate the life of one of their own. Justin Applewhite, a native of Memphis, Tenn. and a student of FAMU, died in a car crash on Route 55 between Como […]

Questions of credibility were raised at the student senate meeting Monday night. Various senate positions were brought into question, including the newly appointed sophomore seat, filled by Larry Ferguson at the Sept. 13 meeting. Ferguson was brought before the senate for confirmation along with Maurice Slade at the Sept. 13 […]

Media analysts have said that the country saw some of its finest news reporting in the months following the attacks of Sept. 11. However, recent events are proving that that was short-lived. Need we remind you of Jayson Blair and the impulsive missteps by New York Post editors this summer? […]

The FAMU Board of Trustees has been in the spotlight lately, and as they prepare for the upcoming meeting that will address President Fred Gainous’ performance, they have yet another issue that they are forced to deal with. BOT member Barney Bishop has been accused of demonstrating a lack of […]

Applications for the Economic Development Advisory Board are currently available in the student government offices. This task force will work directly with the Department of Economic Development in SGA. Contact Adrian Jordan at 599-3624 for additional information. Do you have problems, suggestions or concerns? The Department of Student Welfare has […]

PRESS RELEASE OR LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Contact Linda Miklowitz (cell 850 559-1312) Dear Editor: On November 2, vote No on proposed amendment no. 1 to the Florida Constitution that would repeal part of a minor’s right to privacy to allow a parental notice law. On first impression it sounds […]

The FAMU College of Law has been provisionally accredited. As stated by the American Bar Association, new law schools must obtain provisional accrediation before being considered for full accrediation. According to officials at the College of Law, with provisional accrediation, law schools have all the rights of a fully-accredited law […]

The scheduled visit from the Rev. Jesse Jackson which was canceled on Wednesday, was just another event postponed due to inclement weather and the potential threat of Hurricane Ivan. “It wasn’t a matter of him (Jackson) not wanting to come; it was him being afraid he would not be able […]

We’ve all seen her in her high heels with her sassy walk. All the guys love her and the women…they just like to pretend they do. She’s never caught looking anything short of gorgeous. She keeps her hair meticulously done, nails neatly polished. And as far as her wardrobe, let’s […]

#8220;Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” is a sepia tinted dream that embodies the essence of science fiction. Even the filming of “Sky Captain” appears to be science fiction as first time writer-director Kerry Conran shot the movie with minimal props and a blue screen as almost all of […]