Obesity is commonly defined as an increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat, usually as a result of eating. According to the American Obesity Association’s Web site approximately 127 million adults in the United States, or 64.5 percent, are obese. Scientific studies have shown a connection between obesity […]

For many years, the church has been the pivotal part of the black community . From the spirituals that emerged during slavery to the ministers and activists of the 1960s. The church has been instrumental in the black experience. Nowadays however, the church has not been as visible except on […]

Although FAMU alumna Miriam McKenzie Oliphant was not involved with the 2000 election, or the scandal that followed, she is still suffering what some might say are the repercussions of that event. Oliphant has been suspended as the Broward County Supervisor of Elections since November 2003. Oliphant went before Senate […]

#8220;If I’m in it, I’m going to win it.” The words of Terrence Woods, senior guard on the Rattler men’s basketball team, prior to competing in the National Association of Basketball Coaches NCAA three-point contest in San Antonio Thursday, proved to be prophetic. Woods won the men’s contest, defeating a […]

Senior Javetta Dryer avoids her teammate to throw out a Florida State University player at first. The Lady Rattler defense regained its composure well after FSU closed the first inning up five runs.FAMU held the Lady Noles at five runs until they struck back with six runs in the fifth […]

Making an attempt to bridge the gap between the administration and student body, the student senate passed a bill Monday approving a town hall meeting with President Fred Gainous. The meeting, organized by the Men of Distinction, is scheduled for next Monday at 6 p.m. in Lee Hall. The possibility […]

National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice will appear on major national broadcast networks – ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS – TV Thursday at 9 a.m. to respond to allegations that the President neglected to act upon prior warnings of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Rice will testify before the Sept. 11 […]

In the black community it’s customary to immortalize our fallen brethren on cotton T-shirts with scanned portraits or airbrushed pictures. The purpose of these T-shirts is to keep a loved one’s memory alive postmortem. But this form of remembrance is completely trifling. This type of shallow tribute doesn’t reach the […]

The statistics for the number of women sexually assaulted in America is rising. According to www.louisville.edu, one in four college women have been raped or suffered an attempted rape and every 21 hours there is a rape on an American college campus. Although women are sexually assaulted more often than […]

The black community is suffering. However, it is not because so many black communities are barely surviving in poverty-stricken slums, nor is it because blacks are being crammed into privatized prisons, nor is it because the rates of sexually transmitted diseases are rising at a staggering pace. Though these issues […]