It’s time to return some dignity to FAMU’s name and heritage. It’s time for President Gainous to step up, get involved and bring closure to what is taking place in the athletic department. With J.R.E. Lee III gone, Gainous has named his special assistant, Joseph Ramsey III, to oversee the […]

There is nothing odd about seeing a student or two walk around campus with bloodshot eyes, unless that student spends his time reaching new depths instead of new highs. But that is what exemplifies swimmer Gui Bryant, he’s a man who is not afraid to be himself. “He’s unique, whether […]

Wandering through a gallery of rendered waterscapes, moon-reflected inlets, country marshes and views of pastel sunsets, it’s uncanny to believe that the creators of such works were initially denied access to Florida’s galleries. In turn, the eight black landscape painters, dubbed by the media as the Highwaymen, would caravan across […]

Hungry? Why wait? Because the Orange Room is no longer the one-stop-shop it used to be. After not being open the first two full weeks of school, the Orange Room finally opened for business the last week of January. However when I entered the facility, I was surprised by the […]

If you keep on doing what you are doing, you will keep getting what you are getting. Obviously, the seven members of the Board of Trustees who voted against the groundbreaking move to NCAA Division I-A completely disregarded this tidbit of wisdom. “It’s absolutely a setback for the university and […]

Although there is an intense interest in increasing the passage rate for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test and involving parents in the process, two bills before the Florida legislature allowing parents to have access to their child’s responses to individual problems are not the answer. Presently, parents are notified of […]

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, many are questioning, where is the love? Hopefully Diana Ross won’t find it where she’s headed. The former Supreme will spend two days in jail and has been sentenced to one year’s probation after pleading no contest to a driving under the influence charge. […]

The FAMU men’s basketball team will try to continue its winning ways on the road against Hampton University Saturday. With the team beginning a four-game road trip, a win in Hampton against the Pirates would be essential. “We’ve got to play good, solid basketball for us to be successful against […]

I’m shaking my head and solemnly wondering, what is going on at my beloved FAMU? With this latest announcement by the BOT to delay entering into I-A status, it seems the university is utterly rudderless and clueless. In light of this action I now want to know, just what is […]

Residents and city utility officials congregated Tuesday at Bethel A.M.E. Church to discuss the city’s utility rates and billing practices. Many residents, particularly on the city’s Southside, said they were paying higher rates and additional fees that were not being charged in other parts of town. “There is one rate […]