Every four years, there are certain things that are guaranteed to happen. There will be a leap year, someone will win a gold medal in the Olympics and a country will claim a victory in the World Cup. Of all the things that will undoubtedly occur, there is only one […]

Out with the old and in with the new. The phrase may sound just as cliché as promises made at the beginning of each year. January is the month marked for New Year’s resolutions. Vows to lose weight, to save money, or even to stop cursing are just several proclamations […]

From the culture-generated title to the after-movie child rap star charade, this movie was exploitative to a high degree. My Baby’s Daddy begins with an animation that provides a brief history about three boys and their troubled upbringing in the so-called “hood.” The movie quickly skips eight years to when […]

Local organizations are getting an early start on voter awareness for the upcoming presidential elections and other issues by allowing students to speak face-to-face with some of the country’s noted congressmen. The Student Government Association, along with the Congressional Black Caucus and People for the American Way, will hold a […]

Vice President for Development Love Collins III said action plans being implemented because of recent financial missteps will provide a “mandate for future success at Florida A&M University.” “We are not in a financial crisis,” said Collins, who was hired last year by President Fred Gainous to help with the […]

Since when did earning a shot at the college football national championship become an exclusive, members only event? I’m not here to talk about the Oklahoma-LSU- Southern California fiasco; that horse has been beaten senseless by now. But I will say this about the Bowl Championship Series: One mistake is […]

Happy Election Year! The New Year started with a bang. On the first of the month, the University of Miami beat Florida State University 16-14 in the Fedex Orange Bowl. Classic. And the University of Iowa beat Florida 37-17 in the Outback Bowl. Fantastic. Also, for the first full week […]

Happy New Year and welcome to another year on the Hill. After you have gotten over the hump of trying to get overrides, checking on your financial aid and trying to find a convenient parking space, just relax and pick up a copy of the voice of Florida A&M University. […]

Florida A&M University students searching for that perfect look will no longer have to travel far. After over a year of planning negotiations, the university is finally ready to open the doors of its new on-campus barbershop and beauty salon, The Rattler’s Edge. “It has taken a while to get […]

Was I surprised by the drug raid at Stratford High School in South Carolina? Hardly. Was I stunned that about 70 percent of the students who police swept their guns over were black? Not really. Since President Clinton signed the Gun-Free Schools Act in 1994, which called for state laws […]