Anyone that says the music industry is filled with untalented peons has no idea what they’re talking about. There are literally thousands of performers within the music industry. I can guarantee that over half of those people have what could be traditionally called a good voice. If you say there’s […]

Remember when singers like Shanice, Mariah Carey, Tevin Campbell and Brian McKnight ruled the music scene? Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, skill played a major role in a person making it in the music business. Now it seems to be less skill and more appeal. The record […]

The College of Education is preparing for its five-year review by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, which will determine if the school keeps its accreditation. While Interim Dean Robert L. Lemons understands the importance of the NCATE visit, scheduled for the last week in January, he says […]

Seven university departments are undergoing operational, compliance and financial-related audits by the Office of the Inspector General. “We’re auditing to ensure that the departments are in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, the university board of trustees and policies and procedures,” said Merlene Johnson, assistant audit service and investigations […]

A lack of communication between university administration and the Board of Trustees was evident Monday during a teleconference meeting held to discuss the current financial state of the university. BOT Chairman James Corbin called the meeting to clarify issues surrounding the university not meeting its deadline for turning in financial […]

My sistah, will it hurt you to reply with a hello when I say “hi” to you? Black women are not getting along. Instead of building each other up, we consistently try to bring the next black woman down. We would rather hear that so and so is pregnant out […]

Feeding the homeless is great. However, more should be done to help them. It is no individual’s fault these people are homeless, but steps can be taken to assure they don’t stay homeless forever. This is a major problem with politics in this society. Many organizations, clubs and even Greek […]

After last year’s 11-7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference record (12-17 overall) the women’s basketball team is rejuvenated and ready to meet its goals. “We finished third in the conference last year,” said head coach Debra Clark. “Each year I want to do better and advance farther in the conference tournament.” The […]

Today, it’s easy to watch shows like MTV’s “Cribs,” BET’s “How I’m Livin’” and ESPN’s “The Life,” to see how professional athletes spend their millions. Who doesn’t dream of having all those material things? Young boys idolize men like Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Lebron James – players who went […]

After 10 days of rest, the Lady Rattler volleyball team is more than prepared for its upcoming games Friday against North Carolina A&T and Sunday versus South Carolina State. Their last game was Nov. 4 at Troy State. The team came out victorious 3-0 (30-12, 30-23, 30-12). Sophomore Adriana Kostadinova […]