Young, talented and successful, Torica Cornelius is rising to the top. The Columbia, S.C. native is known for singing the catchy hook on Field Mobb’s hit song “Sick of Being Lonely.” After her celebrity guest appearance at Images Modeling Troupe’s “Revolt Into Fashion” showcase, The Famuan sat down with the […]

There is one word to describe Lil’ Kim’s latest effort La Bella Mafia, and that word is not artistic. It’s simply contrived. From mentioning the late Notorious B.I.G. in almost every song to Lil’ Kim’s inability to carry a song without assistance, her new release oozes the fakeness that is […]

Sitting on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Gaines Street, Connection World lives up to its name. The store not only specializes in urban wear, but also sells everything from beauty supplies to beepers. Storeowner James Wooden said he gave the store its name because he wanted to “connect everything […]

Carnegie Library, also known as the Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum, is expected to expand to 30,000 square feet in August 2004. “This is the oldest building on campus,” said Dr. James Eaton, founder and director of the Black Archives Museum. The museum was built in 1907 […]

Dear Editor: The Chronicle of Higher Education is welcoming applications for a new $1,000 award for student journalists, in memory of a former reporter on our staff. Details on the annual prize are available at http://chronicle.com/help/milleraward.htm. The deadline to apply for the inaugural award is June 30. I hope you […]

Rasaan Brooks, 21, a senior business administration student from Philadelphia, died Saturday evening due to kidney failure. Brooks was diagnosed with kidney disease at the age of two, and had received dialysis for the past two years. Rossi Brooks, Rasaans father, donated a kidney to Rasaan with hopes that it […]

BAGHDAD, Iraq-Elated crowds of liberated Baghdad residents handed yellow flowers to U.S. Marines on Wednesday. They flashed V-for-victory signs at passing U.S. Army tanks. They tied a rope noose around a towering statue of Saddam Hussein and they pulled it down. “It’s in the end game now,” said Marine Capt. […]

Using tuition vouchers to subsidize private and religious schools violates the Florida Constitution. The Florida voucher program grades schools on an “A-F” basis. It allows children at schools graded “F” for at least two out of four years to use a state-funded tuition voucher at any private school, including a […]

Tempers flared and students had to break up the “brawl in the hall” after Monday night’s weekly SGA Senate meeting. Freshmen senator Chelsea Hall and junior senator Robert Clemmon were restrained as they got into a heated debate and shouting match in the hallway outside the senate chambers after the […]

Middle Eastern students on financial aid may have to find other ways to fund their education if a bill is passed in the State House of Representatives. More than 822 foreign students on financial aid will be affected if House Bill 31 passes, which proposes to cut financial assistance in […]