BUSH BE GONE Tallahassee what’s up? Bush its time to go.It hasn’t been fun; you don’t have to go home,But you have to leave here. Your one Florida, is too much like your Brother oneAmerica, like Nimrod when he was buildingThe tower to Heaven.We don’t need it. We play by […]

Shuttle Columbia exploded and broke apart over central Texas Saturday morning on its way to land at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, killing all seven STS-107 crew members. “The Columbia is lost,” President George W. Bush said during a press conference Saturday. “There are no survivors.” The tragedy happened […]

In November 2002, FAMU welcomed Ambassador Sylvia Stanfield to serve as diplomat-in-residence. The university is one of only 14 colleges in the nation to host a diplomat -in-residence. Stanfield is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and the former ambassador to Brunei Dar es Salaam, a country in […]

Mayo Woodward said children’s programs should not be overlooked. “These programs keep kids off the streets and out of jail,” said the 33-year-old financial advisor at Morgan Stanley. Mayo’s concerns have turned into a full-fledged campaign for a seat on the city commission. Twenty-five candidates are running to fill the […]

Part fake attitudes, part talent and part shameless Coca-Cola commercials … welcome to the second installment of “American Idol” (AI). As Hollywood has repeatedly shown us, nothing spoils a perfectly good show like success, and American Idol has taken off like a rocket. According to FOX TV, approximately 55 million […]

A herd of high school basketball talent was running wild in the Civic Center Saturday night after being unleashed by Breakdown Magazine in its fifth annual tripleheader. The Breakdown Classic was held in the Civic Center for the first time, something that Breakdown Magazine’s Brionne Gillion wants people in Tallahassee […]

The 2003 Health Expo, sponsored by The Tallahassee Chapter of The Links, Inc. Frenchtown Governor’s Revitalization Council, The Florida Department of Health and Bethel A.M.E. Church, made “Power of Choice” the theme. The Health Expo’s theme, “Power of Choice, coincided with Akbar’s speech “You Make The Choice” which urged the […]

Buying equipment for the School of Journalism and Graphic Communications’ new building will have to wait until matching funds are released by the state legislature. “We can’t order equipment without money,” said Robert Ruggles, dean of the SJGC. Instead of delaying the building’s opening, Ruggles intends on equipping part of […]

Last week, the United States’ ever-faithful President delivered his second State of the Union Address in a feeble attempt to reunite the country. Never failing to let anyone down, Bush’s proposals were extremely off-the-wall. Bush identified strengthening the economy as his number one priority but fell short of realizing the […]

FAMU lacks an efficient recycling program. Everyday the university discards materials that could be recycled to preserve the environment. Our university goes through reams of paper regularly. Instead of reusing the materials, they are thrown into the dumpsters along with other rubbish. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that […]