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‘Elated’ professor eyes city position

On Feb. 4, Tallahassee voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for Anthony “Dr. V.” Viegbesie, one of the four contenders for county commissioner seat three. He said he would like to start a collaboration project with the community and college students. “We can use these resources to […]

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Bush leads anti-condom crusade

More than 12 million people have sexually transmitted diseases in America. Meanwhile, President Bush wants to get rid of condoms. President Bush announced last fall that condoms are useless and people should remain abstinent until marriage. Proponents of this abstinence-only program are under the false impression that eliminating condoms will […]

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President ignores voice of country

On Tuesday the President contradicted himself. He said, “This nation does not depend on the decisions of others.” Yet, we do. Bush is asking other countries to join the United States in a war against Iraq. We are members of international organizations like the United Nations. We also depend on […]

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New African Americam WEB search engine

The technology “gap” is real for African Americans. It seems that with each new advance there is a larger and growing “gap”. In the future much of this may be filled as the cost and complexity of hardware and software plummets. But even with this there will be a growing […]

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Budget proposal dims Bright Futures

The Florida Student Association met with the FAMU student senate Wednesday to discuss the governor’s budget proposal and the FSA’s plan to save the Bright Futures Scholarship program. “We are not too happy with Governor Bush’s budget proposal,” said FSA president Scott Ross. He also said the FSA — a […]

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Winning streak continues

The Rattlerettes took sole possession of third place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference after Monday’s 73-63 win over Coppin State. The victory gave the team even more motivation to disprove preseason predictions of an eleventh place finish. “It was a big step up in placement in the league,” said sophomore […]

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New technology prevents music piracy

CANNES, France — The ailing music industry is poised to make a new push to copy-proof its music CDs, in hopes of slowing the raging epidemic of Internet piracy. Microsoft and Macrovision each announced new copy-protection initiatives at Midem, the record industry’s biggest international conference. The new versions of locked-down […]

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Philly native takes listeners for a ride

Philadelphia, a city known for producing great soul artists, has done it again. Their newest contribution, Vivian Green, 23, though small in stature, is a musical giant. Green’s debut album, A Love Story, strays from the typical “my baby left me” or “love stinks” type of songs. Instead, it captures […]

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Thuggish image hinders artist’s unique sound

Fans of good rap music and all arenas of hip-hop have had to suffer through some horrible times lately. A lot of copycat behavior, ego inflating and pre-packaged garbage has held the airwaves hostage. Most attempts to liberate the listeners have fallen on deaf ears. Composition, an album from a […]