A Tallahassee Police Department officer was shot and killed late Wednesday night while responding to a home-invasion robbery.Sgt. Dale Green, 47, was shot in the back of his head. A fleeing suspect was arrested but investigators are not disclosing details of the case.Green, a 13-year police veteran, was also a […]
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President needs to enact gun fingerprinting laws
In the aftermath of the D.C. metro sniper shootings, our ever-faithful President George W. Bush has declared that gun fingerprinting would be going against the rights of gun owners in America. Fingerprinting guns requires gun makers to enter into a database the distinct markings that each gun leaves on a […]
Iraq agrees to permit inspectors
WASHINGTON – With a U.S. gun to his head, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on Wednesday accepted a U.N. demand to open his country to weapons inspections without conditions. Iraq’s U.N. ambassador delivered a rambling, angry nine-page letter to Secretary-General Kofi Annan agreeing to abide by the tough inspection terms set […]
Officials enforce immunization
Students living on campus will be required to complete another immunization form by Jan. 1, 2003. The State Legislature voted in support of the bill outlining the immunization requirements earlier this year. The current immunizations that were required for incoming freshmen for the 2002-2003 school year did not include hepatitis […]
Punish crimes equally
Recently the company that stole billions of dollars from hard-working people admitted it wasn’t the $4 billion they thought it was, but more like $9 billion. These people aren’t where one might think – locked in solitary confinement and far away from a crisp dollar bill. They are at home, […]
Not Pleased with the FAMUan
One of our fellow students died about 2 weeks ago in a car crash in Miami. His name was Johnathon Philips (aka JP) and he was in his third year at FAMU. I sent in a poem to be published in the creative mindz section dedicated to JP, and this […]
Post office hours draw student concern
Students expecting to receive net checks, bills or other important mail over the weekend may have to wait until Monday to access it. Many students who go to check their mail at the campus post office on Saturdays usually find that it is not open or it has closed before […]
Caribbean culture colors show
The FAMU Center for Caribbean Culture and Student Government Association hosted their 15th Annual African Caribbean concert in Lee Hall on Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The concert gave students the opportunity to experience Afro-Caribbean culture, said Jan DeCosmo, FAMU associate professor. It also gave the culture groups a chance […]
Tattoos tatter at skin, health
Tattoos are trendy, but the health risks are questionable say health experts. “A high percentage of students on FAMU’s campus who have tattoos are unaware of the health risks that coincide with tattooing,” said Shankar A. Shetty, M.D., director of student health services at Florida A & M University. Shane […]
Branding, bolsters heritage, history
Gazing at his right arm, Benjamin Nesbitt will never forget April 15, not even if he tried. That day Nesbitt crossed the Alpha Eta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, a childhood goal that had finally been achieved, and as a seal to his pledging process, he agreed to be branded […]