I’ll confess. I’m no sports fan. Recently, however, I found myself drawn to a photograph in the USA Today sports section picturing a lean, handsome, middle-aged man with warm eyes and the smile of a winner. Between two sinewy fingers was a gold medal. On another, he wore a championship […]

Shaundelyn “Shaun” DeGraffenreidt spends hours on the track practicing a cheer routine with one goal in mind: to win this year’s Black College National Cheerleading Championship. The 18-year-old freshman said she doesn’t do it for the glory, trophy or media exposure but in hopes of proving to students, faculty and […]

During Homecoming festivities last year at the Greek Step Show, men’s track and field head coach Rey Robinson was looking everywhere for his athletes. Alongside him was Robert “Bullet Bob” Hayes, known as “The World’s Fastest Human” in the 1960s – a FAMU alumnus. Robinson was trying to introduce Hayes […]

FAMU alumnus Bob Hayes, a track and football star in the 1960s who went on to a successful career with the Dallas Cowboys, died of heart failure Wednesday night in his hometown of Jacksonville. Hayes, who battled with prostate cancer and liver problems over the past year and a half, […]

Ladies and gentlemen, the Academy Award for Best Actor in a romantic thriller goes to Robin Williams. It is safe to say that he has done it again. By this I mean Williams has delivered another Oscar deserving performance. In “One Hour Photo” Williams takes a simple plot and turns […]

Hated it. Well…not exactly, but the “blonde bombshell,” did bomb on this one. I do understand that there is a difference between conscious hip-hop and commercial hip-hop. Eve perfectly balanced herself between the two – until “Eve-olution.” Her third CD’s whacked out tracks perturbed my eardrums. Even with help from […]

Just for a moment let’s ignore Terry McMillan and the “Oprah Book Club” and focus on some writers who are not mentioned quite as often. Sheneska Jackson is one of many writers who has received neither the media attention nor the accolades that her peers have, but is just as […]

The 80s are gone and the 90s have passed, it’s 2002, and deciding what to wear on an interview can be difficult. In a day where society deems fashion sense important, choosing trendy over traditional is now an option when preparing to interview in today’s image-driven job market.”The days of […]

It’s time for resumes, portfolios and business suits. The Career Center presents “Career Expo 2002” Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, more than 200 companies and organization will be presenting students with internships, co-op and full time job positions. Professionalism and attitude play […]

What constitutes a sport? Is it sweating profusely after long hours of practice? Is it running up and down a field in an effort to put points on a scoreboard? Is it a game or physical activity pursued for diversion? Webster believes it’s the latter. I, however, am confused. Is […]