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Survey conducted to gauge support for block schedules

Block scheduling is a primary concern for students. Currently, the school is on a seven period a day schedule, in which the students have a heavy daily workload and are obligated to carry excessive amounts of materials to and from school. Each period in the existing schedule is 50 minutes […]

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Strange

I see beaches from here… waves collapse on my eardrumsShuggie Otis is playing I envision beauty and want to smell her from the inside out Trapped in this world of poetry I must close my eyes Deny what I seeSuch vision makes it hard for me to go outsideand walk […]

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Improved staff fuels winning ways

In Joe Durant’s 11 previous years as head coach, FAMU baseball teams have reached the .500 mark only once, in 1991. With a 19-19 record heading into Wednesday’s game against South Alabama, the Rattlers have turned to an unusual source-strong starting pitching -in their bid for a winning record and […]

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Parents’ sexual orientation not an issue in adoptions

Sometimes the prejudice of some people in the United States amazes me. But I am not so much amazed, but ashamed of the feelings of some African Americans when it comes to gay and lesbian adoptions.While having a discussion in one of my classes – which arose from a debate […]

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Gorilla Thrilla goes wrong

I don’t party much, but all my girls were going to Gorilla Thrilla and I heard it was supposed to be the best event of the year besides Kappa Luau. I have no idea what was going on at the front of the line at the Thrilla. I guess somebody […]

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Future president needs more input

Next week, the five FAMU presidential finalists will be on campus, available for questions from students, faculty, alumni and all other concerned parties. On the surface, with the presidential search now in its eighth month, it would appear all pertinent questions regarding the FAMU presidency have been asked. Still, since […]

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Incoming SGA leadership unveils plan for salon, new student lounge

The FAMU SGA newly elected leaders said they have ambitious goals for 2002-2003. Andre Hammel, 20, political science student from Mitchellville, Md. and Tisa Holley, 21, a physical education student from Temple Hills, Md. said they try not to limit themselves. “We’re visionaries,” said Hammel, president elect. “When they were […]

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Campus police still investigating hazing

Lt. Louis Wichers said the Florida A&M University hazing and hospitalization case of former Marching 100 band member Marcus Parker is not closed. Wichers, of the Criminal Investigation Unit for the FAMU Police Department, said he is looking for another suspect involved in aggravated battery against Parker. The hazing took […]

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13 Israeli soldiers killed in Jenin

JERUSALEM–Israel defied international calls for a fast withdrawal of troops from the West Bank on Tuesday as 13 Israeli soldiers died in an explosion in the Jenin refugee camp and another died in Nablus, the most casualties in a single day since Israel began its offensive eleven days ago. Israeli […]

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Temporary WTC memorial lights fading soon

NEW YORK – For Kathy Rohner and Barbara Pandolfo, the twin towers of light that soar above the lower Manhattan skyline each night are far more than luminous reminders of the Sept. 11 tragedy that killed their children and nearly 3,000 other people. “It’s like two beams reaching up to […]