I wanted to send an E-mail to Naomi Frazier in response to the Women Stand by your men article but the listed E-Mail address, nfrazier82@hotmail.com was incorrect. Can you send me her correct E-Mail address? Or could you send her this letter “Thank you for echoing the sentiment of many […]
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‘ET’ still appealing after 20th anniversary alterations
Whenever filmmakers go back and “improve” movies that have already attained classic status, the result is almost always disappointing. George Lucas added new special effects to his “Star Wars” trilogy, Francis Ford Coppola expanded “Apocalypse Now” by nearly an hour, and Steven Spielberg shot new footage for “Close Encounters of […]
Testimonials of abuse, hit home for audience
She was kidnapped at 15 and tied to a bedpost while her ex-boyfriend repeatedly beat her.Her voice cracks as she tells the story that ended in her abuser shooting at her. She speaks slowly with a light sense of fear, as if reliving the incident.The woman’s story was featured in […]
Campus Notes
Homecoming Theme The Student Union is holding an contest for anyone who can come up with the 2002 Homecoming Theme. The winner will receive $150. Contest deadline is April 2. Submit all entries to the Student Union Office. For more information, please call 599-3400. Senior Class Cabinet Applications Applications for […]
Champions crowned in fitness, bodybuilding
Nine weeks of preparation, practice, and discipline ended favorably for the new Ms. FAMU Fitness La Shonda Futrell and Mr. FAMU Bodybuilding Theodore Atkins Jr. The FAMU Campus Recreation Fitness Center Program presented the Ms. FAMU Fitness Pageant and Mr. FAMU Bodybuilding Contest on Thursday, March 21 in Lee Hall. […]
Female binge drinking leads to health problems
When Marie arrived at a high school party at a friend’s house more than four years ago, she planned to get drunk. Marie, then 15, turned to her favorite drink of vodka and cranberry juice. Maybe she had four drinks. Maybe she had more. She cannot remember. “I was just […]
Minorities recipients of inferior health care
WASHINGTON _ Racial and ethnic minorities generally receive lower-quality health care and less intensive diagnostic services than white patients, even when their income, insurance and medical conditions are similar, according to a new government report released Wednesday. The findings are “unacceptable” because they contribute to higher minority death rates for […]
Overview of Florida Legislature 2002
Tax Reform HJR 833-Every sales tax exemption in Florida wil be examined by a 12 member legislative panel. The review would stretch over a three year period, beginning in 2004. This has to be approved by voters in November through referendum. Exemptions could be repealed by majority vote of the […]
New class gives alternative to traditional ideas of medicine
The laments are common whenever people discuss college. “I haven’t learned any practical information,” or “I wish I had majored in something else.” Add Alice Lindeman’s new course to the list. She is an associate professor at Indiana University who just finished teaching the first semester of a three-credit course, […]
Students walk for STD awareness
A group of about 100 students stopped traffic Saturday morning, refusing to yield to ignorance on the road of awareness. The Florida A&M University chapter of the NAACP presented its annual Walk-Aware to raise consciousness about HIV, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Jonathan Quarles, a second-year business administration student […]