I wanted to respond to the Woman’ Worth column by Ms. Daniels. For the most part, I agreed with her. However, I do believe that we should support our black men without pressing too hard on them. These are the same men who have so much weight on their shoulders […]

Getting students acquainted with their legal options was the objective of Thursday’s “Know Your Rights” seminar, put on by members of the Hatchett Pre-Law Society and SGA’s judicial branch as part of Law Week. The first in a series of dialogues, the Know Your Rights Seminar focused on everything from […]

Tuition increase? Heck, no! Budget cuts? Heck, no! Protest? Sure, why not? Armed with plastic piggy banks, posters and plenty of opinions, about 500 students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other colleges marched down the city streets and onto the Capitol steps Wednesday, chanting against proposals to increase tuition […]

Local Senate sends phone bill to Gov. BushThe bill that raises the cost of phone bills that passed the Senate Thursday is on its way to the governor’s desk.Supporters say it will lead to greater competition and lower in state long distance charges.Opponents, say there’s no guarantee customers won’t end […]

Attorney Willie Gary will speak at this year’s Honors Convocation, recognizing undergraduates with a 3.0 or higher grade point average. Gary is the senior partner in the law firm of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis, McManus, Watson and Sperando. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Boston […]

The Florida House continued debate on a sweeping education bill Thursday, with the bill’s sponsor pleading with representatives to pass a substitute Senate bill and allow the chambers to work out details in conference. “The Governor said pretty much this morning that we’ve got to complete this bill,” said Rep. […]

LocalWoman charged with credit card fraudAdrianne Duvall, an employee of The Department of the Children and Family Services, was charged with credit card fraud that totaled more than $25,000.Duvall had used five of the agency’s credit card numbers to make purchases over the Internet. Duvall confessed and was charged with […]

Increasing the number of African Americans who hold master’s or terminal degrees. That’s the objective of the Graduate Feeder Scholars Program in place at Florida A&M University. At its inception in 1987 under former president Frederick Humphries, the Graduate Feeder Scholarship Program at Florida A&M University consisted of only about […]

The Student Supreme Court denied two appeals asking for revotes in the SGA president and vice president and electoral commissioner offices. The appeals were filed after Birdette Hughey and Robert Watson, president and vice president hopefuls, and electoral commissioner candidate Marcus Sandifer said the Electoral Commission violated several stipulations in […]

From press release:Florida A&M University will recognize its best and brightest for their outstanding academic credentials at the Honors Convocation next Tuesday at 10:10 a.m. in Lee Hall Auditorium.Attorney Willie Gary will be the speaker. Attorney Gary is the senior partner in the law firm of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, […]