It happens at any time, there are no symptoms and it is affecting the vision of many African-Americans everywhere. Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness among African-Americans. Although there is no known cure, there are steps that can be taken toward detection and treatment. “People should get glaucoma tests […]

Is it me, or did the music industry take a couple of giant steps backwards by awarding Alicia Keys five Grammys? Keys’ album, Songs in A Minor, debuted last summer and since then has experienced an incredible amount of critical and commercial success. At the tender age of 20, she […]

MIAMI – Before he studies for a midterm or a final, a 20-year-old University of Miami pre-law student pops a Ritalin pill. Called Vitamin R or the “cramming drug,” the small white pill keeps him and some of his dorm mates awake and increases their concentration. But illegal and abusive […]

In the wake of Florida A&M University’s Spring 2002 SGA elections, many students have been left wondering whether the campus’ election process is fair and if their votes really count. Razor-thin margins in a variety of categories, re-votes for some positions but not others and stories of students not being […]

Rattlers, I cannot thank you enough for the love and dedication that you showed the candidates during this year’s election.If there is one thing that I’ve learned during my short time here at FAMU, it’s that when you have a dedicated group of people behind you who are the SOURCE […]

The growth and development of Tallahassee’s Frenchtown community were strong areas of focus at a recent dialogue held at the Leroy Collins Library. The forum consisted of Frenchtown residents and business owners. They discussed topics like the image the Tallahassee-Leon Shelter projects to potential developers and residents. Several members of […]

An editorial headlined “Islam Sucks” that ran in a student newspaper has drawn fire from an Arab-American group. The piece, published Tuesday in the daily campus newspaper of Wayne State University in Detroit and written by a student, says Islam “presents a danger to the welfare of many due to […]

As anthrax began showing up at the offices of news organizations, Congress, and postal facilities in the fall, Jeffry Stock, a Princeton University microbiologist, couldn’t help but wonder if he knew the culprit. “I was thinking, `I know some people who are strongly Muslim and have access to this kind […]

Students applying to college in the fall will no longer be able to withhold some of their test scores from admissions officers. The College Board, which sponsors the SAT, rescinded its nine-year-old “Score Choice” policy after admissions officials complained that they weren’t getting a complete picture of applicants. “They’d like […]

Local Air Tran requests $1.5 million from cityAir Tran has asked for $1.5 million in guaranteed revenue after two and half months of service.Air Tran has a revenue shortfall of about 42.4 million from Nov. 15 through Jan. 31.City officials said the shortfall in revenue is understandable after the events […]