Students in fine cut black and navy suits circulated through the Tallahassee Civic Center showroom Tuesday, searching for opportunities at the 2002 Career Expo. Recruiters for the expo came out in droves, hoping to recruit interns and full-time employees for their companies. Students felt that the expo was a wonderful […]

The state budget, voter redistricting and health care were just a few of the many issues addressed at the recent Florida State Conference of NAACP Branches. The two-day conference was held on Jan. 25-26. Held quarterly, the conference is divided into a five-part workshop dealing with a host of items […]

In Lexington, Ky., a judge fined two women for returning to their alleged abusers. “You can’t have it both ways,” said a Fayette district judge at one of the hearings. When I discussed this story with my friends, to my surprise, I found they felt the same way as the […]

Finally vaulting over .500 in league play after a shaky conference start, the men’s basketball team still has a chance to finish in the upper division of the MEAC. After a 73-61 victory Saturday over Norfolk State in front of 1,915 at Gaither Gym, the Rattlers improved to 5-13 and […]

Black president, white president, does the color of someone’s skin determine his or her character? So often within our community, we stress the issues of injustice and inequality that we face as minorities. However, once the tables are turned, we fail to realize that discrimination and prejudice is not just […]

The city of Cambridge, Mass., is proposing the Controlled Choice Plan that would assign students to schools according to their parent’s income. This “liberal” city of 100,000, and home to Harvard University, is the first city to propose such a plan. The Controlled Choice Plan should be supported. It could […]

#8220;Shooting 18 percent, who can you beat?” Norfolk State’s head coach, James Sweat posed this question in response to his team’s embarrassing performance against the Rattlerettes, Saturday. The Spartanettes struggled from the tip off and even more so in the second half, falling to the Rattlerettes 70-43 at Gaither Gym. […]

Flashy colors and wide brimmed hats graced Lee Hall Auditorium last Tuesday as hundreds gathered to celebrate 44 years of Ebony Fashion Fair. The theme for this year’s show was “Changing the Trends of Fashion,” and the innovative use of fur and leather made this an appropriate theme. “With the […]

Trust me. Give me your credit card number, the keys to your apartment, your life savings. Let me hold your baby a moment. Smooth as honey, believable as a best friend, con artists scam thousands of victims each year – hapless “marks” who have no idea they’re being manipulated by […]

Cell phones are everywhere. They are in classrooms, on campus and in pockets. But with the rapidly expanding universe of wireless communication, choosing the right plan can be overwhelming. “Picking a phone company was confusing because there were so many options,” said Crystal Worlds, a senior health information management student […]