University College really has been stepping it up, this year. Last semester they branched off from intramural football, and created the UCFL. Now they have the UCBA (University College Basketball Association). Like the UCFL, the UCBA operates using each building in University College as a team, consisting of the residents […]

After a 2004 Panther football season that saw many changes in the football program, coach Henry Frazier III and his staff seem to have not missed a beat already getting spring practice underway, and by increasing their national letters of intent list to 23. This year’s list ranges in diversity […]

Who all watched the slam dunk contest on Saturday? I know most of ya’ll were at the step show….well I was too, but I still taped it.It was a little entertaining but there still was something or someone missing, Lebron James perhaps. Although James didn’t participate, certain players did come […]

#8220;Love…a word that comes and goes, but do people really know what it means to really love somebody?” This is the question proposed to the world by Kirk Franklin and one that I ask every student at this university. What is love? What does it mean to love somebody? Before […]

AIDS. A four-letter word packed full of misconceptions and misunderstandings. Who is at risk for contracting AIDS? How does one prevent oneself from getting AIDS? How serious is AIDS in the black community? The black AIDS Institute, based in Los Angeles, is the only national HIV/AIDS public policy, training and […]

Individuals between the ages 20-45 are more at risk for yet another disease. However, this disease called lupus is still being researched and its causes and preventions are unknown. Dr. Dennis E. Daniels, director of the Undergraduate Medical Academy said, “At this time, we do not have an active lupus […]

Fellow Panthers, upon researching this topic, it was found that numerous students here in Pantherland are having unprotected sex…with multiple partners.”It doesn’t feel right,” or “they are too small” are just a few of the many excuses used by men to avoid wearing a condom. Well, there are a few […]

I was recently informed that the speaker for this May’s commencement exercises would be Dr. Joahnne Thomas- Smith, provost and senior vice-president for academic and student affairs. I am a graduating senior, who is very angry about this decision. Graduation is supposed to be a memorable moment in our adult […]

As students, there are many things that we let slide out of our grasp. Rent steadily increases, the MSC is always overcrowded, the football stadium still hasn’t been renovated, and tuition is rising. After spending four to five years at this elite university, you would think that the administration would […]

Yeah, it’s still February, which means I will continue on my tandem and parade the accomplishments of African Americans in the world of sports entertainment.I wonder if anyone has heard the name Reggie Fowler, if not you will very soon. There is a lot of talk aout him lately in […]