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Monday, February 7, 2011

VOL. 112 ISSUE 22

Tally rallies for Egypt Special to The Famuan Marshall J. Taggart

Keenan Doanes The Famuan Protesters voice their opinions on the Capitol Steps demanding justice in Egypt.

MARCUS JOSEPH STAFF WRITER It was a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon as protesters assembled on the Capitol Lawn carrying handwritten signs

NEWS BRIEFS INTERNATIONAL

AP Photo Ronald Kabuubi

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s top opposition leader says he may lead protests similar to those that have rocked Egypt if this month’s presidential vote is rigged. Kizza Besigye says he will ask people to take to the streets instead of pressing fraud charges as he did after the 2006 poll. President Yoweri Museveni who has been Uganda’s president since 1986, is widely expected to win the Feb. 18 poll. SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS

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reading, “Freedom in Egypt” and “We Support Egypt.” Local residents and organizations held a solidarity rally to express their support for freedom in Cairo. Anti-government protests, demanding economic and political changes, began in

Egypt on Jan. 25. Since then, tens of thousands of people are filling the streets of Cairo and other cities and have called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign after 30 years in power. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” a famous quote by Martin Luther King, Jr., helps to define one of the many reasons why American protesters are voicing their opinions. “It should affect us all as Americans because it is what a truly American concept is about putting in a democracy,” said Alla Hadi, an Egyptian-American attending Florida State, whose family, and friends that are worried about what is going on in Egypt. “We have to voice our support.” President Obama has issued a plea for EGYPT 4

Lewis taps peer for VP post CHRISTOPHER QUINN II STAFF WRITER Less than two motnhs after being named president of Florida Memorial Universtiy, Henry Lewis III has picked up Director of Development Adriene Wright as one of his vice presidents. Wright has been the Director of Development of University Affairs at FAMU for over three years. As of Feb. 11, she will be taking her skills to Florida Memorial University as the vice president of institutional advancement. Wright is an alumnus of FAMU and said that it has been great being able to work at where she started.

LaGretta Johnson The Famuan Students and fellow staff bid farewell to Adriene Wright.

“FAMU is where I got my start, so for me to have come back to support the mission of this institution is a wonderful feeling,” Wright said. “I have learned so much from my time here and I will take all that I have

gained with me.” During her tenure at FAMU, Wright has made her presence known in a quiet but effective way. Her colleagues have expressed their feelings about WRIGHT 4

Director takes to the skies CECILIA AIKEN STAFF WRITER

Marshall J. Taggart, Jr. will assist the Tallahassee Regional Airport in reaching new heights as the city’s assistant aviation director. Appointed to the executive position in the city’s aviation department on Feb. 1, Taggart said he’s eager for his career to take flight with in Tallahassee. “I feel that is a tremendous opportunity to engage with employees in the airport industry,” said Taggart. Before coming to the capital city, Taggart served as the senior concession manager for the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He graduated from Clark Atlanta University bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a master’s degree in Public Administration in 1992 and 1997. “When I got my master’s degree I had a concentration in Public Finance Management and Urban Administration. It was an opportunity to understand how to run major public sector agencies and what it takes to fund those agencies,” Taggart said. According to City of AVIATION 3

Alum breaks barriers in University of Florida program NI’TAVIA JOHNSON STAFF WRITER Florida A&M alumna Brittney Newby has made history at the University of Florida. Newby recently became the first African-American female to be admitted into UF’s M.D.Ph.D program. Newby, an Atlanta native, graduated summa cum laude in the spring of 2009 from FAMU with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. She was officially accepted into UF’s prestigious program Jan. 18. “It is very humbling,” said Newby. “I can’t help but to think of all of the people that have paved the way. Without them, I wouldn’t even have the opportunity to

partake in this prestigious program. Newby said her family helps her keep that balance and have been very emotionally instrumental. “My family is extremely proud of me and they continue to support me. Especially my mother, she has been that support I needed because applying can be very emotional,” said Newby. The University of Florida’s M.D.-Ph.D program was created in 1967. Each year, the program only admits eight students. The students’ tuition is paid for in full with the help of personal mentors and all students receive a $25,000 per ALUMNA 4

Special to The Famuan History is made at UF as Brittney Newby is admitted to the M.D. Ph.D program.

Opinions

Lifestyles

Lifestyles Editor Clarece Polke writes about proper female attire when going about daily activities.

FAMU Alumnus Darrick McGhee is preaching to more than 100 people at Bible Based Church.

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