The voices of Africa rang loud and clear as the African Cultural Club of St. Francis College held its first annual Black History Month dinner.

If you really want to know who caused the financial crisis all you have to do is look in the mirror. You may not be the sole cause, but you are definitely a part of it.

OPINION: Foreign language being taught in schools is nothing new. But, what if English is not the primary language teachers are speaking in American classrooms? Well, that is what is happening at P.S. 105.

OPINION: Come February 2011 the one-hundred dollar bill will have be sporting a different look in order to prevent counterfeits. While this may seem like a good idea, there are a few flaws.

There are those in life that just allow things to happen to them while there are others, like Hip Hop mega star Jay-Z, who make things happen for themselves.

It hasn’t even been three years since the release of director Frank Oz’s British comedy Death at a Funeral, but that doesn’t seem to stop Hollywood from taking the original film and adapting it into an American version.

In 2004, after failing to secure a deal for a new arena in Newark, New Jersey, YankeeNets sold the franchise to a group headed by real estate developer Bruce Ratner for $300 million- beating out a group led by Charles Kushner and Jon Corzine.

Allen Iverson had been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 2000-01, becoming the first Sixers player to win the award since Moses Malone in 1982-83, but, all of Iverson’s hard work and accomplishments are being ruined by his bout with alcoholism.

OPINION: If you were a Film major at this year's career fair looking forward to showing your millionaire smile to television network representatives: giving them firm handshakes and handing in your error-free resumes, you could just forget about it!

Summer is almost here and that means friends, parties – and school? Yes, you heard that correctly, school. St. Francis College is offering classes this May Intersession, as well as three summer schedules.

It was pretty much established by the film’s title that Kick-Ass was not going be your average super hero movie flick. The film is based on the 2008 comic series of the same name written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Marvel comics icon, John Romita Jr.

Summer is swiftly upon us and many of us are still sporting that stubborn winter flab. It’s time to shed the layers of flab and get healthy!

OPINION: The economic recession is still throwing us curve balls, but the question still remains: Why does it cost an arm and a leg to see a baseball game?

OPINION: Saint Francis College has the slogan “The Small College of Big Dreams” but should it really be touting its size to its students?

Lured by the prospects of being able to have hands on experience with St. Francis College’s greenhouse, Barbara Cheung, a freshman double-majoring in Biology and English, was disappointed to see that the “greenhouse” was just a small dome on the roof of the school.

1980’s movie buffs are anxiously awaiting word on whether or not one of the most popular movie franchises of all time, Ghostbusters, is getting a third installment.

Each year audiences around the globe expect the summer blockbuster films -- whether they be comedy or action -- to be worth their ticket price. This summer is packed with new movies that will keep us busy until September.

On Friday, April 16th, twenty St. Francis College students were inducted into the Lambda Pi Eta Phi Nu Chapter Communications Honor Society.

There is constant filming in Downtown Brooklyn. Whether it is movies or television shows, you can almost guarantee that something is happening somewhere. But is it cool or just a nuisance?

SFC senior Andrew Slips is keeping his hopes high when he graduates in May, thanks to his internship this past semester at Cartoon Network!

Laser Tag is coming to the Genovesi Center at the end of this semester! For a limited time only, SFC students will be able to take out their finals frustrations with some unconventional college laser tag.

During this time of economic struggle most of us have held back on spending our money frivolously, but not the MTA.This double recession apparently has not hit the MTA as hard as it has NYC commuters. The MTA is still spending like its 1999!

If you were to ask any comic book fan who their favorite comic book artists are, you’re going to be faced with a whirlwind of various names such as Dave Gibbons or John Romita Jr. However, if you ask them who the most influential artist is, the answer will surely be Joe Kubert.

OPINION: Let’s face it, being a college student is not easy or cheap. At the start of every new semester, college students are faced with a number of daunting costs, one of them including buying textbooks.

In a surprise turn of events, the City Parks Department of New York City has announced that they plan to open not one - but two new amusement parks on the site of what once was Coney Island’s Astroland.

OPINION: It's 10:30 am, your class starts at 11:15 am, and you're standing at the bus stop waiting for the bus. It's nowhere in sight, but you see a dollar van quickly approaching, honking incessantly.

OPINION: The soon to be released movie “The Last Airbender” directed by M. Night Shyamalan is in the spotlight due to its supposedly whitewashing -- casting a white actor in a film that depicts that character as a person of color -- tactics when casting for the film.