Month: October 2004

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Upset by editorial on HBCU status

After reading the editorial entitled “Has Prairie View lost its HBCU status?…Diversity may be the downfall of the university,” I couldn’t help but get a little upset. Yes, it is important for Prairie View to maintain its Historically Black College and University status in order to keep providing African-Americans with […]

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SGA Speaks Out

Welcome back, alumni! There have been many changes since you guys were here last year and the student leaders have been fighting for student rights all semester. To the students: you no longer have to pay to get on campus as long as you have your decals displayed on your […]

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Hornets sting Panthers 42-20 at Blackshear

It is very evident that the Prairie View A&M football program has been improved greatly, thanks to new head coach Henry Frazier III, and the hard work of the supporting coaching staff. In the 2003 season the average margin of victory for the panthers’ opponents was over 40 points a […]

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Lady Panthers soccer team wins two games back-to-back

Prairie View A&M University hosted Alabama State Hornets, Monday, October 18, to face off for women’s soccer. The Lady Panthers entered the game 10-2-1, currently second in the Southwestern Conference would need to win this one to keep its steady pace behind Grambling (10-5, 2-0) in the western division. The […]

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UCFL is considered a “must see” on Thursday

Last week University College held another big schedule of action packed intramural football games.The UCFL, University College Football League, officially jumped off a few weeks ago and hasn’t shown any signs of winding down. On Tuesday, Oct 12, four games were played, three men’s and one women’s. The first game […]

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Has Prairie View lost its HBCU status?

What We Think: Due to diversity, Prairie View A&M University may suffer the same fate as Tennessee State and lose its HBCU status.Once again it appears as if integration is in place to desecrate any and everything black. Historically black Tennessee State University is on pace to do a 180, […]

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The Case of The Backstabbers

Yes, I know I wasn’t even born when the O’Jays recorded this song, but I feel the sentiments of these words apply to similar situations that have occurred in my years, here, at Prairie View. The more I get involved in campus life, the more I see the subliminal work […]

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PV Then and Now

As the bulldozers destroy what’s left of the old dorms and office buildings, do you ever just stop and think, what Prairie View was like in times past? Alumnus Cleophus Sharp attended the University from 1970 to 1974. He and others were probably sporting tall Afros, big bell bottom pants […]

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Gitonga M’Mbijjewe

Hometown: Nairobi , KenyaSpouses/ Children: NoneOccupation: Student ActivitiesFavorite Actor: Kitano “Beat” TakeshiFavorite Musician: BjorkFavorite Food: Chapati and MangoesNight and Day: MidnightOne thing you can’t live without: GodYou are most happy when: ServingWho do you admire and look up to: My dadAdvice for freshmen: Make great gradesAdvice for seniors: Take care […]

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Alumni: Vote or Die

We are weeks away from the Presidential election and I am wondering, alumni do you vote?For the past year voting has swept the Prairie View community. The students have successfully marched to Hempstead for their rights to vote in Waller County, staged protests and rallies, and ousted former Waller County […]