I am writing in regards to an article entitled, Taking off my clothes: will it buy me success? in the Oct. 12, 2005 issue.I would like to begin by saying that I did indeed read this article in its entirety and understood the point the writer was trying to make. […]
Month: October 2005
Lady Panthers make it seven in a row
The Prairie View A&M University Lady Panther volleyball team (11-11, 5-1 SWAC) extended their winning streak to seven matches by sweeping arch rival Texas Southern (3-14, 1-4 SWAC) and defeating Centenary 3-2. The Lady Panthers beat TSU 30-24, 30-20 and 30-22 on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Leading the way for Prairie […]
The medical corner: stress
There are different kinds of stress; acute, episodic acute, and chronic stress. Most students suffer from acute stress: where most of the symptoms are noticeable. Some of these symptoms are: emotional distress-anger, irritability, anxiety and depression, muscular problems, tension headaches, back and jaw pain, stomach, gut and bowel problems such […]
PV’s Freshest
Latina temptress from the Northside of Houston, Texas, Lorena Sanchez was born on July 29, 1987.Sanchez came to PV for two reasons. One being that PV has an excellent nursing program, and secondly because PCI, a summer institute involved with Project Grad, gave Lorena a $4,000 scholarship to attend PV. […]
The question most frequently asked
There is rarely a week that passes that someone (students, colleagues, friends, and/or family) does not fail to ask what I consider to be one of the most ridiculous questions in the world. That annoying question comes in several forms but translates into, “Why did you choose to come to […]
Panthers get stung by Hornets in fourth quarter
The Prairie View A&M University Panthers (1-4, 0-4 SWAC) put together arguably their three best quarters of football this season on Saturday night against the defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Alabama State Hornets (6-1, 6-0 SWAC) before falling 34-13. The Panthers used a balanced run-pass attack and a stingy defense […]
Prairie View whips Southern in late rally
The Prairie View A&M University Lady Panthers (3-6, 3-2 SWAC) captured a Southwestern Athletic Conference victory by defeating the Lady Jaguars of Southern University (0-8, 0-3 SWAC) 2-1.Four minutes into the first period, Merdlyn Matthews of Southern put the first goal on the board for the Lady Jaguars on an […]
43, 37 win 2nd annual UCFL championship
The UCFL has been raising the bar for intramural sports these past two years and last week’s championship games were no exception. Thursday, Oct. 13, marked the end of the season, but both games kept spectators grasped at the end of their seat until the finale.In last year’s championship, men’s […]
Students to face the ultimate challenge
The Oct. 17-20 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge is truly a test of Prairie View students’ intelligence. The HCASC also known as the Honda Bowl started in 1989. It is the first academic competition between students at HBCUs. Honda commits nearly $5 million dollars in grants to the participating HBCUs. Along […]
Withholding information is not in students’ best interest
Adults share valuable information with other adults. Children share childhood secrets with one another. And sometimes administration chooses to share information with Prairie View students. Sometimes. Even though the student of Prairie View are adults, and should be treated as such, administration sometimes fails to provide information that should be […]