Month: November 2005

News

Prairie View Takes Home Gold in Atlanta

Earlier this month during the week of November 2-6, 2005, during the 5th Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), held in Atlanta, Georgia, Houston Community College and BGBD (Bridging the Gap to the Baccalaureate Degree) students Beatrice Ndonye and Windlyne DeLouis received top awards for their poster presentation […]

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Student tired of avoiding being hit by cars

I take the shuttle to class almost every day. I like doing this because the bus drivers are very courteous and, for me, it is better than walking.My biggest problem, however, is when I get off the bus. Even though the bus has flashing lights I have to deal with […]

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2006 Essence Fest to be held in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) _ The 2006 Essence Music Festival is moving to Houston as New Orleans continues to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.The annual festival, sponsored by Essence magazine, has been held in the Superdome in New Orleans since 1995. Officials said the move is a temporary one. The event is scheduled […]

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FEMA to send $2.6 million for Montgomery County

DALLAS (AP) The Federal Emergency Management Agency will give Texas an additional $2.6 million to reimburse Montgomery County for costs incurred when local officials took in evacuees from Hurricane Katrina, U. S. Sen. John Cornyn said Monday.The announcement came just days after Cornyn, R-Texas, announced that FEMA was sending $101 […]

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NUPES in sports

I want to dedicate this editorial to all those NUPES who have achieved, and are achieving in the field of athletics. There is always that stereotype of the Kappas being pretty, but that ain’t even the case. Many of your favorite athletes are members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. […]

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Volleyball player named SWAC newcomer of the year

Outside hitter Crystal Stigler has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s newcomer of the year and to the All-SWAC second team for her outstanding play during the 2005 season. Stigler, a 5-9 junior from Houston, ranks in the top five in three statistical categories in the SWAC. She ranks first […]

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A simple but important question: Why did you come to Prairie View?

Since coming to Prairie View A&M University, students have frequently asked one question: “Why do you teach at PVAMU?” I often wonder what prompts this query. Are students simply engaging in polite conversation, or do they find it odd that a white professor teaches at an HBCU? I believe the […]

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Panthers declaw Tigers with 27-9 victory

Prairie View A&M University (4-5, 2-5 SWAC) came away with an impressive 27-9 victory over Jackson State University (2-8, 2-6 SWAC) on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Blackshear Field. After defeating Arkansas Pine-Bluff the previous weekend, this game marks the first time that Prairie View has won back-to-back conference games since […]

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The miseducation of 20 questions

#8220;Where’s the paper? I have to see what’s in ’20 Questions’ this week,” is a common phrase that is spoken by PV’s student body every week.’20 Questions’ is often misunderstood. To be misunderstood is to not clearly understand the purpose in why something may be done or carried out in […]

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Hindu cop may lose job for cross-dressing

LUCKNOW, India – You can’t call this top cop a plainclothes policeman – not after he appeared on television in a canary-yellow dress, sporting dark red lipstick, matching nail polish and a nose ring.State officials ordered a probe into the behavior of Devendra Kumar Panda, an inspector general in the […]