Month: February 2006

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The importance of stretching

In American culture there’s commonly an attitude that stretching is more a woman’s type of exercise than a man’s. That’s a flawed point of view. Without ease of use, what good is strength? The best athletes are almost always people who stand out as having the kind of quickness and […]

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College of Business provides free tax service

In conjunction with the IRS, the College of Business is providing free tax preparation assistance for residents of Waller County, including PVAMU.”In a nutshell, the College of Business is providing free income tax preparation for individuals in Waller County,” said Kimberly Gordon, assistant to the dean of the College of […]

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Do female students really study more than male students

Last spring, female undergraduates at the school had an average GPA of 2.72 compared with 2.46 for their male counterparts, according to the university’s office of Research, Evaluation and Planning. Ask any professor and you’ll hear a good reason: “Females study much better than males,” said physics professor Kinney Kim. […]

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Purple and Gold Polls

What are your opinions concerning the recent tragedies on campus? It is definitely a wake up call. It lets us know that we need to make the most of the time given to us. J.B.JuniorBiology I think it is so heartbreaking because they were so young. It has really put […]

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20 Questions

1. Who was the DJ who did the d@%n thang at the PVU/ TSU afterparty at the Newman Center? 2. Which freshman sent in question number one? 3. Who doesn’t know DJ Mr. Rogers? 4. Who were the two idiots who ruined one of the best parties so far this […]

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Stop the violence

Lately, this campus has been getting out of hand. My concern is with all of the violence that has been generating over the past couple of weeks. To my knowledge there have been three fights, a shooting, and another confrontation that almost escalated into something tragic. Okay, fighting is a […]

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What is your kryptonite?

After “Sex is like a box of chocolates.” from last week, several of my peers have approached me to inquire about whether or not the events described in my column were fact or fiction. To clear the air, every word was true. The bigger question is, are we so arrogant […]

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Chatha receives Regents Professor award

Dr. Diljit K. Chatha, professor of English, was honored with the highest award in the Texas A & M University System, the Regents Professor award, on Thursday, Jan. 26.In 1996, the Board of Regents established the Regents Professor award to recognize and honor faculty members who have made exemplary contributions […]

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What Mama said

On the dawn of every new day do we stop and take the time to really appreciate the sun rising every morning and the birds outside our window that wake us with their whistling songs? As we yawn and stretch do we think that this may be the last day […]