Month: February 2006

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Prairie View sweeps Paul Quinn in two day matchup

Prairie View pitcher Matt Chase, shut down a late rally in Game 1 and Panther Calvin Lester had three hits and three RBI’s in Game 2 as Prairie View swept a double header from Paul Quinn, 5-4 and 14-one.”We came out lackadaisical, but we showed enough focus to win” said […]

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Frazier already signs 15 new recruits

After the first day of signing football players to National Letters of Intent, the Prairie View A&M University list of recruits is holding at 15 – eight from high school, five junior college transfers and two transfers. “Overall, I’m pretty pleased with the players we’ve signed,” said Coach Henry Frazier […]

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Safe sex in relationships

If committing yourself to a person while in college should be a loving and wonderful experience, then why does it always end up feeling like a challenge? There are so many interferences couples have to face, that it feels like there is no way to maintain a positive relationship such […]

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The possible epidemic: Bird Flu

Despite its name, bird flu affects more than just birds. Humans can also suffer greatly from a disease that has become more common in recent months. Time will tell just how great of a menace bird flu will become. According to Wikipedia, bird flu (or avian influenza, as it is […]

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Love 101: How does it work?

People love in different ways and depending on your values, background and life opinions how you make your love work is just as important as uttering those three magical words, “I love you.” The following couples were asked what makes their love work and how. Is it sex? Is communication […]

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Freshman shot on campus

Chris Hill, a 19-year-old freshman from Austin, Texas, was shot on the right cheek on Wednesday, Feb. 1. According to university sources, Hill, a freshman residing in University College building 38, was playing a video game with three other male students when one of the young men allegedly pulled out […]

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Ministers’ Conference returns to PV for its 48th consecutive year

The 48th Annual Ministers’ Conference, sponsored by the Johnson-Phillips All Faith Chapel, opened Tuesday in the MSC Auditorium to raise scholarship money for the students of Prairie View A&M University.The theme for this year’s conference is, “The Priest, Prophet, and Preacher: Proclaiming the Prophetic Word in these Perilous Times.” The […]

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Program ushers in Black History Month

The first of many programs celebrating Black History Month took place on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the MSC auditorium. The program themed “A Celebration of Black Heritage, History and Commitment,” was opened by communications major Phillip Wade and sponsored by the Black History Month Committee and the Office of […]

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Retired librarian Gazella White Booth

Mrs. Gazella White Booth passed at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Tomball Regional Hospital. She was laid to rest at Prairie View Cemetery on Saturday, Jan. 28.Booth was the oldest of five children born to Professor Giles and Lovie Greer White of Patroom Community. She was a […]

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Two Panthers killed in crash

Two Prairie View A&M University students, Antwan McKinney from Miami, Fla., and Lamond Foster from Wichita Falls, Texas, were killed in an automobile accident on Highway 290 in the early hours of Monday, Feb. 6. McKinney, 25, a graduate student and assistant track coach, and Foster, 22, a senior political […]