Prairie View A&M University athletic director Charles McClelland announced earlier this week that the university will immediately begin a national search to fill the position of head men’s basketball coach.Over the past year, former assistant coach Darrell Hawkins assumed the reins as the team’s interim head coach after the departure […]
Month: March 2006
Grambling falls to Prairie View in men’s and women’s tennis
The Prairie View tennis teams spear headed by Coach John Cochran are continuing their winning ways by defeating the Grambling State Tigers in a convincing victory this past Saturday.The tennis team hosted the 1st annual Prairie View Invitaional, which spanned four days, Thursday through Sunday. Both the mens and womens […]
“Girl, I need me a . .
Take a close look at Howard University classrooms, or any classroom for that matter, and one will find that the ratio of women to men is alarming. When you listen to conversations about who’s dating who and how many women a certain man has, it becomes clear that men are […]
He’s got she ways
Has he gotten a little too “in touch with his feminine side?” Does he have every mousse-moisturizer-activator-leave in conditioner-oil sheen-styling gel product from the Luster’s line on his bathroom counter? And should you be angry that even though he’s neglecting you, it’s not because he’s cheating on you or with […]
The connection between drugs and HIV
We are all aware of the link between HIV Infection and injecting drugs or unprotected sexual intercourse. This same link can be made between HIV infection and alcohol consumption, although this connection is not as straightforward as injecting drugs or unprotected sex. Since no unsafe body fluids are exchanged during […]
SIFE explodes with 2nd annual gospel extravaganza
On Sunday, Feb. 26, the Office of Special Programs in the Division of Student Affairs and the Student in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team hosted their 2nd annual Black History Celebration Gospel Extravaganza in the MSC auditorium.After a heartfelt welcome by Mr. University College 2005-2006, Jonnie Jones III, the Divine Praise […]
Psi Chi seminar focuses on getting into graduate school
Prospective graduate school students in the field of psychology gathered on Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the John B. Coleman library for a seminar.The event was hosted by the National Honor Society in Psychology. The seminar emphasized how to get into college. The vice president of Psi Chi, Lakeisha Buckner said, […]
“I smoke, I drink…
It’s funny how so many times in life there are things that we say we will never do and yet by some strange twist of fate we end up doing what we said we would never do. We try to hold on to our virginity and save our selves for […]
Two students angered by column
To Whom It May Concern:We feel ashamed, embarrassed and am terribly disgusted with last week’s issue of The Panther [February 22, 2006]. Though we have noticed that Prairie View’s student publication has started to go downhill rapidly in the past few editions, last week’s commentary entitled “For My Nigga’s,” was […]
Campus water may not always be clear, but it is clean
Prairie View A&M University water supervisor Frederick Alexander wants to assure everyone that nothing is wrong with the water supply on campus despite various complaints from students.”There have never been any problems on this campus pertaining to the water supply,” said Alexander. “There are six wells on campus, and three […]