You may have witnessed an episode of a person undergoing violent shaking and thought it was an interesting episode of ER or Gray’s Anatomy. You may have a friend, family member or be a patient with epilepsy.Estimates of the number of people with epilepsy in the U.S. range from 1.4 […]
Month: April 2006
Do people change after they pledge?
What would a historically black college be without sororities and fraternities? There is no doubt that Greek and non-Greek organizations are emblematic of the black college experience. Most of us enjoy watching them strut on hump day or at a party, attend probate, and entertain the hype that comes along […]
Gossip folks
Gossip is spread through the halls of every school, written on bathroom walls, and talked about most everywhere you turn. We have all heard the vicious rumors, hurtful lies, and the oh so common he-say she-say stories. Chances are that at some point you have probably been guilty of contributing […]
211… this is what you want
Mix street credibility, urban hustle, collegiate knowledge and the power to dominate a microphone, and you get Prairie View’s newest underground rap ensemble: 211 (Two Eleven). Hailing from the four corners of Dallas, Texas; Jeff 24 years old, D-Ray 23 years old, Ant-B also 23 years old, and Dominique or […]
PVAMU student athletes earn academic honors
Nearly half of Prairie View A&M University’s student athletes were among the students who received special recognition for being named to the University Honor Roll and Dean’s List at the annual Founder’s Day and Honors Recognition Convocation on Wednesday, March 29, in the William J. Nicks Building.A total of 167 […]
Longwood Golf Club to host PV celebrity golf classic
Prairie View A&M University, in conjunction with the Panthers Backers, a non-profit 501C organization, announced that its 11th annual PVAMU Celebrity Golf Classic will be staged at the Longwood Golf Club in Cypress, Texas, on April 24. The tournament begins at 8 a.m., a shotgun start, four man scramble, will […]
New Orleans postmark returns for first time since Katrina
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the Postal Service began processing mail Monday in New Orleans, a move officials say should eliminate delivery times of a week or more for cross-town mail.Before the storm, the plant processed six million to eight million pieces of mail […]
Tigers avoid sweep with 14-9 win over Panthers
Texas Southern (13-17, 9-6 SWAC) used a four-run eighth inning rally to knock off Prairie View (22-11, 11-4 SWAC) to avoid handing the Panthers a series sweep this weekend. The Tigers, who entered the match-up against Prairie View, a heavy underdog, took advantage of some costly Panther errors to secure […]
The truth about on campus counseling
April is counseling awareness month. An upstanding university student would be remiss if she or he were unable to articulate the various facets of counseling, or did not know how a student might benefit from them. This short article seeks to explain counseling and to describe potential benefits.Counseling is often […]
1965 voting rights provisions to expire
NEW YORK (AP) – On what would become known as “Bloody Sunday,” voting rights marchers in March 1965 reached the highest point on the Edmund Pettus Bridge near Selma, Ala., and saw a blue sea of uniforms awaiting them at the end of the bridge. Television would show images of […]