Month: April 2006

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Men’s and women’s track capture titles

The Prairie View A&M University men’s and women’s track teams devoured their opponents in point totals on Saturday at the 77th annual running of the Hoover Wright-Barbara Jackett Prairie View Relays. Houston area schools Eisenhower High School and Willowridge High School also won titles in their respective boys’ and girls’ […]

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Red light, Red light

The traffic light at the intersection of University Drive and Owens Road in Prairie View has been the cause of much annoyance to those driving to campus. According to some reports, the traffic light goes for long periods of time without changing from its red light stage (particularly in the […]

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Spring Fest ends with a bang

The Campus Activities Board held its annual Spring Fest Concert Friday, March 31 in the William “Billy” J. Nicks Field House. The event was held in honor of and to conclude the week’s festivities. This year’s concert theme was Hip Hop and the concert was appropriately titled “S.L.A.B,” which served […]

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Parents’ weekend is back

The Career Center is preparing for Family Weekend at Prairie View April 7-8, which will provide an opportunity for parents to interact with the students, faculty, staff and administration.According to the Career Services and Outreach Department, activities will include class visitations, general sessions on financing education, academic assistance, recruitment and […]

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“Peer review day” a success

Faculty, staff and many English major volunteers gathered to provide writing assistance for the entire student body in The Panther Room located in UC and the Writing Lab located in Hilliard Hall from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., on April 3. Students brought everything from works cited pages to resumes. […]

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President wins Thurgood Mashal excellence award

President George C. Wright was among eight community leaders who were honored with the Award of Excellence at the 7th Annual Members Schools Professional Conference of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund held March 15 in Las Vegas, Nev. The three-day conference brought together more than 500 attendees to share ideas […]

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Health and performance career fair opens students to new careers

Dr. Queen Martin’s community planning class invited students interested in health and human performance careers to “Take steps towards their future,” via their annual spring career fair on April 4 in the MSC ballroom.According to Martin, “the purpose of the fair is to expose students to possible career paths they […]

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Student reacts to last week’s letter to the editor

Why are people always hating on The Band?To the person, or persons, who wrote in last week’s paper that the step-off was a conspiracy, GET OVER IT!!! The step-off is over and there is no changing it. C Phi C won off of their skills and that alone. How can […]

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Student not pleased with execution of honors reception

On March 28, 2006 students as well as parents and friends were invited to attend the reception for students who were honor roll students. This event was scheduled to start at 5 p.m. as stated by the invitations that were sent out by the President’s office. However, to my dismay […]

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20 Questions

1. Whose idea is to keep letting Brian “ferst person” host everything? 2. Since he has a hard time pronouncing words did he register for fundamentals of speech for next semster? 3. When will the devasting divas and illustrious ladies ever get over it? 4. Better yet, should sisters that […]