Due to careless driving on campus, the Department of Public Safety in partnership with the City of Prairie View and Waller County Precinct 3 Constable are increasing the enforcement of traffic laws to provide a safe environment for pedestrians. “We’ve had some complaints about speeding in school zones recently,” Prairie […]
Month: September 2006
Funeral services held for freshmen killed in accident
Funeral services were held last week for two Prairie View A&M University students who were killed in a six-car accident that occurred on Highway 6 near Bryan, Texas. Bryson Thompson, 18, was laid to rest on Friday, Sept. 22. Funeral services were held at the New Jerusalem Baptist Church. He […]
Art gallery showcases historical, emotional works
The fourth floor of the John B. Coleman Library contains the art gallery, a center of artistic expression and historical reflection on the origins of people and is free of charge for anyone who shows an interest.Anthony Suber’s work is currently on display in the gallery and it paints a […]
Career fair opens up employment opportunities for students
The 36th annual fall career fair was held Sept. 20 and 21 in the Memorial Student Center ballroom. The event, which was sponsored by the Office of Career Services and Outreach, attracted a mass of students anxious to meet with recruiters regarding employment opportunities. Students were able to distribute resumes, […]
Financial aid extends hours of operation
Effective Monday, Sept. 25, the financial aid office is open monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m and Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Recently, in an effort to expedite the processing of student files, verification, and loans, the financial aid office stopped seeing students at 2 p.m. Although, the early closing was an inconvenience […]
Hispanic alumna praises the university for what it is doing for all races
I am a proud alumna from Prairie View A&M University. I am writing in response to the article regarding the non-African American faces on the school web page. I decided to respond to the article not to defend why we (Hispanics), but to let everyone who reads this know that […]
Undergraduate student addresses concerns of angry alumna, university’s efforts at diversity
Like any normal Thursday, I rushed to the newspaper stand to read The Panther. After reading the popular sections like 20 Questions and students complaining about financial aid, I stumbled upon the picture that graces the PVAMU webpage and above it read “Alumna upset at university’s efforts to recognize diversity”. […]
Refocusing the legacy:
As I volunteered in the 2006 Panthers at Work P.A.W Program, I, along with the rest of my group, discovered pages upon pages of documented history of Prairie View A&M University. Our sole purpose was to inventory old school yearbooks. However, we all soon became captured in the legacy of […]
DJ Titus and ondyard.com presents…DSR!
#8220;I see you in the club in the middle of the flo’..” While we’ll just stop there, if you still can’t see, DSR was definitely in the middle of the loop last Wednesday. Hump Day on the hill was more than crunk with the ever so shining appearance of the […]
When she makes the first move
These days a new type of woman can be found in the dating world. She’s self-assured and unafraid of asking a man for his number before he asks for hers.Uncertainty about self-image prevents many women from thinking twice about making the first move. How do men perceive the new age […]