Sept. 2 marked the annualLabor Classic featuring the PrairieView Panthers versus the Tigersof Texas Southern University. Thegame, a close one throughout, wasdecided when Tiger kicker DJavanConway kicked a 33 yard field goalwith 11 seconds left to give TSU a 17-14victory.Things started sloppy whenthe opening kickoff was fumbled byTSU and recovered […]
Month: September 2006
Texas cornerback arrested on drug, weapon charges
AUSTIN, Texas. Texas cornerback Tarell Brown was arrested on misdemeanor drug and weapon charges early Monday, leaving his status in question for the No. 3 Longhorns’ game with top-ranked Ohio State. Brown, a senior starter, was arrested with Tyrell Gatewood, a backup junior linebacker and special teams player, and former […]
Scoring is no problem Panthers
The Panther football teamhas returned with eight offensivestarters from a squad that rankedthird in the conference in rushingoffense and led the SWAC in time ofpossession.Among those starters arethe combo of Arnell Fontenot (5-10,195) and Kerry Wilson (6-1, 190) inthe backfield., as well as three of thefive starting linemen on a […]
New head coach at Morgan given second chance
Asked his time frame in turning around the Morgan State University men’s basketball program, Todd Bozeman said, “Be patient . . . be patient, but I’ll have to say three years.” He added, “You can expect a tough, hard-nosed team that can compete with an up-tempo exciting style of basketball. […]
The Critics Corner
I’m crazy. There it is plain and simple with no reference to Gnarls Barkley. This “ATLien” wannabe has literally submerged into the “speakerboxx flow”, as the lyrics “Throw ya neck out..throw ya back out.” repeat and echo thru my living room. I have literally heard every song Outkast has put […]
20 Questions
1. Why are the freshmen wearing those T-shirts that are about to expire?2. Does that mean they are not going to graduate on time? 3. Why do freshmen do the dumbest things? 4. Are they not aware that they already stand out? 5. Will they get back together before Christmas […]
Image is everything
You can whine, cry, complain, stomp and scream about it, but image is everything. Perception is 99 percent of getting your foot in the door. I spent the week before classes leading the fall workshop for The Meter, the student newspaper at Tennessee State University, recruiting for the publication and […]
The Rastafarian movement
The Rastafarian movement is a religion that accepts former Ethiopian emperor Hallie Sellassie I, or “Power of the Trinity I” (whose real name was Ras Tafari Makonnen) as God incarnate or Jah. Founded around 1930, the religion was popularized by lower-class Jamaicans and was formed from an interpretation of the […]
When You Are Making Sixfiggaz…
While most college students are unsure of what they want to do after graduation, there are those shimmering and shinning exceptions like Carl Wesley, CEO and founder of Six Figgaz clothing. This twenty-one year old junior is already doing big things in a major way. He started Six Figgaz clothing […]
Democrats urge Bush to cnsider changing Pentagon civilian bosses
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Leading Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged President Bush to consider changing the civilian leadership at the Pentagon, one week after Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld warned against fascism and appeasement as he defended U.S. policies in Iraq. Rumsfeld drew heavy criticism from Democrats after telling an American […]