Chatter and the mellow sounds from a live band floated in an auditorium filled to capacity. The Eta Gamma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. kicked off Alpha week with a musical, ‘Something about the Name Jesus,’ Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the MSC auditorium.In the play, […]
Month: February 2007
Dance Life
He was the only male in Classic Dance Ensemble his freshman year, and now, there are three. Dancing for some people may be for fun, but for Kent Ware it’s his life.Born on September 11, in Longmont, Colo., Kent started dancing at the age of 10. Different videos by artists […]
Marijuana
I attended college in San Francisco in the 1960s, so I know how marijuana can be a part of college life for some. During that time young people were put-off by the dis information being promoted by “The Establishment” about the risks of smoking marijuana: The risks were exaggerated and […]
Arab countries could spark nuclear renaissance
DOHA, Qatar (AP) _ The head of Britain’s atomic energy agency said Monday the wealthy Gulf Arab countries could lead a renaissance of nuclear power because they can afford to build plants without the opposition that often stymies their construction. Lady Barbara Thomas Judge, chairman of the U.K. Atomic Energy […]
Marine charged with murder heads to court
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) _ A motions hearing for Marine Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III, considered by some to be the mastermind of a kidnapping and killing of an Iraqi man in Hamdania, was postponed Monday for at least 24 hours because bad weather grounded key attorneys on the East […]
Panthers crowned SWAC champions
Last weekend, the Prairie View A&M University men and women track teams traveled to Baton Rouge to battle for the 2007 SWAC Indoor Track & Field Championship. The standouts for the women were Nikki Cameron who took the gold medal in the 200 meter dash and 400 meter dash, Ashley […]
Prairie View trail riders ‘show and tell’
Prairie View trail riders settled in motor homes around campus Sunday evening after kicking off activities for the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.More than 4,000 riders saddle up each February to relive the essence of the pioneers’ journey, and these cowboys and cowgirls make up 13 trail rides to […]
Mayor Jackson recalls Prairie View history
Mayor Frank Jackson presented “The History Of Prairie View,” in the Memorial Student Center Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 15. The presentation is the first in a series of documentaries about the history of Prairie View and the surrounding area. As the presentation got underway Jackson energetically stressed the importance of […]
Police tight-lipped on criminal mischief investigation
Prairie View A&M University police officials are reluctant to talk about the investigation of a criminal incident that occurred Thursday, Feb. 1, in University Village. Police sources say no injuries have been reported and no suspects have been charged in connection with the incident in which gunfire erupted around 2:30 […]
Documentary sheds light on Jim Crow era
On Tuesday, Feb. 20, students gathered in the architecture building’s auditorium to watch “The Strange Demise of Jim Crow,” in celebration of black history past and present. The documentary was sponsored by the Office of Equal Opportunities and is based on the struggles of segregation that blacks faced while living […]