Not only did Feb. 14 mark Valentine’s Day, it was also the day of Club Pees & Vees – The Valentine’s Edition: A Salute to Motown. Some people commonly refer to Valentine’s Day as “Single Awareness Day,” but once students entered the doors of the MSC ballroom, that idea was […]
Month: February 2007
Gilpin Players shine again
The Charles Gilpin Players debuted the musical “Harlem After Hours” in front of a sold out crowd Thursday, Feb. 15, in Hobart Taylor Hall. The show stopping performance was written by the Gilpin Players’ Celeste Bedford Walker and Audrey H. Lawson. Gilpin Player Ahmad Hygh who played Cabbie, said, “We […]
Students remember Ida B. Wells
In celebration of Black History Month, students gathered in the Memorial Student Center auditorium Tuesday, Feb. 13, to watch “Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice.” The film documented the struggles of a pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader during the post-reconstruction period. Wells was born in […]
Expectations are high as Oscar time reels in
The 79th Annual Academy Awards will be honoring the finest that have graced our silver screen year round, so get ready for the biggest night in Hollywood. The buzz for this upcoming event is tremendous. Whose designers’ clothing will be bizarre? Who’s going to present? What couples will grace the […]
Lady Panthers bring heat in second half
The Lady Panthers basketball team is having one of its stellar years in recent years. So far the Panthers are (12-13, 10-4) and are making a lot of progress. The Panthers are playing dominating basketball in conference play and currently are in fourth place in overall and conference records in […]
Officials at Texas juvenile prison accused of molesting inmates
DALLAS- An internal investigation by the Texas Youth Commission accused high-ranking officials at an isolated state juvenile prison of molesting young male inmates, according to a copy of the report released to The Dallas Morning News. The West Texas State School, located between Midland and Pecos in rural Pyote, houses […]
Why God wants you to denounce your letters
Letter jackets, line names, party lines, step shows, and popularity. These are the most coveted vanities that college students long for during their undergraduate tenure. I was certainly one who wanted such a lifestyle. Last year around September I saw a DVD series by Elder G. Craig Lewis called the […]
Softball team gets first win of season
To kick off the 2007 softball season, the Texas Southern Tigers were the first opponents up to the plate for Prairie View’s Lady Panthers. The game was played at Lady Panther field. The day was set to be a double header for each team, and no matter what conditions, the […]
Panthers suffer close home loss, 70-67
After defeating the Delta Devils in a close home victory, the Panther men’s basketball team fell to the Golden Lions Monday, in one of many close home losses. In the first half, the Panther’s poor shooting percentage, both from the floor and the free throw line held them from attaining […]
FAMU swimmer makes way through rough waters
Swimmer Mujahid El-Amin has rewritten the 100-yard butterfly record at Florida A&M University in only his second season on campus. But his success has been accompanied by tragedy and unexpected financial challenge.Shortly after he broke the record, finishing the butterfly event in an astonishing 50.03 seconds, his 17-year-old brother Luqman […]