BOSTON (AP) _ Mitt Romney blew away the top-ranked Republican presidential candidates in fundraising during the first three months of the year, reporting he had raised an astonishing $23 million. Rudy Giuliani and John McCain, favored in the polls, trailed far behindThe former Massachusetts governor’s first-quarter tally put him on […]
Month: April 2007
Meltdown on plans for chocolate Christ sculpture
NEW YORK (AP) _ Artist Cosimo Cavallaro is known for his quirky work with food as art. His past efforts include repainting a Manhattan hotel room in melted mozzarella, spraying five tons of pepper jack cheese on a Wyoming home, and festooning a four-poster bed with 312 pounds of processed […]
First African-American woman on Texas Court of Appeals speaks on women’s history
Prairie View’s celebration of Women’s History Month continued with a lecture by Gaynelle Jones at the School of Architecture last Thursday. The program, which was hosted by the university’s Office of Cultural Development opened to a modest crowd of faculty and students. Gaynelle Jones, whose grandfather served as a professor […]
Spring Fest stomps the yard
Spring Fest activities concluded with a step show and after party held last Saturday at 8 p.m. in the William “Billy J” Nicks Field House.Many organizations competed but Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi emerged victorious taking a cash prize of $4,000. Hosts David Butler and Rickie Dodd amused […]
Prairie View celebrates the past with annual honors convocation
Proud parents, students and faculty attended the annual Founders’ Day and Honors Recognition ceremony Wednesday, March 28, in the William “Billy” J. Nicks Field House.The convocation, hosted by the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, is an annual remembrance of the founders of Prairie View, as well as a day […]