Approximately 1,200 students, site supervisors, and Waller-Hempstead residents participated in the third annual Panthers at Work community service project, Saturday, Sept. 22. The students and site supervisors met at 8 a.m. in the William “Billy” J. Nicks auditorium to get registered. There was a brief welcome and song as the […]
Month: September 2007
Be comfortable in your own skin
Janet Hubert-Whitten. Jazz Raycole. JoMarie Payton…all dark skinned women who’ve been replaced on popular African-American television shows by women with a lighter skin tone. This week, The Panther decided to investigate the shift in society toward favoring women of lighter skin. We acknowledge that women such as Hattie McDaniels, Loretta […]
Career fair helps students secure interviews, internships
More than 100 companies set up booths in the second floor ballroom of the Memorial Student Center in preparation for the semi-annual two-day career fair, Sept. 19 and 20. Students arrived geared for success with resumes and professional attire. Eager students networked with top employers hoping to learn of opportunities […]
New software to revolutionize online services
By the fall of 2008, the way Prairie View students will interact with the university will change dramatically. The school’s main software system, which currently serves as the database for Panthertracks, Web CT, and online admissions programs will be completely replaced by a new database system called Banner. Faculty and […]
State limits dropped courses
Dropping an unlimited number of courses is no longer an option here at Prairie View A&M University. Effective Sept. 1, incoming freshmen and transfer students are only allowed to drop six courses during their undergraduate studies. This is the result of a new state law passed by the Texas legislature […]
Panthers leave mark in Jena
More than 120 Prairie View students, faculty, and staff joined thousands of people in Jena, La., Sept. 20 to protest the treatment of six African-American high school students. Commonly known as the Jena 6, the black students were arrested in connection with a schoolyard brawl that resulted in the hospitalization […]
CC team improves at Texas A&M invitational
This past weekend, Sept. 22, the SWAC Cross Country team ran at the 2007 Texas A&M Invitational. The event was held in College Station, Tx at the Penberthy Intramural Fields. The teams that attended the Invitational were Texas A&M, Lamar, Texas-Arlington, University of Houston, Texas Christian, Texas-Pan American, Sam Houston […]
Volleyball goes on four game winning streak
The Lady Panthers volleyball team won three games in a row last week against Texas College, Grambling State, and Alcorn State. The first competitors were the Lady Steers of Texas College. On Sept. 20. The Lady Panthers handled their competition with ease, winning in straight sets 30-16, 30-10, and 30-11. […]
Volleyball wins first conference game
The Prairie View A&M Lady Panther volleyball team took on the Texas Southern Lady Tigers in Houston at the H&PE Arena. Fortunately, this wasn’t the first time the Lady Panthers and Texas Southern competed. They previously met at Texas Southern’s own invitational, and Prairie View’s invitational, with Prairie View defeating […]
Most Underrated MCs
When people talk about the greatest rappers, dead or alive, some great MCs get lost amid the hype. Here is one list of the five most underrated MCs. Let me state outright that there are plenty of deserving underground MCs (Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Del the Funky Homosaipien and […]