The Prairie View A&M University Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Angela Williams-Weaver as the new head womens track and field coach, as well as head womens cross country coach. Williams-Weaver arrives on “The Hill” after a successful stint as a high school coach in Houston. “As head […]
Month: September 2007
Panthers bask in the Labor Day Classic victory over TSU
The Prairie View A&M University football team took home the hardware at the 23rd Annual Labor Day Classic, as they gracefully battled and seized the win against Texas Southern. The game started off slow for both teams, as neither Prairie View nor Texas Southern could put anything on the scoreboard. […]
Panther pride…do you bleed purple and gold?
Welcome back Panthers, new and old! The Panther hopes that everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer, returning full of energy and new ideas for the quickly moving semester. By now, everyone should be settled in and ready for a productive, safe, and spirit-filled semester on “The Hill!” There are […]
Panthers win big in City of Angels
A beautiful blue sky, a soothing breeze, and not a drop of rain in sight, are words that describe the weather at the Angel City Classic, held Sept. 8 in the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Calif. This would be a first for Prairie View, as the […]
Volleyball sets off new season
The 2007 volleyball season is under way and defending SWAC champions, the Lady Panthers played in the Texas Southern season opener invitational Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 in Houston. The Lady Panthers took on fellow SWAC title contenders Mississippi Valley State Lady Devils and the University of Texas at El […]
Soccer team maintains high spirits and hopes
The Prairie View A&M University Lady Panthers soccer team kicked off its 2007 season in Hammond, La; With two hard-fought losses, 1-2 and 1-4 to Southeastern Louisiana and South Alabama. The Lady Panthers went into an overtime thriller with Southeastern Louisiana in what was a highly competitive match. “It had […]
Nation remembers 6th anniversary of 9/11
NEW YORK (AP) — Victims’ families huddled under umbrellas Tuesday in a park to mark the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the first remembrance ceremony not held at ground zero, an event that failed to evoke the same emotions as the hallowed ground of the World Trade […]
‘Jena Six’ picking up student support
A year ago, Mychal Bell was known in Jena, La., simply as a 16-year-old sophomore at Jena High School and a winning starter on its football team. Today he stands convicted of aggravated second-degree battery and faces up to 22 years in prison. He is nationally known as one of […]
OOOOppps… they did it again
If you needed a reason to watch the 2007 Video Music Awards on Sunday night on MTV, I have two words for you. Britney Spears. Actually, here are two more words for you. Train wreck. Spears was the opening act for the show, a rumor that has been floating around […]
University makes administrative changes
Several departments of campus administration have undergone changes in the fall of 2007. Dr. Clement Glenn, was named interim associate vice president for student affairs. The former interim associate vice president for student affairs, Dr. Kelvin Kirby, recently resigned from the position in order to return to his faculty position […]