The Lady Panthers bowling team came up short Saturday Oct. 6 against back-to-back SWAC champions Texas Southern, losing the team matches 3-0. “It was exciting to see them again and to see which of us would take the game,” Baton Rouge native Phebe Jackson said. Prairie View lost the three […]
Month: October 2007
Panthers defeat Alcorn State 17-7
On Oct. 6, the Prairie View football team traveled to Alcorn State, Mississippi to battle for prowess and gain another conference win. The starving Panthers’ took advantage of the weary Alcorn State Braves, 17-7. The Panthers’ current conference record is an even 2-2, as their overall record to 3-2. Starting […]
Volleyball team sweeps Paul Quinn
The Lady Panthers volleyball team placed a great deal of heat on Paul Quinn on winning another game Thursday, Oct. 4. The Lady Panthers shutout Paul Quinn 3-0, brining our ladies to a 13-0 record. The Panthers were able to block most shots sending the opponents into disarray. If you […]
Architecture building wins merit award
Prairie View A&M University’s Nathelyne Archie Kennedy architecture and art building recently received a merit award, from the American Institute of Architects California Council. Although there were 370 entries competing for the annual recognition, only three honor awards and twelve merit awards were given by the council which is made […]
Women’s leadership council sponsors health fair, forum
Sex, STDs, and nutrition, were only some of the issues discussed Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Women’s Health Fair on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center. The event, sponsored by the Women’s Leadership Council, was meant to dispel any myths regarding women’s health issues. Dr. Marsha Kay Wilson, […]
ASA celebrates Nigerian independence
The African Student Association celebrated Nigeria’s independence Monday, Oct. 1. The two part celebration, the first-ever to be held on the campus, began in the MSC with Nigerian music, video clips and dancers. The celebration was moved to the student park where students were allowed to participate in a variety […]
Honda Campus All-Star Challenge team selected
The Honda Campus All-Star Challenge began its 19th annual competition Oct. 3. The challenge is a question and answer competition conducted at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The game covers a broad variety of topics from African American history to current events. Each university competes within to determine a varsity […]
UC crowns new king, queen
Charisma, laughter, and entertainment graced the Memorial Student Center auditorium Oct. 8 as Brian Gibson and Elisabeth Gardner were crowned Mr. and Miss University College at the annual UC pageant. Although Gibson and Gardner walked away with the crowns, all the contestants highlighted their individual personalities throughout the evening in […]
Campus assault leaves one wounded
A young man was stabbed Friday following an altercation with a group of Prairie View students near University College, police sources said. The assault, which reportedly occurred sometime around 6 p.m., was the climax of a brawl, which had spawned between two groups of Prairie View students. Some student accounts […]
The Kingdom Thrills, Entertains
Beginning with a short ethnographic tracing of the history of Saudi Arabia and its relationship with the rest of the world, The Kingdom immediately establishes itself as a movie that is not afraid of confronting sensitive subjects. In the greatest example of art imitating life, director Peter Berg and screenwriter […]