As if having to deal with the everyday complications of a relationship isn’t enough, young adults now have networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace to thank for the additional problems in their relationships. Of course no one is likely to admit that Facebook is the cause for the late […]
Month: October 2007
Bill Clinton joins Bono, Shakira, Alicia Keys for youth activism talk in NYC
NEW YORK (AP)- After getting hundreds of pledges to tackle the world’s problems at his philanthropic summit this past week, former President Bill Clinton did what any good host would: He threw a party. Music, celebrity and politics mixed Saturday night at Harlem’s Apollo Theatre, where Clinton was joined by […]
Two years after Hurricane Rita, Cameron recovery in slow motion
CAMERON, La. (AP)- This Louisiana town may have dried out and cleaned up since getting flattened by Hurricane Rita, but its recovery is moving in slow motion: Nearly everyone still lives in temporary housing. The post office operates out of a trailer. The town’s only bank works out of a […]
CC team cuts time
The Prairie View A&M Panthers participated in the 2007 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Splash Cross Country meet Sept. 28 at West Guth Park in Corpus Christi. Teams attending the Invitational were Texas, Stephen F. Austin, Texas-Pan American, University of Houston, Sam Houston, Rice, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, Concordia Lutheran, and […]
Miss Prairie View holds program on traditions
Miss Prairie View A&M University 2007-2008, Jamie Jackson, held her first event Thursday, Sept. 27, in the electrical engineering building. Titled “Reality Awareness: Celebrating the Traditions of Prairie View A&M University,” the program started at 7 p.m. and began with a prayer from Christiana Harris, first attendant of the Miss […]
University bids farewell to Metoyer
The Office of Institutional Relations and Public Service held a reception Sept. 25 in honor of Tyra Metoyer, director of university relations. Alumni, staff and students gathered to show appreciation and recognize her accomplishments in public relations and marketing. Responsible for media relations, publications, web site content and design, speeches […]
Leaders rally community on $49 million bond issue
A political action rally was held Tuesday for members of the Waller County community in the Jones Elementary School gymnasium to discuss the controversy surrounding the recent school bond election. The bond election, which is currently being challenged by Mayor Frank Jackson and Justice of the Peace DeWayne Charleston, was […]
Sigma Tau Theta holds PR seminar
Sigma Tau Theta Communications Fraternity Inc. held a seminar Sept. 25 to inform students about the field of public relations. The seminar, titled “The PR of it All,” featured guest speakers Bryce Hairston Kennard, the public relations specialist for the university, and Clarence Wolfe III, the official university Web master. […]
Texas A&M minority enrollment drive stalls
COLLEGE STATION, Texas- A record number of black and Hispanic students applied and were accepted to Texas A&M University this fall, but their representation in the freshman class remained even with the previous two years. Hispanics make up 14 percent and blacks 3 percent of the 8,078 freshmen enrolled this […]
Volleyball on 6-game winning streak
The Prairie View A&M volleyball team continued their strong and vicious play in the early SWAC season by sweeping Southern in three sets with scores of 30-20, 30-21, and 30-23. The win moved the Lady Panthers (10-9) to 4-0 in SWAC play while dropping the Lady Jaguars to 1-1 in […]