Month: March 2008

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Track team puts on a show at TSU

The past weekend brought in Prairie View’s first outdoor meet since the indoor conference championship win. With different weather conditions, and a more open field of competitors, the Panthers were ready to start off the outdoor season with excellence. The weather condition that challenged the Panthers was the wind that […]

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Two little, too late

Candice Thomas played her heart out during the last game of the Prairie View A&M women’s basketball season, as she dropped 26 points in the first half and ended the game with 40 points on 13-of-21 shooting for a new career high. Her onslaught was not enough to propel the […]

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Grammy winner Navaira injured in crash

HOUSTON (AP)- Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira could die from a severe brain injury suffered when his tour bus slammed into traffic barrels on a Texas highway, his neurosurgeon said Monday. “There is a chance he may not make it,” said Dr. Alex Valadka, director of neurotrauma services at Memorial […]

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Tennis teams battle, gain second seed in the west

The men’s and women’s tennis teams competed in the western division of the SWAC at Prairie View A&M University March 21-23. The tournament was critical because the winner received the number one seed from the west division in the SWAC tournament and a first round bye in the tournament. The […]

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Baseball drops two, goes 2-1 against TSU

The Panthers attempted to regain their winning stance against Big South conference member, Winthrop University at Prairie View, March 19. The series was scheduled for three games, but due to unacceptable weather, the series was shifted to two games instead. After a long day of work, Winthrop’s offensive supremacy reigned […]

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The history of Easter

Egg hunting is a sport. Yes, that’s right, a sport that comes only once a year. It takes skill, determination, and perseverance, especially if one wants to earn the title as Egg Hunt Champion. After careful placement of all the eggs, the gatherers are all called out to the field, […]

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Registered sex offender runs for mayor

WILMER, Texas (AP)- A registered sex offender arrested in a police sting for trying to arrange sex with a 15-year-old girl on the Internet is running for mayor of his small town. James Brian Sliter, 42, said he’s sorry and needs to prove he can be an asset to his […]

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Tea party empowers students

#8220;You are beautiful like a flower, more valuable than a diamond, you are powerful like a fire, you can heal the world with your mind, and there’s nothing in the world that you cannot do when you believe in yourself. You are beautiful, brilliant, powerful and resilient woman of the […]

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Spring probate ushers in new members

The spring 2008 yard show was held Monday in the William “Billy” J. Nicks field house. The show kicked off the Campus Activity Board’s annual Springfest activities. Weeks of secrecy, work, patience, and sweat all came down to a coming out show, which casually introduced the new members of each […]

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Seminar spurs domestic violence awareness through fashion, poetry

UJ Fashions in collaboration with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. held a campus-wide fashion show in the Memorial Student Center Thursday, March 20, titled, “Beauty Isn’t Pain.” Uniquka Johnson, of UJ Fashions, and Mary Garnett, Lady of the Dove 2007-2008, collaborated to host the part seminar, part fashion event for […]