Month: September 2009

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Have you seen the video clip where the girlfriend of an Iraqi war veteran plays a prank on him while he’s sleeping? While the soldier is lying on the couch napping, she starts a recording of bombs whistling and exploding and she tosses a stuffed animal at his head and […]

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The Demoralization of Society

Welcome to the real world…the world of adventure and mayhem. Of making new friends, having new experiences and likely many regrets. This is the world of fights, arguments, deception, gossip, evil intentions, and where people would do anything for fame, fortune, and status. Welcome to the reality of the sweeping […]

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Bank of America to face SEC trial, exits loss-sharing deal

WASHINGTON – Bank of America Corp. now faces a trial with the Securities and Exchange Commission over billions in bonuses paid at Merrill Lynch, after a judge threw out the bank’s $33 million settlement and rebuked the agency for not pursuing charges against executives. The news comes as Bank of […]

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2009-2010 student election winners

Foucher, MichaelBand Glass, Aziza College of Agriculture Pearson, Faydrian College of Arts & Sciences- Sciences Parks, Deshawn College of Arts & Sciences- Music Granger, Aurielle College of Arts & Sciences- Communication & Lang. Williams, Alexandria College of Business- Marketing Randle, Cierra College of Ed I- Human Performance Donald, Dominique College […]

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Extreme makeover for Prairie View

While most Panthers were sleeping or out of town, an estimated 500 students, faculty and staff worked in the Prairie View community early Saturday morning on Sept. 19, as a part of PAW (Panthers at Work), a biannual event that unifies students and the community through different projects. This year […]

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Dallas youth’s motivational speech a YouTube hit

DALLAS – Dalton Sherman is an 11-year-old motivational speaker, a talking testament to the difference a teacher’s belief can make in a student’s success. Last year Dalton gave an inspirational back-to-school speech that brought some 20,000 Dallas school teachers to their feet in thunderous applause and the video was posted […]

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President Wright addresses students

Faculty, Staff, and Students: On Thursday, Sept. 17, Prairie View A&M University closed an $8.9 million purchase of an academic facility in northwest Harris County. The two-story building, near Tomball Parkway and FM 1960, is located at 9449 Grant Road north of Willowbrook Mall. With nearly 52,000 square feet of […]

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Students schooled on professional mannerism

Students gathered around the dinner table in the Pardus Cafe to be educated on the subject of fine dining as part of the Department of Management and Marketing’s professional development program on Thursday. Professor Dewaynna Cates, of the College of Business said, “We have designated a series of professional development […]

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Job seekers go to 39th career fair

The 39th Prairie View A&M University career fair took place in the Memorial Student Center Sept. 14 -17t. The fair’s theme “get connected” is exactly what students did as they networked in hopes of gaining employment upon graduation. It consisted of more than 88 different careers ranging from Texas Southern […]

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President Wright holds forum

President George C. Wright held an open forum Monday in the Opal Johnson-Smith auditorium in the Memorial Student Center in an effort to push the year’s policy “A Year of Change.” Members of the staff and faculty came out to express their concerns about the issues on campus. Wright was […]