Month: October 2009

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Bowling team places third in Bossier

The Lady Panthers bowling team started their season off strong earning the third place title in the Bossier City Shoot-Out in Bossier, La. last weekend. “I think this year we did better because we had to fight from the bottom. We had battles to win so we didn’t give up,” […]

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Soccer team wins two big games during weekend

On the homecoming weekend for Prairie View A&M University, the Lady Panthers used the student and alumni support to demolish Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State. With the nearly 100 fans attending both games, the ladies kicked and defended their way to 7-1 and 3-0 wins, respectively. “The girls really […]

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Volleyball team digs out two more wins against HBU, SU

After taking second place in the Southern Invitational, the Lady Panthers volleyball team invited Houston Baptist and SWAC foe Southern University to join them in the homecoming festivities. They first took on the Lady Huskies of Houston Baptist on Tuesday, live in the Baby Dome, losing in five sets. The […]

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When Do Labels Matter

Everyone has a perception of fashion. The question is does fashion always have to be recognized based on labels, or can it just be something that looks nice and well put together? Honestly when do brands matter? Fifty students on Prairie View’s campus participated in a poll asking when do […]

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Is Jay-Z satanic???

Is the H to the izzo, V to the izza a Freemason? Many have speculated over the years of his career that Jay-Z has been involved in Freemason activity and that he prescribes to some occultic beliefs. But with this cloud of symbolisms and words, will his fans still follow […]

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PRAIRIE VIEW’S BLACKOUT

Who is the man behind jersey No. 7? A criminal justice major with a minor in computer science, KJ Black seems to be headed in the right direction. The Prairie View A&M signal caller, KJ Black, has worked hard to get to his self in the position he is in […]

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“My name is Charlie

Exemplifying this year’s Homecoming theme “Something New, Something Old: Everything Purple and Gold,” Charlie Wilson, former lead singer of the Gap Band, performed live in the William “Billy” J. Nicks, Sr. building Friday, Oct. 16. Wilson set this year’s Homecoming out with a few memorable songs from the Gap Band […]

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As an alumnus, I’m embarrassed

Saturday, this campus was filled with thousands of people, all here to celebrate the homecoming of Prairie View A&M University. Proud alumni, family and friends, it was a beautiful day to celebrate life and Prairie View. I recently received my degree this August, so I was anxious as ever to […]

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Prairie View “?” & M University

According to the Texas Education Code, one of the main purposes of our prestigious university is “to enable students of diverse economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds to realize their full potential.” One can only question if this purpose is being fulfilled with one of the fundamental colleges of this institution […]

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Historic museum displays PV’s past

In an effort to allow the alumni the chance to reminisce and to make students more aware of how far the university has come over the last 133 years, Darryl Kemp, director of facility for the MSC, assembled a historical museum in the Memorial Student Center, Thursday, Oct. 25. Originally […]