Month: March 2010

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Spring loss

The Prairie View A&M University women’s soccer team fell flat against the Sam Houston State’s team, losing 2-0. The loss Friday at Sam Houston will send them into the McNeese State University Tournament with zero wins in the spring season, with a lot of work ahead of them. Claudia Martinez […]

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Panthers go down to Wildcats

The men’s tennis team at Prairie View A&M fell hard to the Abilene Christian University Wildcats this past Saturday in Waco, Texas, with a final score of 6-0. Prairie View A&M would lose all six of there matches in straight sets to ACU. The Panthers sought out a win, but […]

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Response to health care article

This is an article in response to the “Health care or the Church” article that was in The Panther in the March 24 edition. Firstly, let’s talk about the bill itself, this bill in its proper name is called H.R. 4872 – The American Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of […]

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Beauty discussed

Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority held a Skin Deep seminar on inner and outer beauty in honor of women’s history month in the John B. Coleman Library on March 29. The seminar was filled with a group of young women and men to discuss how they feel about themselves […]

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Uhm. Stop Playing

This past weekend, I spent some time in Philadelphia at a graduate school retreat; while there, I and several other students from around the country toured the campus of University of Pennsylvania and participated in several mock classroom discussions with a few graduate students and professors from that institution. One […]

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Symposium urges leadership

Young women from all across campus gathered to hear some words of wisdom spoken at the Women’s Leadership Symposium held in the MSC on March 27th. Coordinated by General Manager of University College Evette Barker, the panel featured Dr. Lisa K. Thompson, a professor in the College of Business, Dr. […]

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Kae’lyn Thompson wins Miss 20 Pearls

The Rho Theta chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated held its “Miss 20 Pearls” pageant Tuesday, March 30 in the Opal Johnson-Smith auditorium. This year marked the comeback of the Miss 20 Pearls original pageant competition where Kae’lyn Thompson was crowned. Since 2006, Rho Theta’s “Omegas Next Top Model” […]

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Greek life is not dead

I’m so tired of hearing people say “Greek life is dead.” I won’t lie, it’s not what it used to be, but it is NOT dead. To say it’s dead implies that it’s completely nonexistent, and that’s far from the truth. There just aren’t as many Greeks on the yard […]

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Spring Cleaning

So you know what time it is spring cleaning time. I know everybody remembers spring cleaning time at home. We had to really clean up and sweep behind doors, dust off the base boards, and clean out the garage and the attic. Well, we as college students should really “clean” […]

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How to avoid the leading cause of death

Diabetes is among the top ten leading causes of death in the United States today affecting both old and young with about 1.6 million U.S. citizens over the age of 20 being diagnosed yearly. Diabetes is characterized by high blood glucose levels that result from a defect in the way […]