Month: April 2010

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20 Questions

1. So, who is snitching? 2. Who is the college educated student who painted Spring Feast on the ground in front of the MSC? 3.Didn’t they mean SpringFest? 4. Why are we still fighting in college? 5. Who can’t let the Houston vs. Dallas argument go? 6. Why was the […]

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You better work!

Prairie View A&M kicked off their SpringFest 2010 with a fashion show hosted by CAB titled “Operation Vogue”. The show involving 9 of PV’s best designers was held at 7p.m. in the second floor of the MSC. The event was hosted by juniors Tenechia Beal and Joshua Grimes who kept […]

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We’re Not Children

So…am I an adult or aren’t I? It’s kind of confusing for me at this point in my life because of how ridiculous some of the policies are in the classroom. I think it’s crazy that attendance is even something factored into someone’s grade. A colleague of mine argued that […]

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PVAMU prepares for drug symposium

A drug awareness symposium will be on April 14 at 1 p.m., in the MSC Auditorium. To draw students to stay and learn the priceless information that will be presented during this symposium, door prizes will be available to the first two-hundred students who arrive at the MSC Auditorium. This […]

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Words are powerful tools

I know you have heard the old saying “sticks and stones may break my bones but words may never hurt me…” LIES! Words do and can hurt. It is amazing, as I walk in life, how many people use their words carelessly. Do you not know that you can make […]

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Stop pretending

If there’s one thing that I cannot stand, it is a liar. Not just because the individual is foolish and unable to tell the truth, but because they think I’m an idiot and I don’t know any better. Really? You think I don’t know any better? How insulting. As a […]

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Candidates challenged during debate

The Student Government Association held its annual election debate on April 1 with candidates who ran for offices that included president, vice-president, and comptroller. The candidates for president were junior history major Kyle Maronie, junior history major Brad Traywick and junior agriculture economics major Bobby Smith. Edward Carrigan, became the […]

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S.I.F.E. wins second place at regionals

The Dallas Hilton Anatole Hotel was the site for the 2010 Students In Free Enterprise (S.I.F.E.) Regional Expo, in which the Prairie View A&M University S.I.F.E. team received second place honors. The competition attracted some 900 students from 60 universities from across the country. This year marked the 25th Anniversary […]

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First male nursing graduate speaks at convocation

Retired Major and Alumus Jimmy L. Johnson spoke to students during Prairie View A&M University’s Founders’ day and Honors Recognition Convocation, in the William J. Nicks Gymnasium on March 31. Johnson said, “Prairie View is the greatest school on the planet, support your university, and always give 100 percent.” Johnson, […]

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Students speak against tuition increase

Tuition at Prairie View A&M Univeristy is expected to increase by $4.46 per semester credit hour next school year. This information was disclosed by Senior Vice President for Business Affairs Mary Lee Hodge during an assembly held in the Julius W. Becton Jr. Auditorium last wednesday. The State of Texas […]