Month: November 2010

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Seminar aims to empower students

Reigning Mr. Prairie View A&M University Malcolm Copeland inspired students to have a mindset of empowerment at his first seminar, “Awakening of the Prairie View Student,” Thursday. He opened the seminar with a video clip of news coverage highlighting a student revolt in London for a 300 percent increase of […]

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Miss PVAMU, Mayor Jackson share history of university

Miss Prairie View A&M University Tiffany Ward highlighted the past, present and future of the university in her first seminar last Tuesday titled “From Whence We Come.” Guest speaker Mayor Frank Jackson explained how the university’s history relates to the world. “This is just as much about Texas as it […]

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Students see world during festival

The Prairie View A&M University Office of Multicultural Affairs gave students the opportunity to learn about various cultures that exist around the world Wednesday at the International Festival. Cultures united as one to give the students a taste of the world with food, drinks, candy. El Salvador, Ethiopia, Mexico, Jamaica, […]

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Beta Gamma Sigma inducts new members

One faculty member and 32 students were inducted Thursday into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society in recognition of their accomplishments. Beta Gamma Sigma is affiliated with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Less than 30 percent of business schools worldwide are AACSB accredited. Only AACSB accredited business […]

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Poetry Corner

The sound of screaming, yelling and crying keeps me up at night The sound of his ferocious voice is carved in to my memory And the scream of a young boy enduring the pain of punches is like the sounds of fingernails screeching across a blackboard A man that stood […]

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What happened in Pantherland Saturday?

Those of you who witnessed the meltdown that took place at Blackshear Stadium on Saturday can attest to the fact that we witnessed the worst performance from our celebrated QB since he arrived on the scene. Many Panther-faithfuls can also verify that we witnessed our first loss at home in […]

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Embracing diversity at PV

Homosexuality has increased across the nation and a significant number has risen in the African American culture. What’s the cause? Is it a fad? A phase that our young people are going through, or is it truly a way of life? Between a conflict of societal changes and a church […]

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Graduation: Not all it’s cracked up to be

Jobs after graduation are scarce. Studies show that it is much harder for students with degrees to obtain employment after the completion of college, hich can create a hole in the overall ideals of even attending a university in the first place. The overall goal of going through this four […]

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Panthers still have championship magic left

The game changed quicker than a mood ring on a bipolar patient Saturday afternoon. Late in the third quarter, Prairie View seemingly was cruising to an easy victory up, 23-0. It went from a scene of the President of the University, Dr. George C. Wright singing and dancing alongside the […]

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Size matters; Panthers killed on offensive boards

Facing a top 25-ranked opponent is no cake walk, especially if your name is Prairie View. This past Sunday battled with No. 24 University of Wisconsin in front of 17,230 at the Kohl Center, in Madison, Wis. Only down by 10 points at halftime, confidence was high going into the […]