Many argue that first impressions are vital when it comes to a instructor-student relationship. Some professors feel obliged to set their own classroom rules regarding dress codes. Amber Johnson, assistant professor of communication, said, “How you express your identity is what matters, and if you express your identity through […]
Month: September 2011
Northwest campus growing in numbers
The Northwest Campus is continuing to grow in degrees and enrollment. Michael L. McFrazier, vice provost and dean of Northwest Houston Center, said, “The university as a whole plans to have 12,000 students by 2015.” As an official extension of the main campus, classes are only offered at the […]
Open House promotes campus organizations
Open House Thursday showcased all the organizations, clubs, focus groups, sororities and fraternities as they searched for potential members to add to their programs. The MSC was full of Panthers, interested in participating in some of the campus’ various student activities. According to the program coordinator, Orok Orok, “This […]
General assembly continues theme “The Best is Yet to Come”
A general assembly with the theme, “The Best is Yet to Come” set a positive tone Wednesday for the fall semester in the William “Billy” Nicks building. Michael L. McFrazier, vice provost and dean of the Northwest Houston Center, said: “The best is yet to come however, reality will […]
Student park nears completion
The new student park at the corner of L. W. Minor and O. J. Thomas Street that has been under construction since the spring is scheduled for completion by the end of September. The park is intended to be a place to bring beauty to the campus and provide […]
Here we go…..again
The storm is over & da sun back out. IT’S OUR TIME TO SHINE SHAWTY!!!!! Welcome to the beginning of our Happy Ending,” is what Clifford Harris, better known as T.I. tweeted upon being released from the Forest City Correctional Facility in Arkansas, as he traveled to a halfway house. […]
Houston honors Bun B
Rapper Bernard Freeman, better known as Bun B, elevated Houston’s hip-hop scene toward new possibilities Aug. 30, as Mayor Annise Parker declared the first Bun B Day. The 38-year-old Port Arthur native was recognized for his various acts throughout the Houston community during a ceremony at Houston’s City Hall. In […]
MEAC thrashes SWAC
Heishma Northern’s head-coaching debut turned sour Sunday as he went through three quarterbacks in a 63-14 route to the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats in the 2011 MEAC/ SWAC Challenge at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. In a game that featured six turn- overs, including two interceptions by senior quarterback Jonathon […]
Albert resigns as conduct officer
Room 309 in Evans Hall will remain temporarily vacant after Tim Albert re- signed as Student Conduct Officer for the Office of Student Affairs and Institutional Relations during the summer break. Albert’s resignation came after confirmed allegations of his relationship with a student in violation of a zero-tolerance policy that President George […]
Prairie View prepares for hurricane season
The Cooperative Extension Program hosted an emergency preparations summit, Sept. 1 to inform students about safety and evacuation preparedness plans. The summit discussed what to do if a natural disaster happened suddenly. “For hurricane Irene, no one was re- ally prepared. No one thought it was actually going to […]