Month: October 2012

Sports

Women’s golf places second in Prairie View A&M classic

Led by senior Shanequa Valentine, the Prairie View A&M women’s golf team finished second in the Prairie View A&M Classic Tuesday afternoon at Legendary Golf Course in Hempstead.  Valentine battled it out with rival Texas Southern golfer Kassandra Rivera, but Rivera was at her best and ran away from the […]

Sports

Cross Country splits against Texas Southern

The men’s and women’s cross country team hosted rival Texas Southern University in Prairie View, Texas for the Prairie View Invitational on Oct. 18.  The Panthers mens cross country team ran four and a half miles beating Texas Southern. Freshman Dinaoli Adam completed the course first running the fastest time […]

Sports

Panthers look for continued success

The national rankings are out, and the Prairie View A&M University bowling team is ranked No. 17.  The team kicked off its season this past weekend in New Orleans, as they participated at the Tulane Collegiate Bowling Invitational. The Panthers finished in fourth place behind Stephen F. Austin University, Sam […]

Sports

Panthers seal Homecoming win against Brave Hawks

Topping off an exciting week, the Prairie View A&M University football team defended the home on the gridiron, defeating the Alcorn State University Brave Hawks in a homecoming showdown at Blackshear Stadium.  The Panthers kept a lead the entire game capitalizing on every opportunity Alcorn presented for them to score. […]

News

School of Architecture celebrates Brown’s retirement

The Prairie View A&M School of Architecture honored Dr. Marshall V. Brown at the 9th Annual Scholarship Banquet hosted by Mr. and Miss Architecture 2012-2013 Oswald Nixon and Courtney Abney, Oct. 18.  The celebration was a time to pay homage to a friend, professor, mentor and colleague. Special guests included […]

News

No official decision on future homecoming events has been made

Orok Orok, assistant director of student engagement, has commented on the recent proposition to end homecoming taken by associate vice president Dr. Miron P. Billingsley  “I think as the associate vice president, Billingsley has the position to look at the grander picture. His job is to make sure students are […]

News

Homecoming concert almost does not happen

Prairie View A&M University’s 2012 Homecoming ended on a high note with a concert that almost did not happen.  With an hour and a half separating double headliners Melanie Fiona and 2Chainz, DJ Wall worked to keep the William “Billy” J. Nicks Babydome packed while the audience anxiously waited for […]

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No Vote, No Voice

Attention all students interested in displaying your photography for the entire campus. Please enter our contest for a spotlight during the month of October in an issue of The Panther. For further information contact Amanda via email at amandaleon14@hotmail.com.

Opinion

Stop the homecoming foolishness

This is my fourth and final homecoming as an undergraduate student at Prairie View A&M University and I’ve noticed that most students lose all morals during this one week.  It is every student’s goal and social obligation to “set their homecoming out.” In fact, it’s an identified crime among the […]

Lifestyles

Military students discuss balancing act

The United States Army and Navy use college programs such as the Reserve Officer Training Corps and the Green to Gold programs to help active and non-active service members receive a higher education. Many consider serving in the military to be a big challenge. Cadet Dougquaylas Johnson, current Army ROTC […]