Month: November 2012

News

TAMU welcomes first black corps commander in university history

Black people were not able to attend Texas A&M University until 87 years after it was founded. It was a bit of a surprise when a black man Marquis Alexander was named commander of TAMU Corps of Cadets.  The commander’s responsibilities are to establish the dress code of the cadets […]

Opinion

A final Panther farewell

As my time at Prairie View draws to a close, I take this time to reflect on my days on the hill. Coming in as a freshman from the south side of the Chicago, I had many different feelings as I entered college in the fall of 2008. What type […]

Lifestyles

College students and contraceptives

College students use contraceptives for a variety of reasons. According to an ABC News survey, 63 percent of males expressed favorable attitudes to having sexual hookups, whereas females only represented 45 percent. In this day and age, the younger generation is constantly bombarded by sexualized images through media such as […]

Lifestyles

Stress takes toll on students

Most college students have one thing in common which is stress. It comes in many different levels which is why it is important to have a special method to relieve stress because it affects one’s mind, body and health. There are countless number of things that cause students to stress. […]

Lifestyles

Food festival highlights many cultures on campus

The music was booming, food was consumed and people were socializing.  Students from all walks of life gathered together to participate in the International Food Festival/ Display of Flags at Prairie View A&M University Nov. 15 in the Memorial Student Center lobby.  Flags from every country currently represented at Prairie […]

Lifestyles

Student leaders empower youth to strive for success

Greek organizations are what are most familiar at a historically black college or university, as far as what students choose to pursue, and what students instill in their minds as ideal participation in a student organization, if any. The Collegiate 100, a special interest organization at Prairie View A&M University, […]

Sports

Panthers beat U.S. Navy in Padre

After a disappointing finish against the University of Alabama-Birmingham, the Prairie View men’s basketball got back into the win column in exciting fashion against the Navy Midshipmen in South Padre Island, Texas. The Panther offense began the game stale. Nothing was falling for the Panthers as they shot a forgettable […]

News

Students choose careers based on future wages

For the love of money people will steal from their mother, people will rob their own brother as the O’jays said. People would do anything for money including letting it factor in their choice of career. For most students, college is the place to figure out what they want to […]

News

Johnson hopes to improve the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences

Prairie View A&M University welcomed Dr. Alton B. Johnson as dean of the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, director of the cooperative agricultural research center and administrator of the cooperative extension program.  Johnson, a native of Monrovia, Liberia, has plenty of experience in management, administration and academia. Before arriving […]

Sports

Panthers fall to UAB

After starting the game on fire, Prairie View men’s basketball could not continue the momentum throughout the game, as they fell to the University of Alabama-Birmingham 76-70 in Bartlow Arena in Birmingham, LA. The Panthers jumped out to an early lead against Conference USA opponents, scoring their first seven points […]