Prairie View A&M fought until the final buzzer sounded, but an untimely run by Southern late in the second half of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship game spelled the end of the season. PVAMU was defeated 45-44 in a heartbreaker that came down to a final shot attempt. PVAMU held […]
Month: March 2013
Statistics show black women wed less
According to the Centers for Disease Control National Survey of Family Growth in 2012, only 26 percent of all African American women are currently married compared to their Caucasian counterparts at 51 percent. Various factors contribute to the significantly low marriage rates among black women. With such low rates, one […]
Former playmate hosts lecture on the Hill
Rebekka Armstrong questioned who should take responsibility for HIV during her lecture for the Students Participating in Transcendent Knowledge series Tuesday evening in the Memorial Student Center Auditorium. Armstrong took responsibility for HIV. As a part of Women’s History and HIV Awareness months, Armstrong shared her story of being infected […]
10 years after the Iraq War
Americans watched President George W. Bush declare war on Iraq 10 years ago on March 19, 2003. President Bush addressed the nation to reconcile America’s role in the Middle East. “Good evening. Tonight in Iraq, the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged in a struggle that will determine […]
Graduate students withheld from certain financial aid
When applying for graduate school many students will come across a question asking, “If you do not receive financial aid, will you still be interested in enrolling in our institution?” “A part of me wanted to say ‘Yes, I will still attend even if I do not receive aid’ but […]
Panel of Prairie View men define black beauty
On March 20, the My Black is Beautiful panel discussion was presented by the royal court at the student lounge in the Memorial Student Center at 7 P.M. The panel discussion focused on the different characteristics the average black man on Prairie View A&M University’s campus believes a black woman […]
Obama gives 17 felons a little relief
President Obama issued pardons to 17 convicted felons, his first use of his clemency powers this term. During his first term in 2008 he issued a total of 22 pardons and one commutation, which shortens the sentences of inmates currently in prison. A pardon may erase the stigma felons face […]
Black women struggle with dating stereotypes
The Takeover, an online short film by North Carolina State University graduate Shequeta Smith, brings comedic and ironic qualities to a prevalent topic in the female community: black women vs. white women vs. black men. The story is based on Smith’s real life experiences and revolves around an interracial friendship. […]
Woodard competes for the NCAA Divison I title
Outstanding triple jumper Preston Woodard sealed the deal for the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championship at the Alex Wilson Invitational in Mishawaka, Indiana, at the University of Notre Dame. The Sweeny, Texas, native locked in his second appearance for the NCAA Indoor Championship setting career best for himself and Alex Wilson […]
Death penalty used as a deterrence from crime
The death penalty is a scare tactic that has been used since the 1800s. It was used as both a punishment and a statement, a statement displaying the consequence of breaking the rules. The death penalty has evolved from hanging to needles, but the question is does it do the […]