With more women in college and pushing for careers in the public sphere, less women are striving for a life in the domestic sphere and the concept of a housewife is losing respect. According to some men, gender roles are becoming cloudier and the 1950s woman is becoming obsolete. Senior […]
Month: April 2013
Prairie View creates smart phone application
The university has developed a smart phone application for prospective students and currently developing another for current students. The first application, Prairie View A&M, was introduced to prospective students encouraging them to attend the university by giving them the opportunity to view the university before stepping foot on campus. The […]
National NSBE conference awards Prairie View chapter
The Prairie View A&M University chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers attended the 39th annual National NSBE conference in Indianapolis, Ind. March 27-31 and won the 2011-2012 Smartest Chapter in NSBE award with an overall chapter GPA of 3.52/4.00. The organization also won the 2012 – 2013 Most […]
Lady Panthers defeats Texas College in double header
Prairie View A&M had little trouble on the diamond Tuesday afternoon as they swept Texas College 16-0 and 22-1 in doubleheader action. Tuesday’s game was originally scheduled for Wednesday but the game was moved up a day in order to move ahead of projected thunderstorms. In game one, sophomore pitcher […]
Passengers may carry knives on the plane
Student concerns are rising as the Transportation Security Administration’s new knife policy allows small knives on airplanes, effective April 25. The blade of the knife must be 2.36 inches or shorter, about the size of a switchblade, and less than a half-inch wide. They will be allowed in airline cabins […]
Healthy lifestyles begin with diet
Good health is a prized possession many Americans wish to attain, but instead continue to engage in bad, unhealthy habits. Due to poor dieting and heavy indulgence of unhealthy foods, junk and cheap fast foods, people suffer from being overweight or obese. According to USA Today’s “Percentage of severely obese […]
Men’s tennis earns number one seed in SWAC East Roundup
The men’s tennis team worked its way up to the top seed taking over the Southwestern Athletic Conference East Tennis Roundup and defeating competitors in Montgomery, Ala. The two-day roundup was held at three different locations on Friday at Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center, Lagoon Park Tennis Center, and O’Conner […]
Cultural values and religious beliefs affect health
religious habits with longer life and a Gallup survey last year showed that religious people enjoy healthier quality of life emotionally, physically, and mentally. Many religions practice healthy habits out of commandments. Science has confirmed those who follow that type of lifestyle inevitably will live longer. The karma is simple: […]