Prairie View A&M was out-dueled by Arkansas-Pine Bluff on the volleyball court Tuesday night, losing 3-1 despite double-digit kill performances by three key Lady Panthers players. Each set was decided by four points or less, and Prairie View A&M fell behind early in the match after losing both of the […]
Month: October 2013
Freshmen compete for University College title
The University College hosted its annual UC Pageant, which resulted in Marc Waters from building 46 and Sine Davis from building 42 being crowned as Mr. and Miss. U.C 2013-2014. Additional contestants in the pageant were Kamari Johnson, Nicholas Hoffman, Jocelyn Eusery, Alenzia Mckinney, Megan Pete, Clinton Watkins, Elise Salim, […]
Nikki Araguz-Lloyd urges students to fight for equality
Nikki Araguz-Lloyd spoke to students at Prairie View A&M University on Tuesday as part of the Student Participating In Transcending Knowledge (SPIT) lecture series in the Opal Johnson Auditorium. Junior psychology major Londyn Williams, an openly transgender student on campus, introduced the speaker. When Araguz-Lloyd arrived on stage, the audience […]
Panthers show up and show out at State Fair Classic
An approaching storm threatened to have the game called off toward the end of the third quarter, but the lightning held off and the Panthers entered the fourth quarter with the State Fair Classic trophy basically in their hands. The Panthers played the fourth quarter safe as the cold rain […]
Opposing political party decisions affect the nation
As the United States government shutdown continues, President Barack Obama was scheduled to meet today with congressional leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner to find a way to resolve the impasse. The shutdown began Oct. 1 once Congress could not agree on a spending bill to fund the government that […]
University Village pageant hits high notes with students
Xavier Woods and Ashley Jackson were chosen as Mr. and Miss. University Village respectively, when it held its annual scholarship pageant on Sept. 26, titled Sister Act 2: Class Back in Session. The pageant had the audience involved and it never had a dull moment. The show seemed to run […]
University Village welcomes new residents to luxury amenities
The fall 2013 semester welcomes University View, the hottest new place to live on Prairie View A&M’s campus. This luxurious and private spot is built specifically for the professional and graduate students on campus. Upon applying to live at this location students had to have cumulated 60 credit hours and […]
Kappa Alpha Psi hosts health week on campus
Last week the Zeta Beta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. held a Health Week that promoted its health initiative called “Healthy Kappas, Healthy Communities.” The goal of the week was to make students aware of the health issues that can affect us as college students and was […]
Numbers don’t lie: dropout awareness
#8220;I think people come to Prairie View for the wrong reasons. Students get caught up in the “college life” and lose focus, which reflects in their grades, and once your grades drop to a low average it’s hard to bring them back up,” says sophomore education major Tabitha Hewlett. Prairie […]
The polls come to Prairie View A&M University
For over a decade, students at Prairie View A&M University have questioned and urged commissioners in Waller County to create more accessible polling stations. “Since the 1970s, voting as a whole has always been an issue on this campus so it is especially important that the students have a say […]