Month: November 2013

News

Student senate approves 10 resolutions at open meeting

Ten resolutions were swiftly passed and one bill was denied at the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night in the New Science building. The meeting was open to all students and faculty but was still operated like any usual meeting. The meeting started with a heated discussion on the agenda of […]

News

Update: construction progresses on recreation center

Ground breaking for the construction of the new student recreation center was held June 18, 2013.  Since then, that area has been blocked off from pedestrians.  While there may not be much visible evidence of advancement from outside the gate, there is progress made each week.  Since construction began, the […]

Sports

Men’s basketball gears up for upcoming season

The Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team is set to tip off the upcoming season Friday at Mississippi State. The Panthers lost four players, due to them graduating which included two of their top leading scorers from the 2012-2013 season. The Panthers suffered a devastating loss in the SWAC championship […]

Sports

Women’s soccer focuses on winning SWAC championship

The Prairie View A&M women’s soccer team will play Thursday at 5:30 p.m. against Mississippi Valley State in the 2013 SWAC Soccer Championship Tournament in Houston, Texas. After finishing the regular season 6-8-1, the Lady Panthers are ranked no. 2 in the SWAC Western Division with a 3-1 record. Junior […]

Sports

Lady Panthers dominate on senior night

The outside hitter combination of junior Candyce Alexander and freshman Lenicia Tyson proved deadly for the Lady Panthers in a solid 3-1 (25-9, 23-25, 25-16, 25-12) win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Halloween night in the William Nicks Building. Tyson set a career-high with 17 kills and a .517 attack percentage […]

Opinion

Tickets for everyone

I don’t even know where to start on this issue. Now I have no problem with paying for a parking pass. Our parking passes are cheaper than other schools. But why in the hell am I paying for a parking pass to keep my car parked in phases? That is […]

Opinion

Motivations of Mercy:

Getting out of the bed, might be the most difficult task you face on the day to day basis. For many of us, it is the moment we open our eyes that our minds begin to race a thousand miles an hour. I am referring to those days when you […]

News

Changes limit graduating seniors’ guests

Dr. James A. Wilson, chairman of the Commencement Ceremony Committee has emailed all current graduating seniors concerning changes being made for the ceremony to be held on Dec. 14. Wilson assured students that the changes being implemented would be to assist in safety measures as well as allowing that as […]

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Perry stresses importance of education and responsibility

Dr. Steve Perry hosted Students Participating in Transcendent Knowledge on Tuesday in the Opal Johnson Auditorium.  Perry is an established author, columnist, commentator, CNN contributor, as well as the founder and principal of Capital Prep Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut. The school was established in a low income area and […]

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Omegas, Deltas speak on social media awareness

The Eta Beta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority Incorporated, and the Rho Theta chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity Incorporated held a seminar called “The Real Scoo-oop Owt” in The E. Obanion science building on Oct. 28.  The seminar’s mission was to inform students on how social media affects […]