Prarie View A&M
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
A lesbian widow was denied the same rights that are granted to heterosexuals after her wife died serving in the armed forces. Although the couple was legally married, the National Guard did not recognize it. Tracy Dice Johnson was not the first to be informed of her wife’s death by […]
The student body questioned the Student Government Association presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2013-2014 school year at the presidential debate Tuesday night in the MSC Auditorium. The audience responded positively to candidates who spoke on scholarship issues, prior experience, and equality among students and student organizations. Due to […]
Three Prairie View A&M University students are currently visiting Paris, France to attend the International Media Conference with assistant professor of communication Toniesha Taylor. The week long convention has given students the opportunity to interact with communication professionals from around the world while understanding where the world of media is […]
Texas is known for its unpredictable weather, so it was no wonder some students at Prairie View A&M University had a lot to say about how the weather affects them on campus. The weather this week has been surprisingly cold for the beginning of the spring season but with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The issue of having teachers possess firearms in the classroom has been raised in the aftermath of the recent school shootings at colleges and high schools. At Pearl High School in Pearl, Miss assistant principal Joel Myrick used his handgun to stop the murderous shooting rampage of a deranged student. […]