Some people say he’s the best of both worlds and some say he’s the black vote. Barack Hussein Obama was born August 4, 1961 to Barack Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham. His parents separated when he was two years old, then later divorced. Obama Sr., a graduate of Harvard University, […]
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PV’s poets advance to national competition
Three minutes and 10 seconds is the time frame PV’s Productive Poets have to move an audience and a panel of judges. Last weekend, they did just that. For the first time ever, a slam team from an HBCU will be represented in the national poetry slam competition, and for […]
Letters to the President: Responses to the march
Dear President Wright, I just wanted to write a brief note to say how amazing it was to see the video of PVAMU students marching seven miles to vote. I know you must be awfully proud of them. I am appalled that it was necessary for them to take such […]
Players highlights black history through music
Feb. 21 was an evening of both smooth jazz and upbeat hip hop as the students and faculty of Prairie View entertained guests with “A Little Jazz and Evolution Mix Tape Volume 1” in the Hobart Recital Hall. Food and laughter filled the hallways as anxious guests came to view […]
Library exhibits new prints from L. Kaneem Smith
Currently on exhibit in the John B. Coleman Library art gallery in room 109, is a collection of collagraph and mono prints that L. Kaneem Smith has been developing over several years. The exhibit is described by the artist as an artful interpretation of her own obsession with texture and […]
Conyers conveys social importance of Black History Month, multiculturalism
The John B. Coleman library Black History Month Committee hosted their annual program Feb. 26 in room 208 of the building. The committee’s theme this year and for the program was ‘Dr. Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism: Harlem Renaissance.’ The guest speaker was Dr. James L. Conyers […]
Riders make trail through PV
Celebrating its 51st year of existence, the Prairie View Trail Riders once again are keeping the trail alive and breathing. On a windy Monday afternoon, the atmosphere was one of peace, friendship and fellowship. This year, the trail ride brought in 300 people and 11 wagons. Assembled in the field […]
Project DEAP hosts second diabetes walk
Participants gathered in the Carden-Waller Building Friday to take part in the project DEAP (Diabetes Education Awareness Prevention) second annual Diabetes Walk-A-Thon. Project DEAP, a component of the Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program, holds the walk yearly to educate the community on diabetes symptoms and prevention through healthy […]
Pantherland Day attracts students, parents
Students and parents turned out in large numbers to attend Pantherland Day 2008 on Saturday, Feb. 23, to discover the many possibilities that the university offers. Organizers and attendees arrived early at Prairie View followed by bus loads of high school and middle school students. Roumona Bragg, 38, arrived with […]
Early polls open at community center
Early voting polls opened Feb. 21, 22 and 23 at the Prairie View Community Center, located on FM 1098, after a heated controversy and nationally publicized student march spurred the involvement of Waller County officials. Although hundreds of students marched 7.2 miles to the Waller County courthouse Feb. 19 to […]