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Former Black Panther leader speaks

#8220;Crime is not a moral question, it is a political question,” said former Black Panther Party leader Elaine Brown, during a lecture Feb. 20, in the Willie Albert Tempton Sr. Memorial Student Center. Brown became the only female leader of the Black Panther Party in 1974. She began her speech […]

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Banner goes for test drive

Online registration for the fall of 2008 will be a little different this year for Prairie View students. Banner, a new software, will replace SIS for offering online student services like Panthertracks, and will be implemented this April. In order to effectively test the new system, the Banner project will […]

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Police issue warning

In the wake of two robberies that have been reported on campus, the Prairie View A & M University Department of Public Safety issued a “Timely Warning Clery Act-Campus Warning” last Friday. “We put out the warning to make the public aware of these incidents and prevent any further victimization. […]

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Police chase leaves six injured

Sirens blared and lights flashed Sunday evening around 9 p.m. at the scene of an accident on FM 1098, when the driver of a white GMC truck collided head on with a tan Saturn carrying five passengers. An unidentified male was traveling east on FM 1098 entering a curve when […]

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Valentine’s Day in review

Love was in the air at the Memorial Student Center Feb. 14 where a variety of setups displayed different goods for students looking for the right gifts to give their significant others. The Frederick Douglass Leadership Institute set up a table in front of the building, displaying ties, singing cards, […]

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Texas House Representative Lois Kolkhorst gives guest lecture

Texas House Representative Lois Kolkhorst visited Prairie View A&M University Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the Carden-Waller Cooperative Extension auditorium to deliver a lecture on becoming a leader in today’s society. The lecture was held as part of the Department of Agriculture’s Dean Guest lecture series. Representative Kolkhorst serves House District […]

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Career fair offers opportunities, experience

Career Week continued Tuesday, Feb. 19 with a non-technical career fair in the second floor Memorial Student Center ballroom. Among the 67 companies scheduled to attend, were City of Houston, Dell Inc., Spectra Energy, State Farm Insurance and Texas Department of Public Safety. Shadia Washington, career fair coordinator, wanted students […]

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Thousands march to vote

On Tuesday, Feb. 19, Prairie View students made history by taking a stand against Waller County’s unfair voting conditions. “I don’t feel like they’re giving us equal opportunity. We have a right to speak up and vote for whomever we want,” said senior Fort Worth native Shayna Woods. A few […]

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Circle of love rolls out of control

#8220;Every day, you find new ways to take my breath away,” was the message inside of a Valentine’s Day card found at the scene of a hit and run incident, Friday afternoon around 2:20 p.m. in the parking lot of Phase II, south of building 20. “Apparently this was over […]

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Panthers pull out the broom for Jackson State and Grambling State

The Panthers used their brooms as they performed a regular season sweep against Jackson State. Never letting up, the Panthers gained another win, 84-75. The Panthers were bound to gain another win at home, and to let their play speak for itself. In the first half, the Panthers shot a […]