Administrators and student leaders addressed faculty and the student body last Wednesday morning in the Baby Dome for the spring semester student assembly. Cold and rainy weather conditions did not seem to deter Prairie View students from attending, but the turnout for the event was average. The university’s motto for […]
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Alphas spur voting with MLK march
The Eta Gamma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. hosted its 20th annual MLK walk Monday, Jan. 21. The walk, coordinated by senior accounting major Jemiah Richards, was held in remembrance of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Approximately 150 students walked through the wind […]
PV students mix and mingle at open house
Members of the student body mingled Jan. 23 while the Office of Student Activities kicked off the semester with an open house on the first and second floor foyers of the Memorial Student Center. The event, which takes place at the beginning of every semester, invites students to view some […]
Rapper Kanye West’s mother dies
LOS ANGELES- Donda West, mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University’s English department, has died, a spokesman for the rapper said. Donda West died Saturday night in Los Angeles, said the spokesman, who asked for anonymity because not all family members had been notified. She was […]
Houston police force frustrated in search for possible serial killer; DNA is no help so far
HOUSTON- The “CSI”-style wizardry increasingly being used to solve crimes is running up against its limitations in Houston, where police are hunting for a possible serial killer in the slayings of seven prostitutes. The victims’ nude bodies were discovered over the past 22 months, with most of the victims dumped […]
SWAC volleyball tournament preview
Are you ready? That’s the question that the Ladies will be asking their opponents this weekend. The Lady Panthers are a high-octane team that took the conference by storm this year. With a record of 38-8 in the conference, the Lady Panthers are the heavy favorites in retaining the championship. […]
Women’s basketball goes 1-2 at Traveler’s Tip-Off Tourney
With the 2007-2008 Basketball season underway, the Lady Panthers were looking to finish what they started after winning the 2007 SWAC championship. This past weekend, Nov. 9-11, the Lady Panthers participated in the Basketball Traveler’s Tip-Off Tournament at Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. In the first game the Panthers took […]
Soccer closes out season with loss to Mississippi Valley State
After clinching a spot in the SWAC tournament, the Lady Panthers traveled to Lake Charles, La. Nov. 8 to compete for the championship. Of the six-team tournament, slated to play Prairie View first in the quarterfinals was Mississippi Valley State. In the end, the Lady Panthers fell to the Delta […]
High school scholars visit the Hill
The Office of Recruitment and Marketing hosted “Senior Scholar’s Day on the Hill” for local high school students, Saturday, Nov. 10. The purpose of the event was to invite students to view the campus, and to award some of the brightest students from various high schools with university scholarships. Realizing […]
Journalists Clack, Newkirk discuss future of changing industry
Journalists Cary Clack and Jim Newkirk recently visited Prairie View A&M University to inform students of the possibilities available in the field of journalism and the future of the industry. Clack, a reporter and columnist from the San Antonio Express-News, was the featured speaker on Thursday, Nov. 1 at the […]