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Clinton airs first radio ad, says she’ll help ‘invisible’ Americans

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton began airing her first campaign radio ad Monday in early voting South Carolina, casting herself as a caretaker for all Americans. “If you’re stuck on a rooftop or stranded in the Superdome during a hurricane, you’re invisible to this president […]

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A response to the Greek life editorial

I would like to applaud the editorial last week regarding Greek life here on campus. I felt it was insightful and featured some true revelations. However, I believe the writer overestimates the effect that becoming a member of a fraternity/sorority has on a person. While one’s behavior may change after […]

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Obama to air first ad in N.H.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP)- Presidential hopeful Barack Obama planned to air his first television ads in New Hampshire starting Tuesday. In the new TV ads, the first-term senator asks viewers to support his candidacy and believe in his message of change. It also plays up his un-Washington experience and tries to […]

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Black or white?

Did you know only five percent of all relationships involve interracial couples? This makes it potentially problematic for interracial couples and their “mixed’ kids to survive with society’s disapproving stares and belittling comments. However, there seems to be hope in the near future. All five of the people interviewed agreed […]

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Most Underrated MCs

When people talk about the greatest rappers, dead or alive, some great MCs get lost amid the hype. Here is one list of the five most underrated MCs. Let me state outright that there are plenty of deserving underground MCs (Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Del the Funky Homosaipien and […]

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Volleyball wins first conference game

The Prairie View A&M Lady Panther volleyball team took on the Texas Southern Lady Tigers in Houston at the H&PE Arena. Fortunately, this wasn’t the first time the Lady Panthers and Texas Southern competed. They previously met at Texas Southern’s own invitational, and Prairie View’s invitational, with Prairie View defeating […]

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Volleyball goes on four game winning streak

The Lady Panthers volleyball team won three games in a row last week against Texas College, Grambling State, and Alcorn State. The first competitors were the Lady Steers of Texas College. On Sept. 20. The Lady Panthers handled their competition with ease, winning in straight sets 30-16, 30-10, and 30-11. […]

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CC team improves at Texas A&M invitational

This past weekend, Sept. 22, the SWAC Cross Country team ran at the 2007 Texas A&M Invitational. The event was held in College Station, Tx at the Penberthy Intramural Fields. The teams that attended the Invitational were Texas A&M, Lamar, Texas-Arlington, University of Houston, Texas Christian, Texas-Pan American, Sam Houston […]

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Panthers leave mark in Jena

More than 120 Prairie View students, faculty, and staff joined thousands of people in Jena, La., Sept. 20 to protest the treatment of six African-American high school students. Commonly known as the Jena 6, the black students were arrested in connection with a schoolyard brawl that resulted in the hospitalization […]

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State limits dropped courses

Dropping an unlimited number of courses is no longer an option here at Prairie View A&M University. Effective Sept. 1, incoming freshmen and transfer students are only allowed to drop six courses during their undergraduate studies. This is the result of a new state law passed by the Texas legislature […]