With college costs on the rise since the ’60s, many students across the country have been looking to their dedicated financial aid offices to provide help in the strenuous financial transition that comes with college. Every once in a while, a reassuring gesture of stability can go a ong way. […]
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Restoring the legacy: Pre alumni association
Since its inception 130 years ago, Prairie View A&M University has been the cornerstone of the black educational system in Texas. As the second oldest institution of higher learning in Texas, Prairie View reigns as the premiere producer of productive people, and has recently been ranked by Black Enterprise Magazine […]
Coleman Library unveils information desk
John B. Coleman Library set up a new information and welcome desk Tuesday, Sept. 12. The desk is located in the center corridor visible to library users as soon as they enter the library. “There’s always been a concern that when you first walk into the library, we have this […]
L.I.F.E. seminar spurs interesting debate concerning students’ beliefs
The Phase III clubhouse held a seminar titled Living In a Frustrated Environment last Wednesday. The seminar created by senior Don Sweat and coordinated by Sweat, Richard Dodd and Jeremiah Richards Jr. (among others), featured two speakers who represented two points of view about how students should approach college life. […]
Prairie View defeats Southern
The Panthers (2-1) defeated conference foe Southern University (2-1), 26-23 in a thrilling overtime fashion. The victory marked the first time since 1988 that the Panthers have been able to put a notch into the loss column for the Jaguars. Southern received the ball first, but after one play, junior […]
Top supporter of admissions rule suggests putting it on hold
AUSTIN, Texas – A powerful advocate of the state’s top 10 percent university admissions law signaled on Thursday that he may be willing to consider lifting the requirement for a few years to give schools the chance to prove they can build a diverse student body without it. State Sen. […]
Investigators suspect gas leak in restaurant blast
McALLEN, Texas – Fire investigators suspect a natural gas leak caused an explosion at a restaurant before lunch hour. All of the 20 employees and customers taken to the hospital after the blast have been treated and released, hospital officials said. Following the explosion Friday at Palenque Grill, officials at […]
20 Questions
1.Does The Panther not realize that people are still going to read 20 Questions despite their new look? 2.Who is the boy with the fade at the top and the cornrows at the bottom? Does he really think that’s fly? 3.Why did the Sedexho manager curse out his employee in […]
Medical Corner
The flu (influenza) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent this illness is by getting a flu vaccination each fall. On average, each year the United States experiences 5 […]
Psychologically Speaking: Date Rape
Date rape is the forced or nonconsensual exploitation of a person in a sexual way. This may include sexual intercourse, anal sodomy, oral copulation, rape using a foreign object (such as a finger), or unwanted touching of intimate parts of a person’s body for the purpose of sexual arousal. The […]