Amidst Latino Heritage Month, the Office of Academic and Student Affairs and the Office of Institutional Relations-Multicultural Affairs sponsored Latino High School Day on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, in the MSC Ballroom from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The high school students were given a tour of the campus in […]
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The Review
First Seed is the title of the debut album by Yummy Bingham but she is hardly new to the music industry. A former member of the group Tha Rayne, 19-year-old Bingham is the daughter of noted producer Osbourne “Dinky” Bingham Jr. (he has worked with New Edition, Kylie Minogue, Changing […]
UC crowns sixth royal pair
Jonnie Jones III of building 38 and Erica Nelson of building 39 left an unforgettable mark on the 6th annual University College scholarship pageant on Oct. 5 as they earned their way into pageant history as Mr. and Miss UC. The pageant’s purpose is to promote leadership, social skills, success, […]
A generation of worshippers
#8220;Our generation knows how to worship, but we don’t know who to worship.” We have become so materialistic that our focus of worship is on what we have, instead of the One who gave it to us. Idols in our society are no longer statues but cars, houses, jewelry and […]
Sneezing on fall Allergies
Everybody does it… well not exactly, but at some point outside of the many things on our to do list, recovering from allergies can be an uncanny and highly unwanted task added at the most inopportune time of the day.Usually awakening us just as we’ve reached that last level of […]
The medical corner
An article by the Narcotic Educational Foundation of America stated that, since 1937, restrictive legislation on marijuana had increased in quantity and severity. Even though it is illegal, recent figures indicate that marijuana is still one of the four major cash crops grown in the United States in terms of […]
Opening doors with a degree
Although a person’s average lifetime earnings increase with a college degree, average earnings are even greater for an individual with an advanced degree.The higher a person’s education level, the higher the salary. On average, a college graduate earns at least $15,000 more per year than a high school graduate. But […]
A few thoughts on acing those exams
1. Success with exam taking begins on the first day of class: a. Get a copy of the class syllabus and read it carefully. b. Ask/know what the prof’s expectations are and the material to be covered. 2. Superior academics never miss a class: a. Practice listening to the Prof.: […]
PV True Life…
God is the key. Motivation is the door. Originality is the difference. And the Hustle is the game. Four individual minds grasped this concept earlier than most. They decided to take a risk that no one else would. Derreka Shelton, Mario Morgan (A.K.A Drastik), James Howard (A.K.A J.H.), and Matt […]
Mixing it up at PV
Prairie View A&M University has been considered one of the greatest historically black universities of all time, but now doors are being opened for more minority races other than blacks. Oscar Guevara is a junior social work major at Prairie View and is of Latino descent. He loves Prairie View […]