Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., opened its doors to 500 evacuees from southeastern Louisiana and coastal Mississippi who managed to escape the wrath and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina since Aug. 29. The evacuees included 9-year-old twins separated from their families, single men and women, and family groups, all staying […]

Dr. Sukesh Aghara, a professor at Prairie View A&M University, and two of his students spent the summer of 2005 at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as participants in the Faculty and Student Team (FaST) program, administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science […]

Forced to find a new place to play their home games, the New Orleans Saints would prefer to play close to home. The Saints said Sunday three options are being considered: LSU’s Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La; the Alamodome in San Antonio or at the stadiums of all their […]

The Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers dropped their second consecutive contest in as many tries, suffering a 6-0 road shutout at the hands of Louisiana-Monroe’s Indians on Friday. Louisiana-Monroe came out the aggressor, sending a number of attempts to the defense of the Panthers goalie Amy Miller. Their efforts reaped […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – The nation’s top health official on Monday declared a public health emergency in Texas, saying it would speed up federal assistance for the state as it contends with almost 240,000 evacuees created by Hurricane Katrina.Mike Leavitt, Health and Human Services secretary, made the announcement after he, […]

BATON ROUGE, La. Volunteer physicians are pouring in to care for the sick, but red tape is keeping hundreds of others from caring for Hurricane Katrina survivors, as health officials worry about potential outbreaks. Among the doctors stymied from helping are 100 surgeons and paramedics in a state-of-the-art mobile hospital […]

Budweiser, Hennessey, Absolute, Vodka, and Crown Royal are all common terms on many college campuses across the country. Although not all college students drink or consume alcohol, it is a large part of many students’ lives. Most students restrict their drinking to parties and social settings, but for some students, […]

Students may have the impression that the colleges and programs at Prairie View A&M University have existed in their present forms for many years. In reality, many new, progressive programs exist at PVAMU. For example, all present elements of the College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology have been developed since […]

TAIBEH, West Bank (AP) _ It began as yet another “honor killing,” still relatively common in the Arab world: a young Muslim woman was poisoned, allegedly by her family, over an extramarital affair. But in a twist, her lover was a Christian and 13 of his relatives’ homes were burned […]

In the wake of the recent catastrophe caused by Hurricane Katrina, a lot of true colors have begun to show. I’m mainly talking about people of upper-class America, primarily celebrities, entertainers, and athletes. It’ s very disappointing to know that there are some people in this country who could really […]