A couple of weeks ago, one of my favorite former students, now an administrator at Fisk University, called to inquire how quickly I could get Fisk on my speaking schedule. He informed me that my fraternity brothers on campus had become the latest victimizers responsible for the hospitalization of a […]

Hypocrisy is when you “do not practice what you preach,” or say one thing and do another. In ancient Greece, the word hypocrisies was used to describe actors who used masks to portray characters during performances. This word was used for anyone who pretended to be someone he was not. […]

Quanell X, the national spokesman for the New Black Panthers, spoke to a crowd of eager listeners Monday night on the first floor of the MSC. X discussed issues concerning voting, how to be positive black men and women and, other problems plaguing the black society.

The annual University College majors fair was held Nov. 2 in the MSC ballroom to give students information about the different majors and opportunities at Prairie View A&M University. Several departments set up booths filled with information pertaining to their programs. Advisors were also available to answer any questions that […]

You’re at the bottom of the totem pole. You’re the youngest on campus. The least likely to be the most popular, and most likely the ones who looked lost on the first day of classes. Upperclassmen see you, and we definitely hear you, but do we appreciate you? You are […]

Since 1972 the historical building we know as Alumni Hall has been a landmark in Prairie View A&M history. But now after 32 years Alumni Hall will soon be no more.Only those who attended Prairie View over a year ago will truly know the exciting feeling that the university gave […]

It’s pretty safe to say that no one knows how to vote like Prairie View A&M. Students were lined up at the Waller County Community Center to vote at 7 a.m. on “Super Tuesday” morning. By 1 p.m., more than 1, 000 students had voted. Candidates for each party were […]

I’m very aware that if I spent more time studying for my classes as I did playing video games, I would produce more “As” than I currently have this semester. I can remember the first video game system I ever had, an Atari. Yes, an Atari, and I can clearly […]

On Friday Oct. 29, the Black Entertainment College Tour made its way to Prairie View A&M University. The event was held on the Memorial Student Center lawn from noon to 4 p.m. The BET Black College Tour was created in 2002 as part of an effort to support black colleges […]

There are two different ways to tell the story of someone’s life, especially when that someone is famous. One way is to hire a dead ringer to do the walking and talking as the film serves up a highlight reel of the moments the adoring public remembers most. The result […]