Students slowly funneled into the Memorial Student Center, eager to hear from experts, about the dangers of drugs and drug abuse during the Drug Symposium on April 14. President George C. Wright urged students from his own experience that it is best to not even experiment with illegal drugs. Wright […]
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Student leaders visit Chancellor
Prairie View A&M University student leaders made a trip to College Station, Texas for a visit with Dr. Michael McKinney, chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, and his wife, Lou Ann, on April 15. During the visit, students were allowed the opportunity to tour McKinney’s home, enjoy a meal […]
PV suspends Sigmas
The Delta Theta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., has been suspended from Prairie View A&M University until December 2014, according to a letter given to the organization April 7, by the Organizational Review Board and the director of student activities and leadership, Steve Ransom. Members of the organization […]
PV gets educated on present day Hip Hop
Students In Free Enterprise hosted the “Restoring The Culture Hip-Hop Summit,” and “Hip-Hop Awareness Showcase,” as part of the annual Hip-Hop Expo on April 14. Showcasing more than 16 artists, this year’s hip-hop expo had what senior English major Anita Jones, referred to as an unexpected turnout, as students showed […]
It’s better to be left behind
I know! Many of you are probably thinking to yourself, “What is this dude talking about?” Well, yes, I am speaking about the phenomenon that many of us know as the Secret Rapture. There are many books, series, sermons, lectures, and even movies presenting this idea to us. The most […]
Natural is better
Yay! Another one of my friends told me she was going to go natural and remove that harmful relaxer from her hair. Thank goodness. Natural hair is so much prettier and healthier than chemical dependent hair. That statement may sound a little ridiculous but it is true. When natural, there […]
Panthers struggle late
Over the weekend, the Panther baseball team took to the diamond to take on SWAC contender Southern University in an important home series for the Panthers. In the first game of the series scoring appeared to be scarce as the Jaguars jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top […]
Small thinks big in the communications field
Jarren Small’s frequent presence in Hilliard Hall represents what he has loved for the past six years. Creativity and the ability to come up with beneficial ideas are not a problem for this man. Jarren Small, a sophomore communications major has the talent and hard work to succeed in the […]
20 Questions
1. Who’s to blame for the Ques having anything of substance during their week, Spring 2K9 or Spring 2K8? 2. Who ate the salty crawfish? 3. Who really should have won the stepshow? 4. Since ” Get-Funny ENT” wasn’t successful with their last party, what artist will they bring next? […]
My favorite time of the year: Welcome to the NFL draft
The NFL draft is this week and Lance Zierlein of the Houston Chronicle has my team, the Houston Texans, selecting Kyle Wilson, corner back out of Boise State as the 20th pick. According to CBS Sports’ draft tracker, only three football players from HBCUs are projected to either be drafted […]