The Prairie View A&M women’s track & field 4×100-meter relay team captured first place at the Texas State Invitational this past weekend in San Marcos, Texas. Whitley Dobbins finished third in the 800 after a mark of 2:22.27. Leticia Bustamente placed second in the 3,000-meter run (11:18.87) with a strong […]
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Good review in spring game
The Prairie View A&M University football team ended the spring semester with the annual Purple and Gold spring game last Friday at Blackshear field. Excitement filled the stands with students and family cheering, while the Marching Storm provided the funk. Defense represented purple, while offense held down the gold side. […]
100 Black Men of America honored
The 100 Black Men of America inducted 22 members Monday night. Originally chartered at Prairie View A&M University by former director of Student Activities Frederick V. Roberts almost 20 years ago, the Collegiate 100 was reactivated on March 10. The Collegiate 100 mainly focuses on mentoring young men between the […]
Hump Day hanged
The Office of Student Affairs recently placed a moratorium on “Hump Day” after a series of unfortunate events. After a scuffle broke out at last week’s Hump Day, Miron P. Billingsley, associate vice president of student affairs, said that “enough is enough.” Originally intended to provide students with a social […]
The power of pencils
Prairie View A&M University raised 7,207 pencils in support of The Pencil Project for children in Ghana founded by Randryia Houston and Hannah McConn. The John B. Coleman Library, Women’s History Committee and Student Volunteers Committee led the effort on Prairie View’s campus making it the first university to lead […]
Harris emcees fund-raiser
Prairie View A&M University celebrated the “Legacy of Education,” Saturday as ESPN’s Jay Harris joined alumni, administrators, and students to honor the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education during the annual gala. This year’s black-tie fundraising event ushered in many familiar and historical faces as former Texas State Representative Wilhelmina […]
State funding reduces financial aid
Due to another wave of statewide budget cuts, Kelvin Francois, director of Office Student Financial Aid and Scholarships is altering the financial aid policy and procedures significantly. Francois, whose busy schedule wouldn’t permit an interview, issued an official notice to all students expecting to receive financial aid stating revisions to […]
King David lands role in Project Aether
When David Butler left Prairie View A&M University fall 2009, he did so riding the wings of faith, hoping to make something happen for himself through his career as an aspiring multimedia professional. Skilled in photography, journalism, filming, and technical support, the jack-of-all-trades’ craftiness paid off for him this spring, […]
PVAMU professor elected ACME president
Dr. Kishwar Joonas, associate professor of marketing in the College of Business, served as president of the 2011 Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators (ACME) annual conference held in Houston in March. ACME is a professional marketing organization founded to encourage exploration and development of superior marketing practices from an academic […]
Panthers win season series against rival
The Prairie View A&M Panthers traveled to the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Houston, TX where they took on the Texas Southern Tigers in a SWAC double header. Prairie View took the lead first as Kyle Bible has an RBI double that brought Rafael Perez for the 1-0 lead in […]