Prairie View A&M University’s Office of Continuing Education will offer corporate training and development, skills enhancement and personal development, lifelong learning and youth programs, and workforce and career development in an effort to increase learning opportunities. This was disclosed by Dr. Jimmy Adams, who assumed office on Jan. 1 as […]
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Haiti cries for help
Destruction, death, and worry are not things that are limited to a certain race of humans. These are issues that can hit any of us at any time in our lives, especially the people of Haiti. On January 12, 2010, the city of Port-au-Prince (Haiti’s capital), as well as surrounding […]
Spotlight of the week
Don’t be fooled by her last name, Shayla Fears becomes fearless when merging creativity into her artwork. The 21-year-old painter from Kansas is inspired by her surroundings to produce ideas for future artwork. “My pieces represent a bit of me, what I see, and what I would want to see.” […]
Meet the Champ
The 2004 Kountze graduate and Prairie View A&M University graduate student is now the Southeast Texas Golden Gloves Champion. The man of the hour is Jemiah Richards, a man turned boxer who says, “Growing up in Kountze, Texas, boxing was always the best way to solve a dispute.” At the […]
Party BoyZ has the whole world flexing
Over the last few years, Prairie View has made its mark on the music industry producing such artists as Dorrough Music, SuperSTAAR, and Bone to name a few. The latest to hit the scene is the Party Boyz. Brought to us by DJ Mr. Rogers and DSF, the Party Boyz […]
Southeast Texas woman studies long-vanished road
SILSBEE, Texas – There’s a lost road in Hardin County. Unlike many forgotten stretches of road, Old Town Bluff Road didn’t survive to be paved or even graveled. It disappeared long before cities took to improving roads and might have remained forgotten if a woman hadn’t questioned the burial of […]
McDonald speaks on America’s diversity
The Office of Special Programs and Cultural Series held an educational race relations seminar presented by Dr. Jason McDonald in the Juvenile Justice auditorium Feb. 9. The auditorium was filled with President Wright, faculty, and students in an intimate setting.McDonald is from Great Britain, a graduate of University of South […]
Special tribute given to Dubois
The Office of Equal Opportunity presented a W.E.B. Dubois educational film in honor of Black History Month in the MSC lounge on Feb. 5. The purpose of the film was to enhance students’ knowledge on the important black figure, W.E.B Dubois, who was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. […]
Frazier, Black receive more off-season honors
In recognition of their achievements throughout the 2009 football season, Coach Henry Frazier III and junior quarterback K. J. Black were allowed the opportunity to join the 100 Percent Wrong Club of Atlanta on Feb. 6. Leading the team to a 9-1 record and its first SWAC championship season since […]
Productive Poets & Co. display originality
Productive Poets & Company and the Office of Special Programs and Multicultural Events welcomed Black History Month with a poetry night on Feb. 4. Throughout the event, there were poetic performances by Outspoken Bean, Trademark, Bree Diva, Deuce and C. Dot. The spoken word pieces varied from relationships to black […]