Student Government Association certified an increase on the student recreations fee due to go into effect in the fall 2011 semester. The decision was approved by the majority student vote of the new recreation center. Sophomore business management major Dominique Brock said, “I’m excited that finally the new recreation center […]
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Being cautious about credit scores
Caravan Credit Services representative Kevin Rafter came to Prairie View University last Tuesday, to assist students with helpful options to repair credit scores. Caravan Credit Services assist students and others with information on how to establish credit, interpret credit scores, and raise credit scores. Rafter, the national account representative, is […]
The race has begun
The search for a new president and vice president for Prairie View A&M University’s Student Government Association entered its final phase as the 2011 presidential and vice presidential debate was held Tuesday. Junior nutrition major Christine Williams, junior communications major Jarren Small, and junior criminal justice major LaShun Neal are […]
Starting foundations for small businesses
The Small Business Development Center is at Prairie View A&M University mainly to equip students who are building a business for the first time with the power of information. The grant-funded center located inside of Hobart Taylor helps formulate ideas for starting a successful small business. Since 2004, SBDC has […]
Business students go job hunting
The College of Business hosted its career fair for Hobart-Taylor students Thursday. The fair consisted of a few companies, some of which offered internships. A career fair is the chance for a company to meet and screen a large volume of potential job candidates, while simultaneously providing an opportunity for […]
Jackson offers perception on media
University of Illinois professor and head of the Department of African-American Studies Ronald L. Jackson II was Monday’s guest speaker at the Writing Center Reading Series.Carrying the theme “Inscribing Black Male Bodies, Pathologizing Blackness: How Tyler Perry Imagines Black Cultural Authenticity,” Jackson explained Tyler Perry’s formula for success, referring to […]
Rockeymoore speaks at lecture series
Maya Rockeymoore graced Prairie View A&M University with her insight Tuesday as the second speaker in this semester’s Students Participating In Transcendent Knowledge lecture series.Junior history major Teri Wilkerson said, “Dr. Rockeymoore said a lot in such a short time. I learned the importance of being a student leader. It’s […]
Job hunting season begins
As the spring semester began, senior mass communications major Jessica Ferguson was faced with a difficult decision. Holding a position as News Editor at The Panther Newspaper, Ferguson’s tenure was being threatened by pressure to satisfy internship requirements for her degree program at Prairie View A&M University.She said, “I was […]
Tennis gears up for championship sets
For the second time in the past seven years, Prairie View A&M University hosted the SWAC West Tennis Roundups Saturday and Sunday against Southern University, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, and Grambling State University.Visiting tennis players played on the newly renovated Panther courts which displayed PVAMU school spirit. Unlimited fruit […]
Panthers fall at Baylor
The Lady Panthers season came to an abrupt end as they fell short to No. 1 seeded Baylor University 66-30 Sunday. Their NCAA tournament birth came after winning SWAC championship and earning the automatic bid as a sixteen seed. The Lady Bears showed why they are considered as one of […]