HOUSTON – Astros pitcher Brandon Backe was among 10 people arrested during a brawl with police at a weekend wedding reception in a Galveston hotel bar. The bride’s father, 19-year-old brother and a FEMA coordinator were also arrested Sunday at the hotel, a command center for emergency workers after Hurricane […]
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Volleyball team loses to UTSA
The Lady Panthers volleyball team traveled to San Antonio to take on the Lady Roadrunners from University of Texas at San Antonio. The Lady Roadrunners had won seven matches in a row before Tuesday’s match and defeated the Lady Panthers in three games in a hostile Convocation Center. In the […]
Panthers drop their first game of the year to GSU
Going from undefeated back to unable, the Panthers lost the big game, falling to Grambling State 40-16 during the annual Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic. The Panthers have a losing streak to the Tigers that dates back to 1986, a couple years before Prairie View’s infamous run started back in […]
Urban Harlem visits and treats rural PV
The Harlem Wizards came into town to play a select group of Prairie View students in a match up of All-Star teams on Tuesday Oct. 7. Twelve of PV’s own took the court against the group of six Harlem Wizards. With names such as “Swoop”, “Dazzle”, and “The Gift”, expectations […]
Volleyball team leaves three home games 1-2
The Lady Panthers began conference play Sept. 23 against the Texas Southern Lady Tigers. The Lady Panthers started the game well, sneaking the first set away from TSU 25-20. The Lady Panthers continued their good play and won the second match. It seemed as though the Lady Panthers were poised […]
Tennis teams compete in HBCU Nationals
The Prairie View A&M University men and women tennis teams were invited to travel to the gorgeous Atlanta, Ga., to participate in the 8th Annual HBCU National Tennis Championships from Thursday, Sept. 24 to Saturday, Sept. 27. The Panther men and women finished tied for seventh and eighth, respectively. “The […]
Lady Panthers kick rivals for first win
The Lady Panther soccer team defeated rival Texas Southern for its first win of the season before dropping two games to non-conference opponents Southeastern Louisiana and Stephen F. Austin. After marriage, seeing your baby’s first step, and your kids graduating, nothing in the world may feel better than beating up […]
Mr. Prairie View hosts black empowerment seminar
Oba Tsare Woodyard, Mr. Prairie View 2008-09, hosted a seminar entitled The War on Black Youth: State of Emergency held in the New Science Building on Sept. 24 where Reginald Gordon was speaker. “I chose Reginald Gordon to speak because I felt Prairie View students would benefit from his presentation,” […]
Komen on the Go tour makes a stop at Prairie View
Many curiously stopped by to check out the hot pink Susan G. Komen van parked outside the Willie Albert Tempton Sr. Memorial Student Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday as others inside were informed on breast cancer awareness and future projects to come as part of the Komen […]
Career Services sponsors annual student recognition banquet
The Office of Career Services held its annual Dr. Irvine C. Gordon Student Recognition Banquet Monday in the Memorial Student Center ballroom to kick off Career Fair Week, Sept. 29 through Oct. 3. Despite Hurricane Ike, postponing the career fair and some employers having to re-schedule for the spring semester, […]