Guarantees are usually restricted to professional athletes and very rarely trickle down to the ranks of collegiate athletics. During the Labor Day Classic press conference however, the unwrtitten rule must have slipped Texas Southern’s head coach Johnie Cole’s mind as he promised victory in the 24th Annual Labor Day Classic […]
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Man kills 4 and himself
CAMDEN, New Jersey – Prosecutors say a man shot four people to death in an apparent domestic dispute in Camden, New Jersey, on Labor Day before committing suicide. Camden County prosecutor’s office spokesman Jason Laughlin says the victims of Monday’s shooting were all related. There was yellow police tape around […]
Gustav loses stranglehold on energy prices
HOUSTON – Hurricane Gustav’s punch appeared to fall softly Monday on the vast energy complex along the U.S. Gulf Coast, alleviating fears of a fuel shortage and potentially delivering a break to businesses and consumers. As winds passed over land and winds began to subside, oil market traders began to […]
Lady Panthers lose back to back to back
The Lady Panthers kicked off the 2008 soccer season with two tough road games and a undefeated home opponent, traveling to Texas College and Sam Houston while hosting Houston Baptist. The Lady Panthers, unfortunately, lost all three contests putting up a total of one goal for the entire week of […]
Lady Panthers volleyball team drops three matches at Baylor
Volleyball season is under way in 2008 and the Lady Panthers team played in Waco Aug. 29-30. The Panthers played against three tough opponents in Lamar, SMU, and Baylor. In their first day of competition the Panthers faced Lamar. Cheri Lindsay led the team in digs with 14 and had […]
Women’s cross country falls short in invitational
The Prairie View women’s cross country team competed in the Johnny Morris Cross Country Invitational held Friday at the University of Houston campus. The Lady Panthers were joined at theJohnny Morris Invitational by host University of Houston, Houston Baptist, and Sam Houston State. The Lady Cougars presented themselves as very […]
Panthers lose two out of three to UT Pan-America
The Panther baseball team went to Edinburg to take on the Broncos of Texas Pan-America in a three game weekend series, but fell short in two out of the three contests. In the early game on Saturday, the Panthers defeated the Broncos 5-2. The Panthers got ahead early with a […]
Productive poets lands eighth place at nationals
The Prairie View A&M University slam team finished eighth recently in the College Unions Poetry Slam Inc. competition held in Albuquerque, N.M. from April 2-5. The slam team, of Prairie View Productive Poets, or “Triple P” for short, is composed of senior Emanuel “Outspoken” Bean, senior Bre’Anna “BreDiva” Cooper, senior […]
The war at home
#8220;If something happens to me, I know my family is taken care of,” said Yulanda Jackson, a 20-year-old sophomore nursing major. Jackson-who joined the National Guard in February 2006-deploys for Iraq in August. Formerly a member of the Prairie View A&M ROTC program, Jackson left school after completing basic training […]
What does “hustle” mean?
You’ve heard every rap artist rap about it and even singers sing about it, but I believe Jay-Z said it best when he said “you can’t knock the hustle.” But what does the word “hustle” mean? If you look up the word “hustle” in the dictionary, you might find the […]