The Office of Multicultural Affairs in conjunction with Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc., presented the program “Inviting all Latinos to the Hill” on Oct. 23 in the MSC Ballroom. The program was hosted by Elma Gonzalez, director of multicultural affairs, who gave the audience a sense of togetherness that […]
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Agriculture students recognized as student leaders
Four agriculture economics majors were picked by the Monsanto Company, one of the largest agricultural companies in the country, to participate in its annual Council of 1890 Universities Student Leadership event in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 19-21. Sophomores Bobby Smith II and Krystal Blakemore, junior Brady Faggard and senior Johnie […]
ABPsi addresses domestic violence
In celebration of Domestic Violence Awareness Month ABPsi hosted a relationships and domestic violence seminar in the Juvenile Justice building on Oct. 22. The purpose of the seminar was to discuss why relationships go wrong, and how to fix them once they go astray. The seminar served as an information […]
Rose class inducted into UMA
Many future doctors earned their white coats in the Undergraduate Medical Academy at the induction ceremony last Saturday night in the Memorial Student Center ballroom. The white coat ceremony began in 2004, bringing in the 2004 charter class and the start of the UMA. Next was the 2005 gold class, […]
PV plans to go green to make green
SGA held a “Go Green” forum Oct. 23 in the Alvin I. Thomas administration building with Richard Norton, assistant vice president of physical plant administration, along with Dawn Self-Steph, AbitibiBowater recycling coordinator, in an effort to start a recycling program on campus. Self-Steph introduced the university’s AbitibiBowater Paper Retriever Program, […]
Students march to polls for voting rights
Prairie View A&M University students made history again Oct. 23 by marching to the Prairie View Community Center in hopes of regaining their on-campus voting rights. “Voting is a way of expressing our thoughts, views and how we feel on everyday situations,” said Jemiah Richards, a senior accounting major. “We […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Astros pitcher arrested in reception brawl
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 […]