The fans were screaming, the cheerleaders in formation, but the Lady Panthers were still defeated 5-1 by the University of Central Arkansas Lady Bears, Wednesday, Sept. 26. There were 77 people in attendance to see our Ladies beat up on the Bears but they were proven wrong when UCA’s Kayla […]
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Panthers lose the scuffle against Grambling
The Cotton Bowl Stadium was filled Saturday, Sept. 29 when Prairie View A&M football met the Grambling State Tigers (3-1, 3-0) for the annual State Fair Classic. It was a great game for both teams, but in the end Grambling came out with the win, 17-14. Over 50,000 fans from […]
University College sports soar
The University College sports programs are deep into the volleyball and football season. This year, the volleyball program was headed by the LCC of building 35, Leona Aaron. Their season consisted of tense and heavily competitive match-ups between the ladies of each building in UC. In the end, building 44 […]
PAW participants clean up campus, community
Approximately 1,200 students, site supervisors, and Waller-Hempstead residents participated in the third annual Panthers at Work community service project, Saturday, Sept. 22. The students and site supervisors met at 8 a.m. in the William “Billy” J. Nicks auditorium to get registered. There was a brief welcome and song as the […]
Be comfortable in your own skin
Janet Hubert-Whitten. Jazz Raycole. JoMarie Payton…all dark skinned women who’ve been replaced on popular African-American television shows by women with a lighter skin tone. This week, The Panther decided to investigate the shift in society toward favoring women of lighter skin. We acknowledge that women such as Hattie McDaniels, Loretta […]
Career fair helps students secure interviews, internships
More than 100 companies set up booths in the second floor ballroom of the Memorial Student Center in preparation for the semi-annual two-day career fair, Sept. 19 and 20. Students arrived geared for success with resumes and professional attire. Eager students networked with top employers hoping to learn of opportunities […]
New software to revolutionize online services
By the fall of 2008, the way Prairie View students will interact with the university will change dramatically. The school’s main software system, which currently serves as the database for Panthertracks, Web CT, and online admissions programs will be completely replaced by a new database system called Banner. Faculty and […]
State limits dropped courses
Dropping an unlimited number of courses is no longer an option here at Prairie View A&M University. Effective Sept. 1, incoming freshmen and transfer students are only allowed to drop six courses during their undergraduate studies. This is the result of a new state law passed by the Texas legislature […]
Panthers leave mark in Jena
More than 120 Prairie View students, faculty, and staff joined thousands of people in Jena, La., Sept. 20 to protest the treatment of six African-American high school students. Commonly known as the Jena 6, the black students were arrested in connection with a schoolyard brawl that resulted in the hospitalization […]
CC team improves at Texas A&M invitational
This past weekend, Sept. 22, the SWAC Cross Country team ran at the 2007 Texas A&M Invitational. The event was held in College Station, Tx at the Penberthy Intramural Fields. The teams that attended the Invitational were Texas A&M, Lamar, Texas-Arlington, University of Houston, Texas Christian, Texas-Pan American, Sam Houston […]