Prairie View A&M University held its annual Constitution Day Program at the Abner Davis Memorial Sept. 17. Students, faculty and staff gathered to commemorate the day which was founded Sept. 17, 1997. Louise Leigh, a former outreach director of the California Bicentennial Commission, campaigned to make it public law for […]
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PV welcomes first-ever NSE students
Prairie View A&M University welcomed five students from universities across the nation who are participating in the National Student Exchange program this fall. It is the first time that the university has hosted students under the program. Mikayla Mitchell (Lakeland, Fla); Tiara Fulton (Bourbonnais, Ill.); Wilmarie Santana (Vega Alta, Puerto […]
Mariachi band sets off Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off Friday, Sept. 14 in the Willie Albert Tempton Memorial Student Center with the pleasant sound of a mariachi band. Prairie View A&M University commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. Students, faculty and staff enjoyed music as it played throughout the foyer […]
Williams-Weaver set to take over women’s track and field
The Prairie View A&M University Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Angela Williams-Weaver as the new head womens track and field coach, as well as head womens cross country coach. Williams-Weaver arrives on “The Hill” after a successful stint as a high school coach in Houston. “As head […]
Panthers bask in the Labor Day Classic victory over TSU
The Prairie View A&M University football team took home the hardware at the 23rd Annual Labor Day Classic, as they gracefully battled and seized the win against Texas Southern. The game started off slow for both teams, as neither Prairie View nor Texas Southern could put anything on the scoreboard. […]
Panther pride…do you bleed purple and gold?
Welcome back Panthers, new and old! The Panther hopes that everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer, returning full of energy and new ideas for the quickly moving semester. By now, everyone should be settled in and ready for a productive, safe, and spirit-filled semester on “The Hill!” There are […]
Panthers win big in City of Angels
A beautiful blue sky, a soothing breeze, and not a drop of rain in sight, are words that describe the weather at the Angel City Classic, held Sept. 8 in the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Calif. This would be a first for Prairie View, as the […]
Volleyball sets off new season
The 2007 volleyball season is under way and defending SWAC champions, the Lady Panthers played in the Texas Southern season opener invitational Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 in Houston. The Lady Panthers took on fellow SWAC title contenders Mississippi Valley State Lady Devils and the University of Texas at El […]
Soccer team maintains high spirits and hopes
The Prairie View A&M University Lady Panthers soccer team kicked off its 2007 season in Hammond, La; With two hard-fought losses, 1-2 and 1-4 to Southeastern Louisiana and South Alabama. The Lady Panthers went into an overtime thriller with Southeastern Louisiana in what was a highly competitive match. “It had […]
Nation remembers 6th anniversary of 9/11
NEW YORK (AP) — Victims’ families huddled under umbrellas Tuesday in a park to mark the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the first remembrance ceremony not held at ground zero, an event that failed to evoke the same emotions as the hallowed ground of the World Trade […]