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Panthers suffer close home loss, 70-67

After defeating the Delta Devils in a close home victory, the Panther men’s basketball team fell to the Golden Lions Monday, in one of many close home losses. In the first half, the Panther’s poor shooting percentage, both from the floor and the free throw line held them from attaining […]

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FAMU swimmer makes way through rough waters

Swimmer Mujahid El-Amin has rewritten the 100-yard butterfly record at Florida A&M University in only his second season on campus. But his success has been accompanied by tragedy and unexpected financial challenge.Shortly after he broke the record, finishing the butterfly event in an astonishing 50.03 seconds, his 17-year-old brother Luqman […]

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Lady Panthers blow out another conference foe

The Lady Panthers of Prairie View A&M University took on the Mississippi Valley Lady Devils Saturday. The Lady Panthers got off to a lightning start against their opponents with early baskets from Gaati Werema and Candice Thomas. Mississippi Valley had a hard time trying to control the Lady Panther offense […]

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Medical Corner: AIDS know your status

The reasons that African Americans have been hit hard by this pandemic are not directly related to race or ethnicity, but rather to some of the barriers faced by many African Americans. These barriers can include, sexually transmitted diseases, and stigma (negative attitudes, beliefs, and actions directed at people living […]

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Are you in love?

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, many Panthers, single and in relationships alike, are asking the age-old questions, “What is love?” or, “How do I know if I’m in love?” In an attempt to answr these questions, we took time out to interview a Panther couple, La’Shawn Chambers and Quinton Gilbert, […]

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Lady Panthers come back with road win

The Prairie View Lady Panthers basketball team rank fourth in the conference after bringing home an 80-64 win against the Grambling State Lady Tigers Feb. 10.During the first half, the Panthers struggled to make half of their attempted shots making 12-37 attempts. Nevertheless, Prairie View went into halftime with a […]

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Spike Lee donates money for sports journalism program at Morehouse

Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. has become the home of a new Journalism and Sports Program, courtesy of filmmaker Spike Lee.Lee, a 1979 Morehouse graduate and member of its board of trustees, donated $721,000 in seed money to jump-start the sports journalism program within the English Department at his alma […]

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Texas seven escapee looking to speed up execution

DALLAS – A prison escapee who helped kill an Irving police officer on Christmas Eve 2000 notified court officials he wants to drop all appeals to speed up his execution. Michael Anthony Rodriguez, 44, would become the first member of the notorious Texas Seven escapees to face execution. One of […]

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Prairie View remains positive on outlook of season despite loss

The Panthers of Prairie View A&M University faced off against the Javelinas of Texas A&M Kingsville. Kingsville came in with a record of 2-2 while the Panthers came in with an impressive 8-2 record. At the start of the game both teams’ pitching staff showed great skill by keeping batters […]