There is talk around campus about a new attendance policy the university is planning to enforce, and Deborah Dungey, the university registrar, has confirmed that these plans are true.Dungey said some students who enroll in classes during early registration and who apply and receive money through government financial aid programs, […]
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Architecture students propose master plan for Waller
On Thursday, April 13, undergraduate design students, in a course taught by Professor Parisa Mazratian and Dr. Akel Kahera in the School of Architecture, presented proposed master plan designs to representatives of the City of Waller. The main focus of the project was to design a town center that will […]
Giles grand slam propels Panthers over Tigers
Senior left fielder Johnny Giles’ grand slam in the sixth inning propelled Prairie View over Grambling State 14-7 in Southwestern Athletic Conference action today.Prairie View jumped to an early 5-0 lead thru two innings before Grambling State scored seven runs in the next three to take a 7-6 lead after […]
Lady Panthers sweep Tigers
Prairie View continued its upward move in the Southwestern Athletic Conference standing with two wins against rival Texas Southern, 6-4 and 11-3. With the sweep of the weekend series, the Lady Panthers move to within one game of third place in the SWAC west.In the opener, Texas Southern jumped out […]
ALCOHOLISM: A Sobering Assessment
Alcohol use has been part of the social fabric since the beginning of human history. For many, the consumption of alcohol is a gratifying and reassuring convivial activity. For the majority of adults, moderate use (two drinks per day for men or one drink per day for women) poses little […]
Majority of Illinois’ black-owned businesses in Cook County
About 80% of Illinois’ black-owned businesses, among the fastest-growing segments of the American economy, are located in Cook County.The number of black-owned businesses grew by 45% from 1997 to 2002, more than four times the national rate for all businesses, according to a Tuesday report by Census Bureau. Revenues from […]
Black athlete graduation rate shows improvement
ORLANDO, Fla. – The number of black athletes getting diplomas across all NCAA Division I sports jumped 24 percentage points from 1984 to 2004, marking big gains for a demographic that once recorded just 35 percent graduation success, according to a study released Thursday.Black athletes were at least 15 percent […]
Lady Panther basketball adds two to list of signees
Prairie View A&M University head women’s basketball coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke announced the signing of two more prepsters to national letters of intent for the 2006-07 school year. Joining the Lady Panthers for the upcoming season are Whitney Ligons and Shakeya Johns.Ligons, who stands 6-3, will play both center and power […]
20 Questions
1. Which Alpha got his letters via Federal Express? 2. When are the SGA presidents going to stop playing paper- rock- paper? 3. Which new Alpha was making announcements while caravaning? 4. Shouldn’t he have been linked up and spitting out history? 5. How many people have not realized yet […]
Oh…I think he likes me
Perfect skin, mocha eyes, hair of a goddess, and her smell of the freshest flowers, can only begin to describe the magnificence of her, my first crush. No matter the duration of time passed or number of years you have grown in age one never forgets their first crush, however […]