On Thursday, April 6, the men of Dangerous Delta Theta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, Incorporated donated $1,000 to the American Cancer Society. Every fall semester they collect donations and “Sleep Out for Cancer,” in order to donate their proceeds to the American Cancer Society.In addition to their donation, they […]
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Prairie View A&M University students partner with FBI in marketing campaign
Last Wednesday, Prairie View A&M University students gathered outside the Memorial Student Center to learn about many exciting internship and career opportunities the Federal Bureau of Investigation has to offer. The students of the marketing communications class in the College of Business organized the event as part of their project […]
Track member flustered by lack of team coverage
Quick question… I am a PVAMU track athlete and I was wondering why there are so few articles and reports on the track team. This is not my first year posing this question and I can’t seem to find an answer. The last time I asked one of the editors, […]
Student angered and concerned about security on campus
I am writing because my room was broken into this past weekend. This is the second time that this has happened to me. While I know that these things happen, I know you don’t blame me for being upset. I know of four other students who were robbed this weekend […]
Retired telecom director dies at 84
Former director of telecommunications John H. (Jack) Rafferty died April 7 from pulmonary fibrosis complicated by congestive heart failure.He was initially employed by Prairie View A&M University to assist in development of the 1966 – 67 Physical Plant Budget. He was then named surplus property manager where he successfully disposed […]
Who’s in your audience?
Someone whom I admired put a very important question to me last week. He asked me who is in my audience. Puzzled by this question at first I quickly remembered how it has often been said that life is a play and we are all just actors on the stage […]
Epilepsy more frequent than you might expect
You may have witnessed an episode of a person undergoing violent shaking and thought it was an interesting episode of ER or Gray’s Anatomy. You may have a friend, family member or be a patient with epilepsy.Estimates of the number of people with epilepsy in the U.S. range from 1.4 […]
Do people change after they pledge?
What would a historically black college be without sororities and fraternities? There is no doubt that Greek and non-Greek organizations are emblematic of the black college experience. Most of us enjoy watching them strut on hump day or at a party, attend probate, and entertain the hype that comes along […]
Gossip folks
Gossip is spread through the halls of every school, written on bathroom walls, and talked about most everywhere you turn. We have all heard the vicious rumors, hurtful lies, and the oh so common he-say she-say stories. Chances are that at some point you have probably been guilty of contributing […]
211… this is what you want
Mix street credibility, urban hustle, collegiate knowledge and the power to dominate a microphone, and you get Prairie View’s newest underground rap ensemble: 211 (Two Eleven). Hailing from the four corners of Dallas, Texas; Jeff 24 years old, D-Ray 23 years old, Ant-B also 23 years old, and Dominique or […]