I was just writing to let you know that your column spoke to me. Just because I am not of the African-American race doesn’t mean that the column didn’t mean anything. For the life of me I cannot figure out why those two students would be so outraged. It’s not […]
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SGA teaches students about the political process
The Student Government Association held a seminar Monday, March 6, entitled the “Primary Political Process.” The program, which was conducted by SGA president Oludayo Olusanya and SGA vice president Courtney Smith, featured a panel that included Dr. Michael Nojeim and Prairie View government relations officer Frank Jackson. The aim of […]
Long-delayed home demolitions begin in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ The slow and emotional job of demolishing homes wrecked beyond repair by Hurricane Katrina began Monday, a key step in the cleanup process that could also lead to the discovery of more bodies.Three homes were torn down the first of 118 planned in three of the […]
Bush travels to vote in Texas primary
CRAWFORD, Texas – President Bush didn’t take his responsibility to vote in the Texas Republican primary on Tuesday lightly. He took a nearly 1,500-mile trip from Washington to vote in person.White House press secretary Scott McClellan wouldn’t say whether Bush had to make the trip because he wanted to vote […]
Sanders named to All-SWAC second team
For the second consecutive season, Prairie View A&M University Lady Panther basketball player Ciara Sanders has received postseason honors. Sanders was selected to the all-Southwestern Athletic Conference second team.The 5-3 sophomore guard from Flint, Mich. ranked seventh in the SWAC in scoring and led all PVAMU scorers averaging 13.7 points […]
Panthers rank number one in black college baseball
The Prairie View A&M University Panther baseball team has recently been ranked number one by the Black College Baseball Poll. Jackson State previously held the number one position, but after losing five games in a two week span the Tigers fell to number four. The Panthers two-game victory over Texas […]
Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett dies at 45
Kirby Puckett didn’t need much time to make a big impact. Those who felt it, near and far, can only wish he had stayed around longer.The bubbly Hall of Famer with the boyish enthusiasm for baseball, who led the Minnesota Twins to two World Series titles before his career was […]
Men’s basketball looks for a new head coach
Prairie View A&M University athletic director Charles McClelland announced earlier this week that the university will immediately begin a national search to fill the position of head men’s basketball coach.Over the past year, former assistant coach Darrell Hawkins assumed the reins as the team’s interim head coach after the departure […]
Grambling falls to Prairie View in men’s and women’s tennis
The Prairie View tennis teams spear headed by Coach John Cochran are continuing their winning ways by defeating the Grambling State Tigers in a convincing victory this past Saturday.The tennis team hosted the 1st annual Prairie View Invitaional, which spanned four days, Thursday through Sunday. Both the mens and womens […]
“Girl, I need me a . .
Take a close look at Howard University classrooms, or any classroom for that matter, and one will find that the ratio of women to men is alarming. When you listen to conversations about who’s dating who and how many women a certain man has, it becomes clear that men are […]