ST. JOHNS, Mich. (AP) A Lansing man was sentenced to between 15 and 25 years in prison Monday for second-degree murder in the traffic deaths of two college students.Gerardo Garcia, 23, was driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes of U.S. 127 about 3 a.m. on Oct. 2 when […]
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You don’t have to drink
Are you embarrassed about your personal choice not to consume alcohol? Do you feel pressured to drink alcohol? Despite the perception on many college campuses that drinking is the norm, no one should be pressured to drink, or embarrassed to make a personal choice not to drink.Research has documented that […]
She’s gotta have it
The idea of people being addicted to love has been entertained repeatedly in books, music, and movies. However, most of us do not need movies to show us what it’s like to be addicted to love. Many of are love addicts ourselves and just don’t know it. What, in fact, […]
High court to decide Texas districts
WASHINGTON (AP) In less than three years, a Republican-imposed redistricting of Texas congressional districts strengthened the GOP grip on Congress, hastened former Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s fall from power and triggered a partisan clash over the voting rights of blacks and Hispanics.Now the Supreme Court will consider whether it was […]
20 Questions
1. Why was the football team practicing in the new gym on Monday? 2. Were they inspired by all-star weekend? 3. And speaking of all-star weekend how many people spent their tuition and rent money going to the club? 4. If your organization has only two struts, is it neccessary […]
Parking ticket prices on the rise
Parking on PVAMU’s campus is an ongoing confusing problem which causes students to endure the semester-to-semester inflated prices on parking tickets. “The parking situation is not acceptable. and is very limited,” said undergraduate student Uniquka Johnson. “People who choose to drive close to their destination, and find a park close […]
For my niggas
On the 100th anniversary of Emancipation, James Baldwin warned his nephew, “You can only be destroyed by believing that you really are what the white world calls a nigger… it was intended that you should perish in the ghetto, perish by never being allowed to go behind the white man’s […]
A biblical legacy: we have one
This month is designated as African American History month: a time when we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to the world. Those contributions have been varied and have no bounds. From science to math, from history to philosophy, from the great Pyramids of Egypt to the Famous […]
Frank Jackson speaks at black history seminar
Prairie View mayor Frank Jackson gave a riveting seminar Monday in the New Science Building in which he discussed black history and heritage.”The role of black history is to restore your historical memory,” said Jackson as he spoke about the veil that black people live behind. “It is a veil […]
Church, Inc. comes to PV with an artistic spin
Several artists including some of Prairie View’s own professors recently exhibited their art work in the John B. Coleman Library. The artists purpose was to note the connections between Christianity and commerce. The extravaganza recognized the presence of church elders, while recognizing the importance of ancient tradition in present day […]