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Miss Black and Gold is crowned

Jessica Waiters, 19, exhibited all the qualities of a true queen as she won the title of Miss Black and Gold last Thursday in the MSC auditorium. The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted the 31st annual scholarship pageant showcasing seven very talented young ladies as the fraternity celebrated […]

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EAST vs. WEST:

This years NBA all-star game is set to take place this weekend in Houston, TX. Over the years, the all-star game has developed in to a weekend full of events that build up to the big game which features the top ranked players in the eastern conference versus the top […]

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Panthers upset number two ranked Tigers

Great teams are built around one concept: teamwork. The Prairie View Panther (4-19, 1-11) basketball team showed exactly that this past Monday, versus the Grambling State Tigers (11-9, 9-4). The Panthers played well on both ends of the floor leading them to a 72-68 victory.With this win, the Panthers ended […]

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Black college papers face problems of interference, lack of commitment

Uncommitted staffers, interference by the administration and infrequent publishing are among the primary problems faced by newspapers at historically black colleges, according to editors and advisers who discussed those issues Feb. 8 to 11 at the 2006 HBCU Newspaper Conference and Job Fair.Those factors can impede student journalists as they […]

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The importance of stretching

In American culture there’s commonly an attitude that stretching is more a woman’s type of exercise than a man’s. That’s a flawed point of view. Without ease of use, what good is strength? The best athletes are almost always people who stand out as having the kind of quickness and […]

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College of Business provides free tax service

In conjunction with the IRS, the College of Business is providing free tax preparation assistance for residents of Waller County, including PVAMU.”In a nutshell, the College of Business is providing free income tax preparation for individuals in Waller County,” said Kimberly Gordon, assistant to the dean of the College of […]

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Do female students really study more than male students

Last spring, female undergraduates at the school had an average GPA of 2.72 compared with 2.46 for their male counterparts, according to the university’s office of Research, Evaluation and Planning. Ask any professor and you’ll hear a good reason: “Females study much better than males,” said physics professor Kinney Kim. […]

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Purple and Gold Polls

What are your opinions concerning the recent tragedies on campus? It is definitely a wake up call. It lets us know that we need to make the most of the time given to us. J.B.JuniorBiology I think it is so heartbreaking because they were so young. It has really put […]

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20 Questions

1. Who was the DJ who did the d@%n thang at the PVU/ TSU afterparty at the Newman Center? 2. Which freshman sent in question number one? 3. Who doesn’t know DJ Mr. Rogers? 4. Who were the two idiots who ruined one of the best parties so far this […]