Ten years from now I will still long for Prairie View. Yes, I complain as much as the next undergrad about fee inflation, financial aid fiascoes, sketchy administrative decisions, and food at the MSC, but at the end of the day there is no place I would rather be.Welcome back […]
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20 Questions
1. Who misspelled “Panther” on the first floor of the MSC? 2. Didn’t they know they were supposed to press “spell check” first? 3. Better yet, aren’t they in college and should know how to spell already? 4. If PV was founded in 1876 and it is 2005 now, why […]
Finding a place of our own: the creation of black sororities and fraternities
In an article written in The Alternative Orange written by Robert Plotkin, the brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon held what was deemed as a jungle theme party on the campus of Texas A&M University. In order to get the full effect of the theme, the big brothers had the pledges […]
Blue Tigers prove to be no match for Panthers
The Prairie View A&M University Panthers (2-4) captured a victory over Lincoln University (3-5) with a 40-8 drubbing of the Blue Tigers. Prairie View put up some of their most impressive rushing and passing statistics of the season in a contest that was out of reach for Lincoln from the […]
Panthers host Delta Devils for Homecoming 2005
The Prairie View A&M Panthers (2-4, 0-3 SWAC) are seeking their second consecutive homecoming victory under the guidance of head coach Henry Frazier III. However, accomplishing that goal in 2005 will be significantly more difficult than last year, as the Panthers will face an explosive Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils […]
Lady Panthers seven-match winning streak ends
This past weekend the Prairie View A&M University Lady Panthers volleyball team (11-14) stepped out of conference play to face the Texas-Pan American Lady Broncs (6-13) and the Texas Christian Lady Horned Frogs (13-9). On Friday, Oct. 21, PVAMU opened against Texas-Pan American, losing their first two matches, 30-17 and […]
Rosa Parks, civil rights pioneer, dead at 92
DETROIT (AP) – Nearly 50 years ago, Rosa Parks made a simple decision that sparked a revolution. When a white man demanded she give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus, the then 42-year-old seamstress said no. At the time, she couldn’t have known it would secure her a […]
Where are the advocates for PV?
How history manages to repeat itself is astounding. Actually, it isn’t so astounding if you understand the number that has been done on the minds of African Americans in this country. Willie Lynch did, indeed, mastermind the perfect crime. We are now a people who sit and listen to the […]
Black Greek organizations: the divine nine
Black Greek letter organizations are well known among many college campuses and around the world.The nine Pan-Hellenic organizations, also known as the “divine nine,” include Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega […]
Where architecture meets art
Architecture is an art and a science. So it is fitting that Architecture and Art at Prairie View A&M University find themselves together in a new facility that is the talk of the campus.Faculty, students, staff, and visitors have offered their opinion regarding this state-of-the-art facility and its provocative and […]