According to the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 65 percent of U.S. adults aged 20 years and older are either overweight or obese, and approximately 30 percent of adults are obese. Conditions related to being overweight contribute to 300,000 deaths each […]
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Advocate for C. Lee Turner writes
Mr. C. Lee Turner is absolutelypositively innocent of the charge ofengaging in professional misconduct by assaulting or otherwise abusing a student.Indeed, the student who was allegedly abused has categorically denied that Mr. Turner assaulted or abused him, and has called for Mr. Turner’s immediate reinstatement. Furthermore, the student denied the […]
Students angered by theft on campus
Last Monday in daylight my Phase II four bedroom apartment was burglarized. The culprits made off with a brand new 27″ R.C.A television set, which cost exactly $198.00 of my very own hard earned money (and no it wasn’t purchased with an overpayment check). But this story to The Panther […]
Student disagrees with editor’s column
I am writing in regards to an article entitled, Taking off my clothes: will it buy me success? in the Oct. 12, 2005 issue.I would like to begin by saying that I did indeed read this article in its entirety and understood the point the writer was trying to make. […]
Lady Panthers make it seven in a row
The Prairie View A&M University Lady Panther volleyball team (11-11, 5-1 SWAC) extended their winning streak to seven matches by sweeping arch rival Texas Southern (3-14, 1-4 SWAC) and defeating Centenary 3-2. The Lady Panthers beat TSU 30-24, 30-20 and 30-22 on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Leading the way for Prairie […]
The medical corner: stress
There are different kinds of stress; acute, episodic acute, and chronic stress. Most students suffer from acute stress: where most of the symptoms are noticeable. Some of these symptoms are: emotional distress-anger, irritability, anxiety and depression, muscular problems, tension headaches, back and jaw pain, stomach, gut and bowel problems such […]
PV’s Freshest
Latina temptress from the Northside of Houston, Texas, Lorena Sanchez was born on July 29, 1987.Sanchez came to PV for two reasons. One being that PV has an excellent nursing program, and secondly because PCI, a summer institute involved with Project Grad, gave Lorena a $4,000 scholarship to attend PV. […]
The question most frequently asked
There is rarely a week that passes that someone (students, colleagues, friends, and/or family) does not fail to ask what I consider to be one of the most ridiculous questions in the world. That annoying question comes in several forms but translates into, “Why did you choose to come to […]
Panthers get stung by Hornets in fourth quarter
The Prairie View A&M University Panthers (1-4, 0-4 SWAC) put together arguably their three best quarters of football this season on Saturday night against the defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Alabama State Hornets (6-1, 6-0 SWAC) before falling 34-13. The Panthers used a balanced run-pass attack and a stingy defense […]
Prairie View whips Southern in late rally
The Prairie View A&M University Lady Panthers (3-6, 3-2 SWAC) captured a Southwestern Athletic Conference victory by defeating the Lady Jaguars of Southern University (0-8, 0-3 SWAC) 2-1.Four minutes into the first period, Merdlyn Matthews of Southern put the first goal on the board for the Lady Jaguars on an […]