Briskly walking by a stranger, she desperately tries to catch her breath. Her body is sweating, her heart is pounding, and she is highly fatigued just trying to reach her destination. As she struggles to walk into her 8 a.m. class and take a seat, she soon realizes she can’t […]
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Gulf Coast Jews try to mark high holy days
Bad luck keeps following Stephen Richer. Last year at the start of Rosh Hashana, a hurricane evacuation sent him and a cantor at his tiny Biloxi, Miss., synagogue on an odyssey across the state to find a congregation where they could mark the Jewish New Year.This year, as the High […]
First student forum of the year discusses current issues on campus
The Student Government Association hosted a Student Body Forum on Tuesday Oct. 4 in the A.I building. “I’m the voice for the students. I did this so you all (students) could voice your opinions. This is your university,” said Student Government Association President Oludayo Olusanya.Don Byars was present on behalf […]
Who’s concerned, and who really cares?
On Tuesday night students were invited and encouraged to participate in this year’s first student body forum hosted by SGA in the A.I. Thomas administration building. This forum was an opportunity for concerned students to voice their opinions about issues on campus, and to ask questions of administration to gain […]
C. Lee Turner placed on administrative leave
C. Lee Turner, well known as the director of the Charles Gilpin Players and coordinator of the theater arts program at Prairie View A&M University, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into certain allegations against him. According to Dr. Danny Kelley, dean of the College of […]
PV travels to Ghana
Dr. Lauretta Byars, vice president of institutional relations and public services at PVAMU, and Dr. Kwaku Addo, associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Kentucky, held a forum which introduced a new Ghana Study Abroad Program Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the J.B. Coleman Library, and showcased their […]
Student voices will be heard
During a candid interview with Steve Ransom, director of student activites, and Olu Oludayo, SGA President, they both explain how and what procedures give all students at PV a voice of their own. On Monday, Oct. 3, many students and faculty witnessed protests, headed by the Charles Gilpin Players, that […]
To the women of PVAMU:
I will start with a list of things that compelled me to write this letter: * The articles and poems by female students about giving their bodies and sex on the first date.* The letter to the Editor from the Broken Hearted Senior about hurting and punishing herself. * I […]
Why oh why?
I am a freshman, and I am proud to be here. Despite things said about this college, I came here anyway because I am proud of the black culture and wanted to see what this school had to offer in the Architecture Department. I did not come here to be […]
Student wants problems with financial aid to be address
Award letters, lines, bad attitudes, sound familiar? Well, after months of busy tones, non returned calls or e-mails, and bad attitudes, many of us are finally getting to settle into a normal life here on campus after a horrible chaotic semester start due to issues with financial aid.Now I must […]