One of the fastest growing religions in the world today is the five percent nation of gods and earths known as five percenters.What is the nation of gods and earths? It is a splinter group of the Nation of Islam. The phrase “Five Percent” refers to one of the basic […]
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Miss Prairie View to participate in the first SWAC Pageant
Christie Cummings, Miss Prairie View 2004-2005, will participate in the First Annual Southwestern Athletic Conference Pageant, hosted in Birmingham, Ala., March 7, at 7:30 p.m. Cummings will be performing her rendition of Home from The Wiz.The winner of the SWAC Pageant will be awarded a scholarship and other prizes. The […]
Track scholarship fund set up in honor of Jacket, Wright
Current and incoming track athletes will soon be able to take advantage of the new Barbara J. Jacket and Hoover J. Wright Scholarship Fund to help defray the costs of education at PVAMU.Carol V. Kellum, vice chair and corresponding secretary, in her letter introducing this scholarship, asks “What better way […]
Jackson attempts to take lead of teachers’ pension
Recently there has been a fight over a position on the Teacher Retirement System Higher Education Board (TRS). The TRS board is made up of nine members, four of whom are nominated by higher education employees and retirees. Among all candidates vying for the position, the governor will appoint a […]
African Student Association brings Black History Month to an end
Last week the African Student Association celebrated African Week in an effort to educate PV students about different African cultures, showcase what the group has to offer, and attempt to help bridge the gap between native Africans and African Americans. The ASA became an official club in the spring of […]
University sheds more light on tuition increase
Executive vice president and chief financial officer Dan Williams fears that Prairie View A&M University may be forced to raise tuition another $27.50 on the already proposed tuition increase of $17.00 in fall 2005 if the Texas legislature does not provide the university with $4.2 million. Williams explains that the […]
Despite rain, Pantherland Day is huge success
Serving as Prairie View’s Black History Month activity and the university’s open house, Pantherland Day showcased the campus to more than 3,500 high school students, their parents, and teachers. The event held last Saturday was sponsored by the Office of Recruitment. It was jointly organized by Murphy Crawford, director of […]
The fastest woman on earth
With Black History Month coming to an end, we as African Americans must not forget what the great ones before us did. Instead of just celebrating our heroes in the shortest month of the year, we should continue the celebration all year long. Some of the staples in our black […]
Changes in new gym, Babydome attract more students
About a year ago, students were very excited about all of the changes on campus especially in the new gymnasium. Thanks to former SGA president Hendrick Maison, James Tomkins, Raymond Burgess, and new department head of Health and Human Performance Dr. Marsha Wilson, there will be even more changes made […]
Guess who: the STD epidemic
Students have had the education of sexually transmitted diseases pounded in their heads since junior high, yet a lot of students have not taken heed to the hard core facts of this detriment. The medical library of Dr. Joseph F. Smith states that “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]