Prairie View students signed the Red Ribbon campaign banner that was posted outside of the MSC. Red Ribbon week promotes alcohol and drug prevention. The week ended with a Red Ribbon party on Friday.
Other News
The rare and scary effects of birth control
Some young females start using contraceptives when they become sexually active to prevent pregnancy. But what they don’t understand are the side effects of the different types of birth control and exactly how harmful they can really be.The different types of birth control are the patch, the pill and the […]
Three losses in the past week, but still third in SWAC
Last week the Lady Panthers played Grambling State University and Texas A&M Corpus Christi in hard fought battles. The Lady Panthers were defeated in both contests after losing on Tuesday to rival Texas Southern University. On Thursday the Lady Panthers were defeated by the Grambling State Lady Tigers in Pantherland […]
Lady Panthers, never a disappointment, finish 3rd in SWAC
After a convincing 11-0 victory over the Texas Southern Tigers, the Lady Panthers soccer team lost its last game of the season to the Dallas Baptist Patriots. The Lady Panthers entered the game on a six game winning streak, and a record of 8-2-1, second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s […]
Time for change
When graduating from high school, I looked forward to the exciting endeavors that lay ahead in my quest for higher education. Much to my dismay, I arrived at Prairie View High rather than Prairie View A&M University. The same immaturity that I found in the halls of my secondary educating […]
Non-African Americans care, too
I read the article, “Has Prairie View Lost Its HBCU Status?” in the Oct.20 edition. I am deeply offended by what the article said about those of us here who are faculty, staff and students and come from non-African American communities.Although I think the article brings up some good points […]
20 Questions
Due to complaints and concerns expressed by readers, 20 questions will not run this week. What do you think? Should we keep 20 questions? Email the staff at panther@pvamu.edu or stop by the office located on the second floor of MSC, Room 219. We want to hear from you!!!!!
“Ray” hits all the right notes in theaters, makes $20 million opening weekend
There are two different ways to tell the story of someone’s life, especially when that someone is famous. One way is to hire a dead ringer to do the walking and talking as the film serves up a highlight reel of the moments the adoring public remembers most. The result […]
BET Black College Tour brings excitement to campus
On Friday Oct. 29, the Black Entertainment College Tour made its way to Prairie View A&M University. The event was held on the Memorial Student Center lawn from noon to 4 p.m. The BET Black College Tour was created in 2002 as part of an effort to support black colleges […]
For the love of the games…those video games
I’m very aware that if I spent more time studying for my classes as I did playing video games, I would produce more “As” than I currently have this semester. I can remember the first video game system I ever had, an Atari. Yes, an Atari, and I can clearly […]