Hip hop preacher Eric Thomas asked the students of Prairie View A&M University, “what would your life look like if you gave everything,” during a Students Participating in Transcending Knowledge lecture Nov 13. According to Thomas, it is the mentality of the current generation that needs to change for them […]
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Basketball teams play home season openers men
Prairie View men’s basketball team won its second game of the season leaving the competition in the dust with a 53 point deficit at the William Nicks building with a 55 percent field goal percentage. Coming off of a home win against Schreiner University, the Panthers defended their home court […]
Obama wins second presidential term
The presidential campaign finally came to an end Tuesday night with the election of President Barack Obama to a second term in office. Around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday night, television networks declared victory for the president, who has now earned four more years in the White House. Students from Prairie View […]
PBS visits Prairie View campus
In an initiative geared toward learning about the political views of people under the age of 25, director of the PBS News Hour Imani Cheers visited Prairie View A&M University Thursday, Nov. 1. Cheers sat down with students in informal sessions to give resume and career advice. “We wanted to […]
Prairie View falls to Alabama State
It was a rainy day at Black Shear Field as the Prairie View A&M University Panthers fell to the Alabama State University Hornets, allowing the slim chance they had to be SWAC contenders slip through their fingers. The Panthers came out charged for the first quarter, taking advantage of the […]
Prairie View welcomes student magazine
The student body can soon welcome a new publication to the campus. After a year and a half of planning and research, Etched Magazine is in the final stages with the publication date rapidly approaching. The magazine will be replacing the Prairie View A&M yearbook that has not been issued […]
College of business given endowment money
Beatrice and Donald Sowell donated $10,000 to the College of Business. The money will create the Bea Sowell President scholarship endowment – Houston Chapter and purchase two iPads for business students in April 2012. The rest of the funds will be deposited in an account with Prairie View A&M […]
Triathlon team makes impact on campus
The university triathlon team is making an impact on the community and university by participating in different events for charity and personal health. Sophomore biology major Joy Woods, the university triathlon president, says the club was started because of Alphonso Keaton, a biology professor at Prairie View A&M University. Woods […]
Parenting students face challenges
As freshmen, students are beginning a new phase of life, by moving into a new dorm room stacking boxes and bags to the ceiling. The last thing on a student’s mind is becoming a parent. Jasmine Wiggins, graduate architecture major and founder of the Collegiate Mom’s Pageant, expressed her views […]
Students prepare for their future
Prairie View A&M University’s signature slogan reads “Prairie View Produces Productive People.” This slogan has ignited a transformation in the way the administration and student body view this institution. However, current students and administrators feel the university is not living up to that. Dr. Amber Johnson, assistant professor of communication, […]