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Got lyrics?

The Star Spangled Banner is a representation of American pride and spirit before every major or minor league game. Sunday at Super Bowl 45, Christina Aguilera had the opportunity to sing the infamous medley in front of 100 million fans across the nation. Unfortunately, the pop star forgot the lyrics […]

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NCAA investigatesTSU

After defeating Alabama State 11-6 to complete the program’s first championship season in over four decades, reality set in on Texas Southern University’s athletic program as they resumed cooperating with the NCAA in an investigation that could potentially put the program’s newly found success at risk. Since Oct. 18, the […]

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Super performance

While Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rogers and the Green Bay Packers were nursing a 21-10 halftime lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers, members of the Marching Storm were preparing to appear in a star-studded performance. 60 members of the band were chosen to feature in the futuristic performance at Sunday’s […]

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SACS reaffirms PV

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has reaffirmed the accreditation of Prairie View A&M University. The reaffirmation of the university’s accreditation status came after a long series of interviews, evaluations, and self-studies done by the accreditation board and university officials. Administrators are impressed with the handling […]

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College Yearbooks on decline

College yearbooks have declined since the 1960s, but the last few years have been the toughest. Yearbooks at one college after another are going the way of the Model T. Today, about 1,000 colleges print yearbooks, down from 2,400 just 15 years ago, according to a representative of Jostens, a […]

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The state of music: kill the noise Poetry

Music can be interpreted as a creative form of expression from an artists perspective on life, society, and personal struggles. Throughout the past five decades music has gradually shifted into the technological age. Today’s music is more explicit and considered less creative to some because of frequent use of sampling, […]

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Image, Ambition, Success urged at general assembly

#8220;Image + Ambition = Success” was the theme as the Office of Special Programs and Cultural Series took on a new approach to the spring 2011 general student assembly Thursday. Senior agriculture and human science major Christine Williams and Junior Class King Trevon Heath opened up the assembly with a […]

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PV host 53rd Annual Ministers’ Conference

Preach on: Dr. James Louis Felton speaks on gospel preaching and the African-American experience. Lift Every Voice: Baptist Student Movement performs “He Won’t Fail. Good eating: Attendees fellowship in ballroom. More than 120 ministers came out for this year’s conference. Making it plain: Bishop James B. Walker tells ministers that […]

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Students voice POWER

Students were given the opportunity to voice their concerns about academic and residential issues Wednesday during the “POWER” town hall meeting. With remarks like “The library? Do you mean Club Coleman?” and “Financial aid is helpful when they want to be,” being uttered by students, the meeting addressed many issues […]

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Johnson, Hughes settle in

Recreational sports at Prairie View have a couple of new faces with Chondra Johnson coming in as Director for Recreation Sports along with Michael Hughes, who now serves as coordinator for Aquatics and Outdoor Pursuits. Prior to being hired at Prairie View, Chondra held a similar position at Jackson State […]