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Prairie View A&M University Digital Commons @PVAMU PV Panther Newspapers Publications 5-4-2001 Panther- March 2001 Prairie View A&M University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pv-panther-newspapers The Official Student Newspaper of Prairie View A&M University [email protected] 78, Issue 25* May 4,2001 Mystikal's late arrival doesn't dampen festivities Stepshow still reigns supreme in eyes of students By Glenn Russell winner ofthe talent show, and to Jive, where most of his first albums were re-released to Photo Editor Houston group Intense were the opening acts for the con reach a larger audience. Mystikal made his his year's Springfest cert. was highlighted by Mystikal entered the first appearance on No Limit's Steady Mobb'n's album. He a concert and indoor stage with a long awaiting au T dience screaming 'Mystikal.' then reappeared on the "Bout block party featuring It Soundtrack." His time on Mystikal and special guests. He performed his latest hits The group Bege't, the and some of his earlier hits this label also led him to including "Ya'll ain't achieve platinum status. ready." The comedy show on Mystikal, Thursday featured A.J. Micheal Tyler, a Johnson with Michael New Orleans native Blackston. who served his coun A. J. can be remem Comedian AJ. Johnson and "Primetime" play the dozens at the try as a soldier in bered for his part as "Ezal" in comedy show. Over 1000 people watched Michael Blackson and the National Guard, the late 90s hit Friday, which Johnson's performance. began his career in also stared Ice Cube and Chris 1994 with Big Boy Tucker, as a drug-addicted The ladies of Records where he bum. Alpha Kappa Johnson is a 35 year- made many of his Alpha sorority, old native of Compton, Cali earlier hits. earned first "Songs that fornia who is currently en place in the •were released gaged. He has three daugh Sprngfest 2001 around that time ters. stepshow. The When asked to give were the best, al men of Iota Phi though many people advice to students who want Theta and the still did not know to pursue comedy he said, men of Kappa him," said Glennis "Keep your head up and be Kappa Psi also Carrington, a stu lieve in your dreams. Other earned top dent who attended people will try to pull you down honors. Friday's concert. Mystikal gives a long overdue performance He then went See FEST on Page 5 in the William"Billy"J. Nicks fieldhouse. TAMU system plans changes Houston drops Prairie View initiates own set of objectives for future to 5th in air report Panther Staff at the top of the list in 1999 By Ryan McGinty and 2000 when it was rated ajor in-depth planning at Prairie View A&M uni Sports Editor by an older pollution stan versity began in the late 60s when the university ccording to a report is dard. began experiencing an increase in student enroll M sued by the American This year's ranking ment, program and service expansion, facility needs and Lung Association, the is based on a newer standard public expectations. A that was approved by the city of Houston is the fifth worst It is during this time that members of the Centen in the United States for ozone Clinton administration. nial Council developed the university's first blueprint for violations. The new standard, development. Even though Houston which was challenged all the Another plan was not released by the Texas A&M ranks in the top five, it is a way to the U.S. Supreme University system until the slight improvement from the University President, past two years. The city was See AIR on Page 5 See PLAN on Page 4 Charles A. Hines In This Issue Animation gets funny.... See Page 7 International changes . See Page 5 SWAC leader on leave See Page 6 The Panther Friday, May 4, 2001 page 2 IN BRIEF The Panther Friday, May 4, 2001 page 3 VIEWPOINTS •World* •National* •Regional1 Calenda Are you interested in Love of food brings Coca-Cola enterprises House approves Continued support helps student publication grow buying coke bottler writing, editing, draw crown to queen tuition increase s the semester comes that the Panther is the best received anonymous tips re ing, taking photos or to a close I sit and won Atlanta, Georgia Austin, Texas source of information makes garding story ideas, student joining Bangkok, Thailand der what will be next. us 'cream of the crop.' concerns, and staff improve AP-Coca-Cola Enter AP-Tuition at the 27Friday A • AP-Twenty-five-year- state's public colleges and This semester our Over the year I have ment. the Panther staff? prises, the largest bottler of Pick up your copy of the Panther for the semester old SorayaSrimitr's "passion Coca-Colaproducts, saidit will universities would continue to publication grew to a create a realized just how much power For the paper to con ate love' for food and ner atti buy Hondo Inc. and Herbco increase annually over the standard that leaves nothing the press has. tinue to grow we need more of tude that happiness is better next seven years under legis Next year a variety of Enterprises Inc., collectively but greatness for years to We have been con that. than being thin won her the know as Herb Coca-Colar, for lation that won preliminary positions will be avail Miss Jumbo Queen 2001 come. fronted by readers who found We need more stu about $1.4 billion. approval Tuesday from the 28-29sat/Smb able. Please look for crown on Tuesday. Herb Coca-Cola, the Texas House. Awards, weekly pub mistakes and organizations dents to send us stories, ad Thousands of visitors third largest bottler of Coke The bill by Rep. Rob Study for final exams lications, and better news cov who were upset about the cov vertise, make suggestions, information about the flocked to the Samphran El products, operates in portions Junell, D-San Angelo, would erage is enough for readers to ephant Ground and Zoo in By Sheleah Hughes erage we either gave or did and copy edit. meetings. You can call of six states, including metro continue increasingtuition $2 notice. But for students, staff Nakhon Pathom province to per credit hour per year for Editor-in-Chief not give them. We need even more the office politan areas of Chicago and and other readers to realize witness the fifth annual stag Milwaukee. five years. Beginning in the The Panther has even support. Phone: (936)857-2132 • ing of the beauty pageant fall of2007, the increase would CCE, which is 40 per Fax: (936)857-2340 • or where big is beautiful and fat cent owned by The Coca-Cola be $1 per credit hour per year. 30 Monday is fantastic. •Letter to the Editor* Co., currently markets 74 per UT disaster kills, injures visit Room 105 Harrington Olympic preparations cent of the beverage giant. Final exams Science • or send letters to Athens, Greece Illegal aliens arrested Austin, Texas Football team poses questions about weekly feature P.O. Box 2876, Prairie AP-One student was View, TX 77446 - AP- Olympic organiz Princetown, New York ers stumbled through the first killed and another critically J-Tuesday To whom it may concern: ball team were told by a stu 2. The football team ment feature for which mem half of their seven-year task. AP-State police ar injured Tuesday morning dent, "Everyone gets dogged did not host the only auction bers of the faculty and student when a fire broke out at a Now they head into rested a total of nine illegal Final exams On April 24, 2001 in twenty questions." How this semester, though none of body or any other readers sub aliens Tuesday during two private high-rise dormitory the second half with a heavy members of the Prairie View ever everyone should not. mit suggestions. BUS separate shops. near the University of Texas the others were as successful burden: lots of work but not These suggestions are lots of time. Police received a call that was not equipped with a A&M University football team The members of the Why were the other IF YOU THINK then either edited or disre A NIGHT IN Just past the halfway about a suspicious looking sprinkler system. •Wednes held an auction as a fund Prairie View A&M Univer auctions not 'dogged' in the mark since winning the 2004 vehicle at a truck stop in the Anoor Hajee, an 18- raiser. The event was success sity football team serve this Panther? garded based on their content A FOXHOLE IS year-old freshman majoring in Olympic bid in September Saratoga County town of Final exams ful, raising over $1100. university. When the football The football team or errors - just as our submis TOUGH,TRY Wilton off Exit 16 of the business, was dead on arrival 1997, organizers and the gov The auction was the team or any other group who would prefer th at you not ridi sion policy states. A LIFETIME ernment have made up ground Northway. There, police dis at Brackenridge Hospital in first fundraising event hosted SERVES the university at cule groups who serve this An article is one that IN A CUBICLE. lost to delays, disorganization covered four illegal aliens in a Austin. The preliminary cause includes facts and other infor [ The U.S. Army otters and political feuding. North Carolina car.