Talk of minimum wage going up has sparked a lot of controversy. Even working a full time job at $7.25 an hour, people are still considered to be in poverty. If full-time employees are still in poverty,...
As of Jan. 3, anyone whose cell phone is ringing in their car while driving in the city of Amarillo will just have to let it ring, unless you want to break the law. This is due to the fact there are...
A letter from student body president
Dear WTAMU student body,
Last weekend I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit the capital of Texas - Austin. I was selected as one of two representatives...
For most of the world, Feb. 14 is just another day of another month of another year. For the United States however, and Australia, France, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom for that matter, Feb....
It’s finally happening. The Obama administration and the Senate are finally getting along and over a long-standing controversial issue, no less.
President Obama announced last week his plans for...
“The terrorist attacks in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012, that claimed the lives of four brave Americans -- Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty -- are part of a broader strategic...
Ever since the tragedy of the Newtown school shooting, the topic of gun control has been sweeping the United States into controversy. How much right does a citizen have to bear arms? What “arms”...
It was a long and frustrating journey, but completely worth it. I came into WTAMU as a transfer student in 2010. I graduated high school in 2007, spent a semester at the University of Texas at Arlington,...
In the last few months, South Korean rapper PSY has experienced explosive popularity in the U.S. His hit, “Gangnam Style,” has reached over 700 million views on Youtube. He has been featured on numerous...
The world of Star Wars is unfathomably huge. Ever since George Lucas introduced us to stars of death, obese alien mobsters, self-pitying robots and evil father figures, the movie franchise has racked...
A recent survey by security protection company AVG reported that one in four young adults are friends with their bosses on Facebook, according to a recent article in Mashable. AVG surveyed 4,400 people...
Newsweek announced in a statement Oct. 18 that it would be transitioning to a digital-only product, in early 2013. The publication has been in print for 80 years and is planning its last print edition...