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This Week in Photos: BuffaPaloza, Tri-State Fair, and Beam Signing

This Week in Photos: BuffaPaloza, Tri-State Fair, and Beam Signing

Alex Montoya September 25, 2012

Check out these great pics we took of BuffaPaloza, Tri-State Fair, and the Beam Signing!

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Refugee community thrives in Amarillo

Brooke Self September 11, 2012

Bringing with them an affluence of culture, ideas and diversity, approximately 200 refugees are being relocated to Amarillo annually through the Catholic Family Services Resettlement Division. CFS...

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Canyon takes down Facebook criticisms

Robin Mosier September 4, 2012

As the blistering days of a summer accompanied with record-setting heat trail away, residents of Canyon are still living with the side effects. Drought conditions are afflicting the city for the second...

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SIFE team after winning regionals for the 18th year. Photo courtesy of SIFE.

SIFE will travel to nationals

Brittany Castillo May 1, 2012

WTAMU’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team will be traveling to Kansas City for the national competition. SIFE President Marco Jimenez, a Business Administration major, said the team will...

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(L to R) Lead guitar player Ben Cargo, drummer Jordan McClain, bass player Steven Ronk and AJ Swope performing in the Lady Buffs Sports Yard. Photo by Daniela Fierro.

AJ Swope & The Last Train: This Week in Photos

Daniela Fierro April 24, 2012

Check out these pics we got of AJ Swope & The Last Train's performance at the latest Lady Buffs softball game! To read about the event, click here.

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Participants gather together for a group picture. Photo by Jacob Cain.

Students shack up to raise money and awareness

Jacob Cain April 24, 2012

Web Editor's Note: For more Shack-A-Thon/Give-A-Goat pictures, click here! The WT Alliance hosted Shack-A-Thon/Give-A-Goat on April 18 to fight poverty in Africa. This time, the money raised was...

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Honors Banquet will honor outstanding students

Ashley Hendrick April 24, 2012

WTAMU’s 33rd annual University Honors Banquet will take place in the Alumni Banquet Hall April 27 at 7 p.m. The banquet will recognize outstanding students and organizations that have exhibited leadership...

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Bailey McKinney Wesley and her father Clint Wesley McKinney. Photo courtesy of Carol McKinney.

Father and daughter graduate together from WT

Jordan Fry April 24, 2012

Bailey McKinney Wesley shares several things in common with her father whose name, ironically, is Clint Wesley McKinney. Clint jokes that a stipulation of his daughter getting married was that whomever...

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College: Where Differences Come Together – Part 2

Jennifer Flores April 17, 2012

Web Editor's Note: This is part two of a three-part series. To read the first part, click here. For the third part, click here! College provides an environment for students to interact with people of...

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College: Where Differences Come Together – Part 1

Jennifer Flores April 17, 2012

Web Editor's Note: This is part one of a three-part series. To read the first part, click here. For the second part, click here. Most college students begin their academic careers with the idea that they...

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ATO members handed out trophies to team member for the winning team, “2 Legit.” Photo by Lisa Hellier.

ATO raises money for Ronald McDonald House

Lisa Hellier April 17, 2012

Web Editor's Note: To see more photos of the fundraiser, click here! Alpha Tau Omega (ATO), a fraternity at WTAMU, hosted a double elimination co-ed softball tournament April 13-14 at the Buffalo Sports...

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WTAMU instructor wins Athletic Trainer Award

Matthew Watkins April 17, 2012

The National Athletic Trainer’s Association recently announced the 2012 winners of the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainers award. Among the winners was WTAMU’s Lorna Strong, the Sports and Exercise...

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