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WTAMU prepares for  system changeover in fall

WTAMU prepares for system changeover in fall

Jasmin Ruiz, Reporter February 4, 2015

West Texas A&M University students and faculty members will no longer be using the Angel Learning Management System (LMS) for online classes and other course-related content. Starting in the fall...

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International students facing financial struggles

International students facing financial struggles

Russell Sanderson February 4, 2015

Hundreds of thousands of international students come to the United States to study and take advantage of its quality education. In fact, according to a 2012 USA Today article, there were 764,495 international...

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Lady Buffs Softball hopes to have 1,000 at games

Lady Buffs Softball hopes to have 1,000 at games

Alyssa Bonner February 4, 2015

In the last five years, the Lady Buffs softball program has seen major transformation. On the field, they have been the winningest NCAA program in the state of Texas. In the last five years, the team...

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Defense will be key in game against ENMU Zias

Defense will be key in game against ENMU Zias

Cheyenne Black January 28, 2015

The Lady Buffs basketball team is starting out the spring semester 15-2, with an average of 89 points per game. This past weekend was a high for the Lady Buffs as they won games against Texas A&M...

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Wages affect student workers

Wages affect student workers

Preston Thomas January 28, 2015

Minimum wage works out to about 12 cents a minute.   At the beginning of 2015, the minimum wage was raised in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Texas was not among them, the state’s...

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Winter storm closes campus

Winter storm closes campus

Erin Webster January 28, 2015

Last Wednesday night, West Texas A&M University students could be seen taking advantage of quickly falling snow. The storm and its almost immediate effects on area roadways led many community institutions...

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WT alum finalist in Teacher of the Year program

WT alum finalist in Teacher of the Year program

Jasmin Ruiz, Reporter January 28, 2015

For the first time in Texas since 1995 a local teacher who graduated from West Texas A&M University is one of the four finalists for the 2015 Teacher of the Year Program. The National Teacher of...

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WT grad overcomes obstacles in run across U.S.

WT grad overcomes obstacles in run across U.S.

Megan Moore January 28, 2015

Shelby Schnatz emerged with an entourage of sup­porters and her eyes set only on one thing, the Pacific Ocean. She wanted to feel the sand and the water and the sun. She had been running for 146 days,...

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Buffs fall to TAMUC Lions in a close one, 76-75

Buffs fall to TAMUC Lions in a close one, 76-75

Jose Robledo January 28, 2015

The West Texas A&M Men’s basketball team went against Texas A&M-Commerce this past Saturday, Jan. 24 at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas.   This game was such a battle...

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Religious freedom restrained at Duke University

Religious freedom restrained at Duke University

January 28, 2015

Duke University has recently been under scrutiny for religious decisions made on their campus. Duke first announced that they would allow a Muslim weekly call to prayer on Fridays to come from the chapel...

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Obama proposes plan for free community college

Obama proposes plan for free community college

Russell Sanderson January 28, 2015

President Obama proposed a plan, named America’s College Promise, to provide free community college on Jan. 9 and reiterated his proposed plan during the State of the Union Address on Jan. 20. His proposed...

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Honors Program Challenges Students

Honors Program Challenges Students

Russell Sanderson December 3, 2014

Students who attend West Texas A&M University strive for a higher education that prepares them for the professional world. They go to WT to get an exceptional college experience from a school that,...

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