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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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Students overcome financial obstacles in college

Students overcome financial obstacles in college

Brently Pennington December 3, 2014

In the realm of college each semester, many students encounter the giant of the struggle of finances looming before them.   Though it may seem hopeless, there are many different ways to help ease the...

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University Police extend services into community

University Police extend services into community

Alyssa Bonner December 3, 2014

While the University Police Department offers many services to students on campus, they also provide similar services to students off campus in the Canyon community. They are state certified peace officers...

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BuffCASH locations expand beyond WT campus

BuffCASH locations expand beyond WT campus

Emerald Coleman November 19, 2014

The Buffalo Gold Card system started in 1997 when the newly formed Buff Card office accepted buts from different billing companies and presented the proposal to the campus committee. The initial idea...

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Lady Buffs to play in South Central tournament

Lady Buffs to play in South Central tournament

Alyssa Bonner November 19, 2014

After a heartbreaking loss to the Tarleton State University TexAnns in last weekend’s Lone Star Conference volleyball championship tournament, the Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M University had to wait...

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Faces of Feminism panel opens first conference

Faces of Feminism panel opens first conference

Erin Webster November 19, 2014

TIME Magazine recently produced its fourth annual poll focusing on words that have become annoying enough to some to earn honorary banishment from today’s cultural lexicon. Contenders include “yaaaas,”...

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Movies provide lecture alternatives to professors

Movies provide lecture alternatives to professors

Laura Ness November 19, 2014

With the technology that is provided in the classroom today, teachers are able to show students a different way of learning, such as watching movies in the classroom. “A lot of the time they show...

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Kickboxing helps students lead healthy lifestyles

Kickboxing helps students lead healthy lifestyles

Abbey Coufal November 19, 2014

Many students at West Texas A&M University find kickboxing a fun and challenging form of exercise that helps maintain their health during college.   Colleen Pitts, WT Assistant Women’s...

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Organizations help in diversifying student body

Organizations help in diversifying student body

Jordan Oursbourn November 19, 2014

Diversity means different things to different people, but there are similarities between most of the definitions. It is something that college campuses everywhere strive to succeed at.   There...

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WT graduate crosses halfway point to California

WT graduate crosses halfway point to California

Megan Moore November 19, 2014

It was Sunday, and it was cold. Like really cold. Like zero degree windchill cold. The type of cold not a soul wanted to walk in, but the sharp winds whipping through the air and the snow beginning...

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Food pantries on campuses help alleviate hunger

Food pantries on campuses help alleviate hunger

November 19, 2014

College is expensive. Each year the cost of living plus tuition plus school supplies is steadily increasing. This means that the number of college students going hungry is steadily increasing too. Though...

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LSC basketball preseason polls, awards released

LSC basketball preseason polls, awards released

Russell Sanderson November 19, 2014

The Lone Star Conference’s preseason polls and awards for basketball were announced on Oct. 29, and the season began for both the Lady Buffs and Buffs teams Nov. 14.   The preseason polls...

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