Khyla Bender is a junior working towards a bachelor of art while majoring in Art Education at West Texas A&M University. Bender is from Amarillo and is working to engage more people in the beauty of art. Bender plans to pursue a career allowing...
Lane Golla is a senior working towards a bachelor of science while majoring in animal science at West Texas A&M University. Golla is from New Braunfels, Texas, and is driven to inform others about the field of agriculture. Golla plans to pursue...
Luis Martinez is a junior working towards a bachelor of business administration while majoring in international business with an emphasis in...
Elaina Robinson is a senior working towards a bachelor of science while majoring in General Education, focusing on grades EC-6 at West Texas...
Tristen Zikuhr is a junior at West Texas A&M University, where he is pursuing a bachelor of business administration while majoring in accounting....
Four years after President Joe Biden beat out former President Donald J. Trump in the 2020 election, Vice President Kamala Harris took on the challenge herself following Biden’s stepping down as the Democratic party nominee on July 21. Officially accepting...
The Office of Student Engagement and Leadership (OSEL), along with Aramark Dining Services, will be organizing a Friendsgiving at the Caf on Nov. 21st from 4:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. The menu will consist of turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, corn and...
An exhibition by new West Texas A&M University art faculty member Younus Nomani highlights the power of words. “Lost & Found” by Nomani will be on view from Oct. 28 to Nov. 30 in the Dord Fitz Formal Art Gallery in WT’s Mary Moody Northen...
West Texas A&M University and the City of Canyon will be organizing an event to honor veterans on Veterans Day which will take place on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. This event will take place by the WT Veterans Memorial on the South lawn near Old...
Construction began on West Texas A&M University’s Geneva Schaeffer Education Building on May 13. A couple of years ago, as part of the historic $125 million One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, the Schaeffer family agreed to donate $2.5...
With a threefold mission focused on personal growth, community engagement and professional development, the Criminal Justice Association provides a platform for students to delve into the intricacies of criminal justice. The organization’s...
What is the Wildlife Society? We are a student chapter of the International Wildlife Society, which basically means that we do, we do a lot of what the Wildlife Society does, but on a much smaller scale in a much more student-oriented scale…...
Buffs Salsa Swing (BSS) is an organization committed to fostering an inclusive environment where students can learn how to salsa dance. The founder and president of the organization, Madelynn Ketels, shared her experience of bringing the...
Nydia Olmos is an instructor of social work as well as the field director for the Bachelor Social Work program (BSW) at West Texas A&M University. Olmos, being an alumni,...
Dr. Lance Kieth is the associate dean of the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, as well as a professor of agricultural education at West Texas A&M University. Kieth...
Dr. Trisha Brown is an assistant professor of sports and exercise science for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at West Texas A&M...
Dr. Marisa Crisostomo is a clinical assistant professor of decision management for the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business at West Texas...
Dr. Holly Jeffreys is the dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at West Texas A&M University. Jeffreys has worked both in...
Dr. Li Chen, Associate Professor of Media Communication, started teaching at West Texas A&M University in 2016. Chen received her bachelor’s...
Chasely Matmanivong, an instructor of art, started teaching at West Texas A&M University in the spring of 2024. Originally from Alabama,...
Dr. Guglielmo Manfredi, professor of music, joined the School of Music at West Texas A&M University in 2009 and teaches applied horn lessons...
Ms. Sidney Dunkel, an instructor of animal science, started teaching at West Texas A&M University in the fall of 2023. Dunkel obtained her...
Rik Andersen, a retired award-winning photographer, started working for West Texas A&M University in 1992. He earned his associate degree...
Canyon, Texas is home to less than 17,000 people as of 2024 and because the town is on the smaller side the restaurants in the area are easily accessible. There are people from all over that come to attend West Texas A&M University, and when their families come to visit, they get to taste what...
West Texas A&M University theatre students have been preparing for the play “Rumors” since the beginning of the year. Now, it’s almost time to see the finished product. “Rumors”...
West Texas A&M University’s Department of Art, Theatre and Dance puts on around five shows a year. For the Improv Agents, that’s not nearly enough. Improv Agents is...
Associate Professor of Management and McCray Professor of Business, Dr. Rahul Chauhan, joined the College of Business at West Texas A&M University in 2015. He graduated from...
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Coffee plays an important role in my life. I go to coffee shops for dates, meetings, to study and sometimes just because I need some interaction....
I need this spring break. My bed is full of laundry, my sink is full of dishes, and my inbox is full of emails. More than that though, I’m...
The Prairie News is a student-led free press. All opinions expressed herein are solely those of the writer and not those of WTAMU. I started...
If there was a monster at West Texas A&M University’s campus over Halloween weekend, it was the Lady Buffs Volleyball team. On Oct. 30 and Nov. 1, the Lady Buffs completed two separate clean sweeps...
West Texas A&M University’s Lady Buffs Basketball team started the preseason with a 93-83 win over the Wayland Baptist University’s Flying Queens on Oct 18. The game featured strong performances...
West Texas A&M University’s quarterback (QB) Kanon Gibson threw for over two hundred yards and three passing touchdowns against the Western New Mexico Mustangs on Oct. 13th. That would be a fairly...