Olivia Spiezio, Senior Reporter
November 23, 2019
West Texas A&M University’s president Walter Wendler announced Tuesday that the Department of Nursing would be relocating to the university’s Amarillo campus by fall of 2021. Wendler made the announcement at Amarillo’s regularly scheduled...
Recent News Stories
Vietnamese culture night promotes international appreciation
November 22, 2019
West Texas A&M University’s Vietnamese Culture Night took place Thursday, Nov. 21, in the Jack B. Kelly Student Center’s Legacy Hall. The Vietnamese Student Association hosts the event every year in hopes of treating as many WTAMU students...
November 15, 2019
Stafford Hall, one of West Texas A&M University’s oldest residence halls, which has housed over fifty years of WTAMU students, is being demolished. This supposedly haunted building, that was opened in 1936, has had a prominent position in the...
F1RSTGEN Banquet celebrates students, community
November 8, 2019
West Texas A&M University’s F1RSTGEN organization held their first annual banquet honoring first-generation college students on Thursday in Jack B. Kelly Legacy Hall. According to their page on the WT website, F1RSTGEN is a student-led organization...
Young christians denounce doctrine of the street preacher
November 7, 2019
West Texas A&M University students gathered across the Buffalo Fountain around 12 p.m. on Wednesday at the Barbara Kerr Vaughn pedestrian mall to confront with a street preacher affiliated with the ministry, Cross Country Evangelism....
Jonah Dietz, Senior Reporter
December 6, 2019
Those who walked the halls of the Jack B. Kelly Student Center before this fall semester will remember the Apple store between Starbucks and the university bookstore that became a construction site, which then became a lounge. This lounge, known as...
Recent Features Stories
Tailgating on campus gives students a new opportunity to get involved on campus
November 25, 2019
As the first football season ever to be played on West Texas A&M University campus came to a close Saturday afternoon, students talked about their tailgating experience this year. Tailgating is more than just another event on campus. For some,...
The process of the Nationally Competitive Scholarships
November 25, 2019
The Nationally Competitive Scholarships, also known as “fellowships”, are highly known as being one of the most competitive and prestigious awards, based on merit, available to students both graduate and undergrad. Some may compare this scholarship...
Dr. Kevin Pond holds public Q&A to discuss renovations coming to the Natural Science building
November 25, 2019
Within the past year West Texas A&M has added a major addition to its campus, a brand new stadium located conveniently on campus. Last week Dr. Kevin Pond, Dean of the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, led a student Q&A,...
Buffs give back for the holidays
November 21, 2019
With the holidays fast approaching many think of giving back. For this West Texas A&M organization, volunteers, students, and help from the Amarillo food bank work to put the local food pantry together. The pantry is open from 1-5pm on Fridays...
Alyssa Gonzales, Sports Editor
December 3, 2019
There are many well-known and historic buildings on West Texas A&M University’s campus, some to include are the arenas, courts and fields where the Buff and Lady Buff athletes play hard each week. One of these historical places being The...
Buffs end regular season with a victory over Midwestern State
November 25, 2019
West Texas A&M University has a long history of academic excellence, but to others, sports are just as important. In Texas, the sport that takes center stage is football. Walking through the commons of the Jack B. Kelly Student Center, in the halls...
Silvestre reflects on her time as a Lady Buff
November 18, 2019
As the Lady Buff soccer season has come to a close, the team walked away with a 10-8 record. The Lady Buffs worked all season and proved to be fierce competition against their opponents. One of these athletes being fellow Lady Buff, Samantha Silvestre. “I've...
Steven Osburn, Junior Reporter
November 20, 2019
The article you are about to read is an account of the misinformation created by one film. In particular, a 1973 classic and its 2003 remake. It is more tragic that a young group of actors was put through a brutal series of events that would lead to...
Ada and the Engine is a calculated success
November 13, 2019
Ada and the Engine was being performed at the Branding Iron Theatre in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex from Nov. 14-16 starting at 7:30 pm and on Nov. 17 at 2:30 pm. The story is about a young Ada Byron Lovelace, daughter of the...
