Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter
October 23, 2020
The West Texas A&M University’s Media Communication Department hosted a Media Communication Association meeting Thursday, Oct. 15th over Zoom. The event included words from panelists Jill Whitfield, a recruiter for Google; Ryan Hazelwood, News Director...
Recent News Stories
“Cheers to Mocktails” event to be hosted to promote awareness of safe alcohol consumption
October 13, 2020
Love the idea of bartending but don’t want to spend the money on alcohol or just don’t like to drink? WT Health and Wellness Promotion is partnering with PULSE Peer Educators to put on a virtual event where students and the local community can learn...
WTAMU horse judging team gallops over the competition
October 5, 2020
On Sept. 23, 2020, the West Texas A&M University horse judging team competed in the American Paint Horse Association Collegiate World Championship Horse Judging contest in Fort Worth, Texas. The team placed No.1 and No.4 overall with the...
Homecoming activities mostly cancelled
October 3, 2020
Students of West Texas A&M University are entering the second half of their semester, as October breaks on the horizon bringing with it shattered dreams of Halloween, costume parties or any other event one may have enjoyed years prior,...
How WTAMU Cornette Library is working to provide affordable class materials
September 13, 2020
It is no secret that purchasing course materials can become expensive for college students. West Texas A&M University Cornette Library has partnered with Open Education Resources to provide more affordable options for students' textbooks. The...
Jeffrey Williams, Senior Reporter
October 16, 2020
In less than one month from now, the 2020 presidential election will come and go. The result? We'll see in the coming weeks, but for now, we asked students about the upcoming election. For many, this will be the first presidential election that they're...
Recent Features Stories
October 15, 2020
Art is more than a hobby. Art is essential to human life, especially for West Texas A&M University’s own Jessica Person, a sophomore studio arts major with an emphasis in drawing and sculpture making. With the reveal of many art pieces in Mary Moody...
Intramurals are ‘set’ with sand volleyball
October 12, 2020
The pandemic has caused many on-campus activities and events to change drastically. Intramural sports at West Texas A&M University is one of the several activities to implement certain guidelines to keep the campus community as safe as possible. “We...
WTAMU alumnus publishes her book “The Wonderful You”
October 10, 2020
West Texas A&M alumnus Adyson ‘Ady’ Weatherly has recently written a book. On August 28th, 2020, the 23-year-old former business management major officially published the non-fiction book titled, "The Wonderful You". Weatherly herself described...
Being an essential worker while attending college
October 6, 2020
The struggles of being an essential worker during the pandemic is well documented but what about essential workers that are also students at colleges like West Texas A&M University and Amarillo College? Not only do they have to worry about going to...
Jennifer Tuttor, Junior Reporter
October 6, 2020
Many a time, there are people who chance upon stepping into the limelight, and there are others who are simply intentional about the minutest of opportunities granted them to work their way all up into the limelight. One of such impressive persons...
Buffaloes beat OPSU in first football game of the season
September 24, 2020
On Saturday, Nov. 19, The West Texas A&M University Buffaloes beat the Oklahoma Panhandle State University Aggies in their first official game at J. Ferg Field at Buffalo Stadium. In the first quarter, OPSU was the receiving team. That didn’t...
First Public WTAMU Football Outing Prepares Buffs for Upcoming Schedule
September 17, 2020
The Maroon and White game took place on Sept. 12, 2020 to showcase the talent the 2020-21 West Texas A&M University football team has to offer. This was the first football scrimmage open to the public, just in time for the season opener against Oklahoma...
Jonah Dietz, Senior Reporter
October 17, 2020
The West Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series and Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages sat down on Oct.12, 202pto host award-winning Latinx poets Wendy Trevino and Natalie Diaz in what they titled: “Poetry of Displacement”....
007’s “No Time to Die” delay could prove fatal for cinema
October 14, 2020
The year 2020 is finally nearing its end. With the drawing twilight of this, let's say, interesting year, some of the biggest films set to release have either been delayed or released to streaming. Films like “Wonder Woman: 1984,” Marvel Studios'...
