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Make it Maroon!

Make it Maroon!

September 29, 2015

Buff STAT (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow) hosted an event at the Cadillac Ranch where they painted the cars maroon!  

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The 3 C’s Apartment complex is located close to WTAMU’s campus.

Balancing options for living on or off campus

Amberly Hildebrandt, Reporter September 29, 2015

At West Texas A&M University, students who have fewer than 60 class hours total are required to live on campus. The only exception to this rule is if the student is over 21 years of age or will be...

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WT student Jonathan Roldan said the news media create an us versus them narrative.

News media can influence perspectives among international students

Christian Gonzalez, Reporter September 29, 2015

Some WT students believe daily news and social media portray a bad image of the United States for local international students. Modern day media often showcase public opinion. News channels have created...

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Students recently played in the first ever bubble soccer tournament at WT.

Bubble soccer arrives on campus

Danika VanGorder, Reporter September 29, 2015

The Virgil Henson Activity Center is striving to keep students interested in the intramural sports program by frequently bringing new activities to campus. Don Conner, the assistant director of Recreational...

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Beef kimbap is a popular dish in South Korea.

Culinary experiences in South Korea

Alan Rose, WTAsia2015 September 29, 2015

Traveling abroad pushes you to ask a lot of questions, particularly about what you’re going to eat: what will the food be like? What will the restaurants be like? For American students visiting South...

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Elosia Reyna works at her desk in the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership.

Staff Profile: Elosia Reyna

Kyle Hewitt, Reporter September 29, 2015

The Office of Student Engagement and Leadership (O.S.E.L.) works to help all WT student organizations. One of the people working to help make student groups successful is associate director of the O.S.E.L.,...

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Elissa Betts, an NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer, shows the wide variety of fruits at United Supermarket in Canyon, Texas.

Proper nutrition helps prevent obesity

Abby Betts, Reporter September 29, 2015

According to the CDC, the estimated annual cost of obesity in 2008 was $147 billion. The medical cost for obese patients was also $1,429 higher than those of a normal weight. Generation X is affected...

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Graduate student Jessie Story said refugees need help.

WT students paying attention to global refugee crisis

DJ Ezell, Reporter September 29, 2015

The civil war in Syria has become one of the worst humanitarian disasters of this decade, which has already displaced more than 11 million people who are seeking sanctuary as refugees in other countries. The...

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Plus INT Logo (Square Version). Art by Chris Brockman.

56 – Ethics in Gabe’s journalism

Preston Thomas, Reporter September 17, 2015

With our second mic finally deciding to cooperate with us, Plus INT celebrates this occasion by talking about Pokemon Go, the release of Destiny: The Taken King, the odd numbering of Kingdom Hearts, and...

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Plus INT Logo (Square Version). Art by Chris Brockman.

Plus INT Episode #56 Show Notes

Preston Thomas, Reporter September 17, 2015

  Want to listen to this episode? Click here! This episode was recorded on September 15, 2015. This episode is 65 MB. This episode is 1 hour and 12 minutes long. This episode was produced...

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Skin Food is a popular cosmetics company in South Korea.

South Korea is fascinated with fashion and physique

Jasmin Ruiz, Reporter September 15, 2015

South Korea is known as the Land of the Morning Calm, but its fashion capital, Seoul, never sleeps. It’s easy to see that fashion is important, and at first glance it might appear that Koreans have unique...

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